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We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 permanent, full-time Band 6 Community Mental Health practitioners to join the team at Knowsley Community Mental Health Team.
This post is not suitable for newly qualified staff, however, it is suitable for qualified Mental Health Nurses.
We are looking for an individual with genuine enthusiasm for working in a community environment, supporting service users to live their life and manage their mental health in order to maximise their recovery and quality of life.
We welcome someone who is caring and who is motivated to provide high-quality care with a recovery-focused approach for a client group with complex mental health conditions.
The successful candidate will be supported with access to continuous professional development, regular clinical supervision, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Knowsley CMHT strives for excellence and supports the Community Transformation model that enables our service users to access different specialty services across the community.
Main duties of the job
The Community Mental Health Team supports individuals who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The teams are a busy and skilled multi-disciplinary group which actively promotes close partnership working within the wider community.
If you feel you possess the values of Mersey Care NHS Trust, we welcome your application. Applicants should hold the professional qualification of a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have experience working in this field since qualifying.
The role will include providing high-quality evidence-based care, formulating risk management plans, supervising risk assessments, providing expertise and advice, care coordination, and supervising junior staff. In addition, we require a strong commitment to working with service users with complex needs, to assist them in planning and taking steps towards their recovery as well as promoting signposting to additional services such as Psychology, Life rooms, and wider resources available in the community.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to support service users and their families and challenge, motivate, influence, and inspire your colleagues at all levels.
Working for our organisation
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 is 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be based within the Community Mental Health Team and will:
1. Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload.
2. Act as named practitioner and coordinate care between services.
3. Hold a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems.
4. Participate in team meetings, MDT meetings, and training opportunities.
5. Provide advice and support for service users and carers.
6. Participate in delivery of group interventions.
7. Supervise junior colleagues in the team.
8. Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on caseload.
9. Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication.
10. Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT.
11. Attend regular supervision and team meetings.
12. Participate in training opportunities.
13. Support people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people’s needs change.
Person specification
Knowledge/ Experience
* Experience of working in an acute environment.
* Experience of mentorship, supervision, and coordination of staff.
* Experience of working as a Nurse in Charge/Shift Coordinator.
* Experience of Care Planning process.
* Working in a multi-agency framework.
* Demonstrate a contribution to change management processes.
* Experience in positive leadership of a team.
* Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches.
* Recovery Model.
* Mental Health Act (1983).
* Effective Care Coordination.
* Relevant National policies and guidance.
* Evidence-based and reflective practice.
* Mental Capacity Act.
* Vulnerable Adults Procedure and Child Protection.
* Safety, Privacy, and Dignity Guidelines.
* An overview of the Trust’s objectives.
Qualifications
* Up-to-date Professional Registration (to be maintained), on the appropriate part of the NMC register and hold a current NMC registration.
* Post-registration training in relevant field.
* Leadership/Management training.
Skills
* Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles.
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
* Ability to delegate and coordinate.
* Ability to work to deadlines.
* Ability to utilise assessment skills and tools effectively.
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
* Ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records.
* Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate.
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues.
* Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively.
* Ability to travel in the course of performing duties.
* Project Management.
* Formulation of reports.
* Resource and Budget management.
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* High professional standards.
* Responsive to service users.
* Engaging leadership style.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
* Change-oriented.
Additional Information
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details, in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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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.
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