To demonstrate a high level of active communication skills with individuals and also in a variety of forums and situations. To utilise your highly developed interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication. This includes identification and overcoming communication barriers such as sensory or cognitive impairment, hostile or highly emotive situations. To ensure that all individuals have clear and accurate information regarding their care/support or the care of their loved ones.
Where required, experienced practitioners to act up in the absence of the senior practitioner. To seek out and participate in line management and professional supervision. Ensure, as far as practicable, the full involvement of individuals and their carers in the assessment, formulation, and review of their assessments and care plans. To maintain high standards of recording ensuring that information is always accurate, appropriate, and up to date.
To comply with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's policies and procedures with specific focus on confidentiality, Information Governance, and professional practice. To identify any unmet needs to support service improvement or planning to enhance individuals' experiences of health services within the Trust or in the wider health and social care economy. To comply with SWE Professional Standards, legislation, local and national professional standards, policies, and procedures. Adhere to Trust policies regarding the safeguarding of adults with care and support needs and children.
With support from line manager, make safeguarding enquiries in line with s42 of the Care Act (2014) ensuring that safeguarding is person-centred, outcomes fully explored, and risk mitigated. To act in line with the Trust's Infection Prevention Control policies, procedures, and best practice guidance to maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control (IPCC). To comply with all service security requirements regarding your own and others' safety. These include lone working procedures, H&S at work, and risk management procedures. To ensure the management of risk in accordance with the Trust Policies and procedures including the investigation process, complaints, accidents, and near miss situations via the In phase system. To comply with all health and safety legislation and the welfare of yourself and the wider Trust.
To maintain your personal well-being by the use of all available resources available to you via the Trust or professionally. To maintain your personal and professional duty of candour where an incident or accident has occurred. To develop and maintain good working relationships with all partners involved with individuals' care or the wider health economy including General Practitioners, commissioners, and third sector agencies. To promote awareness of mental health and the role of the CMHT within local services, primary care services, and also within the wider community.
To advocate on behalf of individuals under your care to ensure that they are fully involved with their care and treatment. To exercise excellent time management, punctuality, consistency, and reliability within your role. To maintain your professional registration and to inform the Trust if there are any changes or restrictions on practice active on your registration. To only use access to clinical information where required in the completion of your duties.
To maintain clinically sensitive information under the duty of confidentiality and ensure that this is not communicated to anyone inside or outside without due cause (Principle of Need to know) and with the appropriate permission. To demonstrate empathy and compassion to individuals or their family/carers who may want to make a complaint about their care. To act as an effective and empowered role model for others sharing your knowledge base and clinical skills. To uphold the Trust values and work in an environment free from the fear of harassment, discrimination, abuse, and violence.
To promote the Trust's Anti-Racism agenda in all professional and personal interactions. To report allegations of harm and challenge and report exploitation. To inform individuals of their right to raise complaints. To use supervision and feedback to critically reflect on my practice. To promote and maintain a learning culture within the team which supports the professional and effectiveness of clinical care. To take responsibility for your own learning and professional development, making use of opportunities to expand your clinical, professional, or governance skills.
To act up for Senior Practitioner if required. To contribute to the delivery of multidisciplinary training including the induction of new staff, students, and trainees. To act as a Practice Educator for social work students on placements if qualified. To encourage staff to work towards their Practice Educator Qualification once qualified. For those experienced to act as supervisor for NQSWs completing ASYE.
To maintain Professional Registration. To keep practice up to date and record how the use of research and theories informs interventions. To undertake any other reasonable duty when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager. To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. To understand the Trust's Strategic Goals and how you can support them.
To understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding. To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity, and dignity in care/work policies and principles. To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public, and all stakeholders. To access only information, where paper, electronic, or in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role. Not to communicate to anyone inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, service users, staff, contractors, or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.
To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately, and kept up to date. To ensure their day-to-day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages, or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager. Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons. To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident, or near miss. To protect service users, visitors, and employees against the risk of acquiring healthcare-associated infections. To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision.
Please see attached job description and person specification.
Staff benefits:
1. Pay Enhancements: Band Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday after 8 pm and before 6 am
2. All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
3. 1 Time plus 47%
4. Time plus 94%
5. 2 Time plus 41%
6. Time plus 83%
7. 3 Time plus 35%
8. Time plus 69%
9. 4 9 Time plus 30%
10. Time plus 60%
11. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
12. Excellent pension
13. Cycle to work scheme
14. Salary sacrifice car scheme
15. Wellbeing programme
16. Blue Light Card Discounts
17. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
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