We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our fast-paced, dynamic Halton Recovery Team! We are working towards delivering a thoroughly modern mental health service that offers excellent standards of care and meaningful person-centered interventions.
This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available, and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to deliver high quality, recovery-focused mental health interventions to the population of Halton. This may range from a brief therapeutic intervention with some key worker responsibilities to a complex package of care to meet the needs of a vulnerable client.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills learned in training and to move forward with an exciting career with lots of opportunities for the future. Change is constant in NHS services, so we are looking for people who are adaptable to enable us to deliver high quality, sustainable services.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce costs as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
1. To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation, and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the Community Mental Health Framework and under the supervision of the line manager.
2. To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that we are delivering care as identified in the care plan.
3. To liaise with family members, carers, and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
4. To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team.
5. To direct unqualified staff to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.
6. To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence-based and research findings.
7. To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.
8. To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service users care.
9. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms, or where English is not the first language.
10. To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings.
11. To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.
12. To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.
13. To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication, including depot medication, to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to.
14. To ensure that all relevant information regarding a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record.
15. To provide reports both in written and verbal formats as requested.
16. To contribute to teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.
17. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive.
18. To ensure that unqualified staff members get appropriate support following violent or other untoward incidents.
19. To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy.
20. To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met.
21. To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and independence.
22. To react pro-actively in cases of service user crisis.
23. To assist in the assessment and supervision of nursing and other students.
24. To assess and monitor the physical and mental health of service users, seeking advice and support from medical staff as appropriate.
25. To actively participate in team meetings to positively influence team working.
Professional:
1. To be responsible for maintaining own professional registration requirements.
2. To provide an effective link between mental health services and primary care, acting in an advisory capacity.
3. To develop effective working relationships with other professionals outside of the Trust.
4. To participate as a supervisor and supervisee in the Divisional performance management/supervision framework.
5. To take responsibility for maintaining and developing own knowledge and skills.
6. To attend courses and conferences and to feedback and share knowledge.
7. To be professionally accountable for own actions as a registered practitioner.
8. To act in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
9. To undertake mandatory training as identified by the Trust.
10. To keep up to date with developments in professional practice and make recommendations for change.
11. To take an active role in the reporting of adverse incidents as per Trust policy.
12. To seek advice and further training before carrying out any duty.
13. To actively participate in the preceptorship process.
Organisational:
1. To adhere to the Trust's right-based approach taking into account service user choice.
2. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others.
3. To ensure that you are familiar with the terms and conditions of your post.
4. To take responsibility for identifying, reporting, and managing environmental risk as necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Appropriate professional qualification RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable
* Degree
* Evidence of post-registration study
* Approved training in CYPMHS
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
* Effective Care Co-ordination
* Care Planning and evaluation
* Quality and clinical audit
* Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
* Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship, and supervision.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of working with young people
* Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit
Values
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
Essential
* Able to communicate effectively
* Possess good listening and negotiation skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team
* Professional attitude
* Flexibility
* Possess a caring, compassionate, and empathic attitude
Other
Essential
* Access to transport
* On-going post-registration development
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brooker Centre
Hospital Way
Runcorn
WA7 2DA
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