Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
About
Established in April 2006, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust specialising in the provision of mental health services throughout Kent. The Trust serves a population of approximately 1.8 million people across a mix of urban and rural areas and socio-economic groups.
We aim to provide effective, efficient and high quality care to all clients and the services provided include assessment of need, support, individual or group programmes of care, education and the promotion of mental health issues. These services are provided in a variety of locations including inpatient units, community homes, mental health centres, day treatment units and in clients' own homes. Our Care Programme Approach has encouraged clients to become fully involved in their own programme of care. This ensures that their views and wishes and those of their families and carers are reflected in their treatment of care.
Our Vision
The Trust aims to deliver quality through partnership. Creating a dynamic system of care, so people receive the right help, at the right time, in the right setting with the right outcome.
Our Values
* Respect: We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Open: Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountable: We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working Together: We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovative: We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence: We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
Key details
Location
Site: ABC PCN
Address: College Practice, Maidstone, ME15 6SB
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Secondment - 6 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 6
Specialty
Main area: Primary Care Mental Health
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Job overview
We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to work within the ABC Primary Care Network in Maidstone.
This role is part of the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme, which aims to bridge the gap between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health services by delivering high quality Mental Health care in a Primary Care setting.
This six month secondment provides a wonderful opportunity for a registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to improve the experience for individuals with mental health needs, through offering early assessment and access to treatment and support to promote mental health and wellbeing in primary care, as well as getting involved in transformational work across the primary care network.
ABC Primary Care Network consists of a group of three GP practices located in the Maidstone area, including Blackthorn Medical Centre, the College Practice and Aylesford Medical Centre.
Advert
The role requires a practitioner with excellent assessment skills and who enjoys working autonomously, whilst demonstrating excellent communication skills to enable effective interdisciplinary working across a wide multi-disciplinary team.
Applicants will ideally have experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting and above all have the ambition and drive needed to work within an environment of change and innovation.
The successful applicant will have access to regular supervision with a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, Professional Supervision, Group Peer Supervision and day to day support from members of the multi-disciplinary team.
A valid driving licence and access to a car are essential to this role due to the service requirements of working across multiple sites.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification for details of the main roles and responsibilities of this post.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
* Working in a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
* Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Ellen Gould
Job title: General Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07468 718914
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