Community Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

3 months ago

Bridgnorth, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated perinatal community practitioner to join our expanding Perinatal Mental Health Team. Applications welcomed from Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists.

We are a specialist service that strives to deliver excellent standards of care to expectant and new mothers with severe and complex mental health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary and works directly with women and their families providing assessment, interventions and support for pregnant women and women within the postnatal period with a range of mental health needs.

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and creative clinician who wants to make a difference to the lives of families, and who strives to provide the best care at all times

You will be joining a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team with extensive training opportunities along with regular supervision, reflective practice and opportunity for career progression.

The PMHT covers Telford and Shropshire area. The team base is in Bridgnorth, and we use other MPFT facilities across the county along with blended working options

Perinatal and maternal mental health services in Shropshire won The Positive Practice in Mental Health (PPiMH) Award in 2021.

Main duties of the job

Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process). Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance. Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions. Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence. Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level

About us

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, 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 annual 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 vaccination every year Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and job specification

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Registered mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.

Desirable

Leadership qualification BSc degree in nursing/social work/occupational therapy or equivalent level Qualification in providing supervision Qualification in coaching Non - medical Prescriber Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT Phlebotomy

Experience

Essential

Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group. Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting. Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams Experience of leading/contributing to CPA/SAP process Experience of presenting at local/national level Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines Understanding of the principles of the Care Programme Approach and Community Care Act Demonstrate understanding of Equality and Anti-discriminatory practice Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice Knowledge of the wide range of statutory independent and third sector service provision for adults with mental ill health Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment of someone's mental ill health, strengths and needs and appropriate nursing and multi-disciplinary and agency interventions. Ability to complete and interpret HONOS Ability to integrate the assessment, care planning and the review process for service users/carers in a sensitive manner A range of skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based interventions Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people receiving adult community mental health services Skilled in interventions to engage people difficult to engage Skilled in interventions to support concordance with treatment interventions Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies Ability to manage staff/support workers and to incorporate management/leadership skills into practice including: promoting positivity, supporting innovation, management of performance, delegation and caseload and clinical supervision. Supervisory skills and knowledge to be able to provide clinical supervision Participate in Staff Appraisal and Performance Review Ability to work to agreed Quality Standards (CQUINS, CQC, MONITOR, NHSLA, NHS OUTCOMES and others) Accurate and timely recording and maintenance of information systems Ability to type into and read information from electronic records. Ability to manage conflict and complexity Ability to work across community settings and travel across a geographical area.

Desirable

Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS

personal attributes

Essential

Leadership skills, ability to motivate and influence others Team player, Integrity, Negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills Ability to deliver difficult messages in a sensitive manner Credibility with others as a clinician and a leader Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour Possesses values and beliefs that enables others to deliver services effectively Passion for working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties A flexible attitude Ability to work across community settings and travel across a geographical area.

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