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Band 6
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 186-1532-24-MH
Site: City East LMHT
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, skilled, and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join the Broxtowe & Hucknall Local Mental Health Team (LMHT). We are looking for applicants from a Mental Health Nurse background who are looking at taking the next step in their career to join our team.
If you are a confident, experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and would like an opportunity to use your skills working in a busy, rewarding, and supportive environment, we would like to hear from you.
LMHT is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Main duties of the job
The LMHTs provide mental health services for adults across Nottinghamshire.
We help patients and their families cope with periods of severe mental illness and assess, plan, and implement a personalised path of recovery. Some of our patients may require short-term intervention, and sometimes longer-term care plans will be put in place.
We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In return, the successful applicant will receive training and support to develop specific therapeutic skills to enable them to provide a high-quality service to our patients and their families.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.
Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:
* Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Generous NHS pension scheme
* Enhanced Maternity and Sick pay
* Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
* Commitment to career development
* Wide range of training and development opportunities
* Working in a supportive environment
* Retail Discounts
* Option to purchase additional Annual Leave
* Clinical Supervision
* Preceptorship Programme
* Staff Health and Wellbeing Services
Day to Day Duties:
* Caseload management under the Care Programme Approach
* Initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.
* To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.
* To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.
* To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other healthcare and social care workers within urgent care and the community.
* To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings.
* To demonstrate high-level communication skills.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent
* Maintains current registration with the NMC.
* Practice based educator qualification or equivalent (or prepared to undertake training)
* Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
* Evidence of post-registration/specialist qualification in specific service area or other formal training
Skills
* Ability to work as part of an MDT
* Good skills in assessment, intervention, and evaluation of service users' care
* Ability to prioritise work
* Interpersonal skills
* Clinical supervision skills
Experience
* Working within a mental health clinical setting
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
* Experience of working within adult community setting
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
* Knowledge of Code of Practice
* Aware of national and local issues impacting care
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery.
Contractual Requirements
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Values & Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* Communication regarding your application will be sent via email; therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
* In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer to our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Tracy Chalk
Job title: City East LMHT
Email address: tracy.chalk@nottshc.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0115 8760153
Additional information: Nicola Brougham can also be contacted on nicola.brougham@nottshc.nhs.uk
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