Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Here at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our hardworking personnel!
Are you a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner looking for a captivating role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is a part-time role, offering 28 hours a week.
We offer the following employee benefits:
* An inclusive working environment
* Learning and development opportunities
* Free parking
* Access to gym
* Access to swimming pool
* Wonderful grounds and shop
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing flexible and individualised care packages to meet the mental health (MH) needs of military personnel.
You will aspire to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service within psychological rehabilitation. You will require robust clinical risk assessment skills and will be willing to gain a solid understanding of the occupational role and needs of individuals presenting to the service.
Job responsibilities
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
* Providing a rapid, timely and high-quality mental health service to all patients referred to the Psychological Wellbeing Service (PWS) for assessment and treatment of mental health problems and implementing changes as necessary.
* Managing a clinical caseload delivering optimum personal and professional standards to assist the care process in accordance with Defence Mental Health Services protocols and clinical governance.
* Providing clinical and educational resource to the various rehabilitation teams within DMRC and offering advice on mental health matters, the administrative management of personnel with mental health difficulties and when required to assist within the team in mental health promotion.
* Delivering up-to-date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), which can include individual, group and tele-therapy.
* Conducting clinical risk assessments on all patients seen, evaluating the safety of the patient and managing/advising on therapeutic risk-taking.
* Engaging in clinical supervision, case conferences/care meetings where mental health clinical input is required.
* Presenting patient updates to the PWS MDT for guidance, support and training.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
* NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
* NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
* NHS General NHS G6 People Management
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining the Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
* Must be registered with one of the following regulatory bodies: NMC, HCPC
Qualifications
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree plus relevant experience in mental health.
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or graduate level professional with background in mental health; with demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above.
* Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting or a Liaison Mental Health setting.
* Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended Psychological interventions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
£35,392 to £42,618 a year Pro-rata for part time. *Pay Award Pending
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