Job summary A rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Practitioner within the Intensive Life Skills Pathway Team based in Shropshire, on a fixed term 12 month basis. We are a specialist community team working within the area of complex emotional needs providing assessment, formulation and intervention using a Structured Clinical Management (SCM) framework.Our focus is on treatment, recovery and enablement to increase peoples emotional social and practical functioning, through a combination of group skill based learning and individual therapy. The post is open to current Nurses, Social Workers & Occupational Therapists who are looking to be part of this exciting team where you will have the opportunity to access further development and training within this role. Main duties of the job As part of this role, you will be working in a specialist adult community mental health pathway, providing evidenced based interventions for an identified caseload of service users. You will be responsible for undertaking assessments in accordance with the clinical pathway, to establish the person's needs, goals, risks, and strengths, to inform and generate a formulation-based care plan, agreed with all involved. Responsibility for delivering evidenced based therapeutic interventions on a 1:1 and group basis, in accordance with an agreed care plan. You will also have the opportunity to assist with consultations, support and supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Service and other areas of the Trust, where identified as appropriate. The ideal candidate: A relevant nursing qualification or other registration - RMN / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Therapist. Post qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses or training relevant to working with people with complex mental health needs, related to emotional instability. Ability to deliver group and individual interventions. Ability to work with service users expressing high levels of distress. A positive attitude and a caring and compassionate approach. Good communication skills About us 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 and 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 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 vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications Date posted 01 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 301-VA-24-6742017 Job locations Intensive Life Skills Shropshire Community Service Fuller House, Hall Court Telford TF3 4NF Job description Job responsibilities Before applying for this exciting and rewarding job opportunity, we encourage you to view the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Before applying for this exciting and rewarding job opportunity, we encourage you to view the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential A relevant nursing qualification or other registration - RMN / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Therapist. Desirable Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, MBT, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, SCM. Post qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses or training relevant to working with people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability. Leadership qualification Registered student assessor Qualification in providing supervision Experience Essential Post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties. Desirable Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and who have complex emotional mental health needs Experience working in a community mental health setting Experience of assessing, planning and working alongside people with mental health problems in a community setting. Experience delivering groups Experience of providing supervision Person Specification Qualifications Essential A relevant nursing qualification or other registration - RMN / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Therapist. Desirable Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, MBT, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, SCM. Post qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses or training relevant to working with people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability. Leadership qualification Registered student assessor Qualification in providing supervision Experience Essential Post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties. Desirable Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and who have complex emotional mental health needs Experience working in a community mental health setting Experience of assessing, planning and working alongside people with mental health problems in a community setting. Experience delivering groups Experience of providing supervision 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Intensive Life Skills Shropshire Community Service Fuller House, Hall Court Telford TF3 4NF Employer's website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)