Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
This exciting and innovative position will provide mental health support to Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network (PCN), serving as a first contact point for patients with mental health difficulties presenting to their GP.
We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner: nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists to work in the PCN as part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).
It is an exciting time to join services in Kent as we are currently undertaking a programme of transformation of community Mental Health services. These roles are the building blocks for those developments. You will primarily work in the PCN as a member of the integrated team in GP surgeries.
Main duties of the job
The practitioner will be embedded as part of the PCN Multi-Disciplinary Team. Working alongside other roles, they will also have close links with Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust services. The practitioner will provide a "bridge" between these services, delivering high-quality mental health care in Primary Care Settings.
The role requires a highly competent, proficient practitioner who is able to work autonomously and creatively in this busy, demanding role. Excellent assessment skills and knowledge of local resources are essential, as this role serves as the gatekeeper for referrals to secondary care services.
We are seeking experienced Mental Health Practitioners who can come and make a difference. Providing high-quality interventions in our new primary care integrated mental health service, you will be an important member of our primary care team.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard, and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman is recognized as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.
Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
Qualifications
* Minimum of 3 years post-qualification; Current professional registration with the appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
Knowledge
* Demonstrate knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
Communication
* Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families, and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
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.
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
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