Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner
6 days ago
Job summary
This post is suitable for registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists
Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) are looking to recruit a qualified Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The applicant would need to be registered with a professional regulating body. The successful candidate may be required to work in either the Non-Psychosis Service Line or the Psychosis Service Line and undertake CMHT tasks as required.
The team serves the population of Lancaster and Morecambe. It is an established team with a friendly and supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive leadership team who are committed to clinical supervision and professional development.
This is a demanding role in a busy service. Ideally, you will have current or previous experience of working within a mental health setting. Clinically confident in working with individuals with complex needs and be able to work effectively in a multi professional context. You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic approach as well as passion and commitment in developing and promoting recovery based approaches for adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.
The post requires that you are a good communicator, and are able to adopt a flexible, adaptable and proactive approach to your work.
Main duties of the job
o Provides comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment to people with highly complex needs referred to Community Services in accordance with care pathways for given specialismo Delivers specialist interventions in accordance with care pathways for given specialismo Develops packages of individual care and treatment and according to identified need within the Care Co-Ordination and Care Act Frameworko Works closely with other professionals within and outside the Community Teamo Actively supports the Team Leader/Advanced Practitioner in the achievement of KPI / CQUIN and related County Council targets, and maintenance of registration with regulating bodieso Takes the lead on specific objectives as directed by the Team Lead and Clinical Team Provides supervision and direction to practitioners and support staff within community services, undertaking appraisals and supporting the personal development of colleagueso Contributes to the screening of referrals and allocation to service lineso Contributes to the assessment of complex cases to support the appropriate allocation of referralso Supports a culture of ongoing learning and development on an individual, team and service basis to ensure high standards are maintained and, where appropriate, contribute to the delivery of training as appropriateo Provide leadership to colleagues acting as a positive role model
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
Professional qualification Currently registered with professional regulating body
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions Knowledge of the recovery model Understanding of Care Programme Approach Knowledge of current Mental Health policy/legislation Sound knowledge of current mental health issues Commitment to lifelong learning
Experience
Essential
Post registered experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Risk assessment/management skills Assessment skills Therapeutic skills Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, advocates and other agencies and to liaise across professional boundaries Effective interpersonal and communication skills-
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