Community Mental Health Practitioner (AA&HTT)
Band 6
Main area: Older Adult Community Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Covering operation 08:00 to 20:00 seven days a week.)
Job ref: 364-A-8495-A
Site: The Crystal Centre, Chelmsford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
Job overview
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Band 6 - £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
Functional Intensive Response and Support Team
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to offer the new and exciting opportunity to join the new Mid and South Essex, Older Adult Admission Avoidance & Home Treatment Team. You will help support older adults with functional mental health issues to meet increased needs and provide home treatment with a Home First approach.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of this developing service, you will work with a new and growing team, the existing community services, and the established Dementia Admission avoidance services across Mid and South Essex.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist.
* Additional Professional Qualifications in Older Adult Mental Health/Dementia or Experience
* Evidence of personal and professional development in contemporary mental health practice and dementia care
* Educated to Degree Level
* Non-medical Independent prescriber
Knowledge
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines.
* Good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice
* Understanding of the Care Act
* Good understanding of national policy and the implications for good mental health
* An understanding of Frailty and the complexities of later life
* Experience in the use of risk assessment tools
* Use of screening tools in dementia
Skills/Experience
* Evidence of ability to prioritise workload and competing demands
* Evidence of objective setting and time management skills
* Ability to plan ways of improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness of clinical services
* Evidence of personal development
* Ability to build relationships and negotiate satisfactory outcomes
* Ability to know when to seek support from senior colleagues
* Ability to use judgement confidently and decisively
Please note: staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references covering your last three years of employment history.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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