Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 274-10773-AC
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various - to be discussed
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Perinatal Family Hub Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
A unique opportunity has arisen to work within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Perinatal Family Hub Mental Health Practitioner.
If you require further information on this post please contact:
Lucy Pearce: [email protected] or Sara Brewin: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The Recovery College Mental Health Practitioner will co-facilitate educational courses around Perinatal mental health wellbeing and recovery themes identified across the communities in Lincolnshire.
They will take a lead role in the co-production of these Perinatal specific courses, identify and work with experts by experience (lived experience) and experts by expertise (healthcare / clinical).
They will support the Recovery College team to develop these new courses, which will be delivered within the Family Hub’s, initially beginning within the Lincoln area.
They will play an active role linking in with the family Hubs and managing these referrals and will support the current Family Hub specific Senior Peer Support Worker, 2x Peer Support Workers and Peer Trainer.
The post holder will also be the key link between the Recovery College and LPFT’s Perinatal team to ensure that the courses and support provided is tailored to the Perinatal aspect.
Working for our organisation
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 a range 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 beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Bring unique expertise and knowledge of the health and social care sector and evidence based health interventions into course design and delivery.
Support students with Perinatal mental health needs via an educational platform and signpost them to specialist health/social care services using their clinical health knowledge and expertise.
Provide supervision within the College and ensure the College expands its delivery across Lincolnshire.
Develop and review Recovery College courses in collaboration with team members, students and volunteers as part of ongoing review and quality assurance processes.
Aim to improve students mental health conditions and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change behaviours
Source expert health professionals / experts by experience to be involved with the coproduction of the college curriculum
Adhere to HCPC/ NMC code of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
Champion and offer student opportunities within the College in order to meet CPD standards
Provide management supervision/appraisals for junior staff for example: Peer Support Workers and Peer trainers as required
Support the team as needed, including wellness at work plans, check-ins
Promotional events and presentations internal and external to LPFT
Where required, initial triage of referral, risk assessment, clinical record keeping and signposting to services within and external to LPFT.
You may occasionally be asked to undertake such other duties that are deemed necessary in order to support business continuity within the Trust. This will only include tasks where you are appropriately trained.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or training qualification of level 3 or above (or be committed to complete the qualification within 3 months of appointment).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development from current profession or within training.
- Experience of working with people who experience emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges.
- A sound understanding of adult learning principles and theories.
Desirable criteria
- Own lived experience of Perinatal or mental health challenges
- A proven track record of developing and delivering educational programmes using group work
- Substantial experience of using evidence-based practice.
- Experience of working within Mental Health and triaging referrals
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- The post holder will be required to travel independently within and external to Lincolnshire, without the use of public transport.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Pearce
- Job title
- Perinatal Family Hub Mental Health Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 421757
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