Mental Health Practitioner

2 months ago

Lincoln, United Kingdom Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for three permanent mental health practitioners band 5 to work within the brand new 111 option 2 urgent mental health care team in Lincolnshire.

Band 4 development posts will also be considered.

The post is home based, however please be aware that there will be expectations to attend team meetings, training and if experiencing internet difficulties, you will need to get to your nearest base to login.

The helpline is a 24hr service including bank holidays and weekends. Shift patterns are long days, nights and twilight shifts.

Main duties of the job

This post is a key role within the 24/7 Mental Health First Response service and will be the first point of contact for people who may require urgent mental health support.

Mental Health Practitioners provide effective mental health support to people calling the service who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. This may include triage and risk assessments, and brief psychosocial interventions.

Working via telephone and video calls, Mental Health Practitioners will provide effective emotional support for people through the use of compassionate conversations and, when appropriate, encourage and guide effective self-management of emotional distress.

Mental Health Practitioners will be able to recognise when a person requires more support than is possible to be delivered over the phone, such as a crisis mental health assessment or ongoing support and be confident to make the necessary arrangements to facilitate this with an appropriate registrant, clinician, service or organisation.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit to find out more .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details

Provide clinical support to the team based on knowledge and experience as and when needed.

Supporting the induction of new staff.

Attendance at team meetings and away days where necessary.

Completing audits as required (for example quality audits and examining data).

Support the implementation of service improvements & changes within the team setting.

Act as Practice Supervisor or Assessor (registered nurse) for student nurses in the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN/ RNLD/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist with current registration. Or: Educated to degree level in mental health/social care or another relevant subject or equivalent experience within the mental health field of working. Or working toward the above

Desirable

Therapeutic interventions qualification.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with emotional wellbeing needs Good knowledge of universal and local services

Desirable

Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions Local knowledge of services. Experience in working with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service Experience of providing support to junior staff

Skills

Desirable

Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.

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