Job summary
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced social worker, occupational therapist or community mental health nurse who would like the opportunity to be part of a developing and innovative integrated Community Mental Health Service?
Telford and Wrekin CMHS provide assessment and evidence based interventions for people who presenting with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations.
The successful applicant will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, utilising excellent communication skills, whilst maintaining compassion and hope through every contact. We also keen to incorporate a trauma informed psychological approach which aims to increase people’s independence, working towards an improved quality of life.
There is an emphasis on team based multi-disciplinary decision making which lends itself to creating a supportive environment for staff. We also value a culture of active service and personal development for all staff.
We are looking to focus this particular role on working alongside the wider team, as well as our inpatient colleagues, to improve people's experience as they move from being in hospital back to their communities.
We are particularly interested to hear from social workers who may be interested in supporting people with this transition.
MPFT can offer an attractive range of incentive packages, please contact us to discuss if you are interested in this post.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Telford and Wrekin adult community mental health service;
- Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
- Managing a complex caseload
- Responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
- Responsible for providing the assessments and interventions
into the clinical pathway. - Delivering assessments and interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing complex mental health related difficulties.
Working for our organisation
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
· Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Before applying for this exciting and rewarding role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health nurse (NMC registration) or Occupational Therapist (HCPC registration) or Social Worker (Social Work England)
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
- Registered Mentor /Practice Educator
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
- Qualification in providing supervision/coaching
- Evidence of post qualifying training - ie Non – medical Prescriber or psychological intervention qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, systemic training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- 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
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
- Elizabeth Jukes
- Job title
- Quality Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 303 1601
- Additional information
Elizabeth (Liz) is available Monday to Friday 9-5 if you wish to discuss the post in more detail or would like to arrange an informal visit to the team.
If Liz is not available you can also ask to speak to Lisa Wilson, Quality Lead on the same number.
Social Workers are also welcome to contact our Social Work Professional Lead - Samantha Kearns - on the same number if they would like to know about the post and what the organisation can offer to support you as a Social Worker.
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