Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

7 days ago

Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

Main duties of the job

Are you ready for a development opportunity?

Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (OPMH RMN/RGN)

Our Trust vision is to deliver world class treatment and care, together with our service uses, their families and our partners in health and care. We have established an ambitious programme of transformation to support the improvements we need to make and create a need based, holistic approach to physical and mental wellbeing, treatment and recovery for our patients and resilience support for carers and families.

We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, enthusiastic individual to join us as a key member of our multi-disciplinary team working closely with Urgent Community Response to ensure that the physical and mental health needs of older adults are addressed. You will be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards.

Providing urgent response to older adults who are experiencing a health crisis to support the most unwell individuals living in care homes, and this post provides a new and exciting opportunity to use your knowledge and expertise to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, minimise placement breakdown and reduce the use of anti-psychotic treatments. There is also the opportunity to shape service provision and personally develop.

If you are already in a leadership role or ready for the next step in your career, we are keen to hear from you, this role is open to registered Nurses, and AHP's

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate relevant professional Mental Health Nurse, SW, or OT Evidence of other development and/or training which indicates a commitment to continuous development and preparation for management willingness to undertake Nurse-prescriber qualification or pharmacology training

Desirable

Masters or Additional post-graduate qualification in dementia or related to mental health care. Quality improvement, management, research or leadership qualification and/or training Nurse-prescriber qualification or pharmacology training. Psychological therapy qualification or training.

Experience

Essential

In depth experience in the effective and positive management of complex and high risk cases Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multi-disciplinary team working Must demonstrate significant post-qualification practitioner experience Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with other agencies Able to illustrate examples of service development initiated by the candidate Willingness to demonstrate the potential for 'change management' approaches which extend existing practices Exposure to, understanding of and competence in IT facilities and systems associated with service users, budgets and management information Evidence of experience as a supervisor, including a clear understanding and application of an effective caseload management system Demonstrate planning skills, in terms of resource allocation and funding Demonstrate an understanding of, and a commitment to the principles of recovery, choice and personalisation Commitment to attend staff training and participate in own development through supervision and performance development.

Desirable

Previous Experience of Liaison Psychiatry work, in a service which spans the adult and or older age group. Experience of working in inpatient or community OPMH teams at Band 6 level. Experience in acute care (crisis/AMHT) at Band 6 level.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Must have access to a car with full UK driving licence

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