Mental Health Practitioner

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An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Mental Health Intensive Support Team working within their Rehab Access Function s upporting the Clinical lead in the coordination of rehabilitation and out of area assessments.
The role will involve formulating specialist assessments for individuals that require rehabilitation for both community and inpatient settings. You may be asked to deputise for the Clinical Lead during periods of annual leave, sickness and absence. In doing so you will act as a point of contact for all internal and external agencies associated with the running of the Rehab Access function.
In partnership with the Clinical Lead you will be responsible for screening referrals, liaising with professionals and families/carers. Completing assessments to formulate a Rehab pathway.
As part of this role you will liaise with Inpatient services within acute care to offer specialist advise around rehabilitation and support acute care in formulating discharge pathways.
Be able to signpost to the appropriate service to meet individual service user and carer needs. To deliver evidence based interventions which are measurable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway.
You will be required to attend weekly Gatekeeping meetings where assessments are discussed with the Rehab MDT and external funding bodies.
Responsibility to supervise junior staff.
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
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Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.