Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated perinatal community practitioner to join our expanding Perinatal Mental Health Team. Applications welcomed from Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists.
We are a specialist service that strives to deliver excellent standards of care to expectant and new mothers with severe and complex mental health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary and works directly with women and their families providing assessment, interventions and support for pregnant women and women within the postnatal period with a range of mental health needs.
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and creative clinician who wants to make a difference to the lives of families, and who strives to provide the best care at all times
You will be joining a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team with extensive training opportunities along with regular supervision, reflective practice and opportunity for career progression.
The PMHT covers Telford and Shropshire area. The team base is in Bridgnorth, and we use other MPFT facilities across the county along with blended working options
Perinatal and maternal mental health services in Shropshire won The Positive Practice in Mental Health (PPiMH) Award in 2021.
Main duties of the job
1. Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
2. Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
3. Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
4. Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
5. Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
6. Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
7. Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition
8. Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by
9. Supporting your career development and progression.
10. Excellent NHS Pension scheme
11. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
12. Options for flexible working
13. Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
14. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
15. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
16. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
17. Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
18. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
19. Free car parking at all trust sites
20. Free flu vaccination every year
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and job specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
21. Registered mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist
22. Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
Desirable
23. Leadership qualification
24. BSc degree in nursing/social work/occupational therapy or equivalent level
25. Qualification in providing supervision
26. Qualification in coaching
27. Non - medical Prescriber
28. Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT
29. Phlebotomy
Experience
Essential
30. Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
31. Experience of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health needs/knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.
32. Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
33. Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
34. Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
35. Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
36. Experience of leading/contributing to CPA/SAP process
37. Experience of presenting at local/national level
38. Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit
Skills
Essential
39. Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines
40. Understanding of the principles of the Care Programme Approach and Community Care Act
41. Demonstrate understanding of Equality and Anti-discriminatory practice
42. Knowledge of other relevant local and national documents/drivers that affects practice
43. Knowledge of the wide range of statutory independent and third sector service provision for adults with mental ill health
44. Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
45. Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans
46. Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment of someone's mental ill health, strengths and needs and appropriate nursing and multi-disciplinary and agency interventions.
47. Ability to complete and interpret HONOS
48. Ability to integrate the assessment, care planning and the review process for service users/carers in a sensitive manner
49. A range of skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based interventions
50. Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people receiving adult community mental health services
51. Skilled in interventions to engage people difficult to engage
52. Skilled in interventions to support concordance with treatment interventions
53. Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
54. Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies
55. Ability to manage staff/support workers and to incorporate management/leadership skills into practice including: promoting positivity, supporting innovation, management of performance, delegation and caseload and clinical supervision.
56. Supervisory skills and knowledge to be able to provide clinical supervision
57. Participate in Staff Appraisal and Performance Review
58. Ability to work to agreed Quality Standards (CQUINS, CQC, MONITOR, NHSLA, NHS OUTCOMES and others)
59. Accurate and timely recording and maintenance of information systems
60. Ability to type into and read information from electronic records.
61. Ability to manage conflict and complexity
62. Ability to work across community settings and travel across a geographical area.
Desirable
63. Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS
personal attributes
Essential
64. Leadership skills, ability to motivate and influence others
65. Team player, Integrity, Negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills
66. Ability to deliver difficult messages in a sensitive manner
67. Credibility with others as a clinician and a leader
68. Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
69. Possesses values and beliefs that enables others to deliver services effectively
70. Passion for working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties
71. A flexible attitude
72. Ability to work across community settings and travel across a geographical area.