Duty Worker/mental Health Practitioner

Duty Worker/Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 Post based in Lichfield. The role is part time covering 15 hours per week. This is a great opportunity to have a permanent role as a Duty Worker.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner who has a keen interest in working in a multi-disciplinary setting with patients experiencing mental health difficulties.

The Integrated Mental Health Team in Lichfield are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist to join our forward thinking friendly Neighbourhood, as part of the transforming Community Mental Health Services in South Staffordshire.

Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.

Delivering a high quality clinical service to service users and their families.

Managing a complex caseload and responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.

Operating as care coordinator for a defined case load of service users.

Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube

The Neighbourhood’s are guided by collective leadership, providing evidence-based psychological and medical interventions to patients with mental health difficulties. The patient’s journey is guided by psychological formulation of his or her presenting needs and difficulties, which subsequently inform the development of a plan of care for the patient. We draw from evidence-based interventions to provide high quality and effective interventions. The Duty Worker will be able to use these to guide their interactions and interventions.

Support with settling into the team and developing into the role.

Right from the start of joining the team, a clear and ongoing conversation about your skills and personal career progression, which is managed through the Trust’s appraisal process.

A commitment to supporting you to remain up to date with your practice and develop skills through formal and informal training.

Regular, high quality clinical and managerial supervision.

Warm, friendly and supportive colleagues.

Collective leads who are committed to the psychological and physical wellbeing of staff in the pathway.

A continual commitment to embrace lean methodology to improve the quality of the services provided for patients/their carers and the experience of staff working within the pathway.

You will need to have up to date knowledge on mental health service delivery frameworks, including working confidently within NICE guidelines. Your role will involve working closely with other partners, agencies, carers, service users, families and the local community, ensuring continuity of service is provided at a high level.

If you are successful in this post you will work as part of a high skilled multi-disciplinary team which includes nursing colleagues, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, support workers and peer support workers. As a band 6 you will be expected to take an active lead within the team providing supervision to Band 5 and support workers and other more junior members of the team.

You will also be required to have access to a suitable transport to cover a large geographical area for work purposes.