An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Liaison Team as a Mental Health Practitioner.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.
The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake allocated duties within the Older Peoples Liaison Team whilst also working alongside the Urgent Community Response Team throughout Stockport.
You will provide direct care to service users in order to support individuals who are in crisis as a result of physical health changes which is directly or indirectly impacting on the individual's mental health.
This post is full time and includes weekend working.
Main duties of the job
1. To represent the Mental Health Liaison Service whilst working with the Urgent Community Response Team within the Stockport borough.
2. To provide specialist mental health nursing advice and a joint assessment service.
3. Triage all referrals that are made to the service and allocate clinical priority.
4. To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning.
5. To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.
6. To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
7. To model appropriate methods of communication and care delivery to the Urgent Community Response Team.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
* Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice
* Post registration short course and experience to Post graduate diploma level
* Registered General Nurse (RGN)
* Formal teaching qualification
Experience
* Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or above.
* Experience of working within older people's mental health inpatient, community or liaison settings.
* Experience of implementing programmes to manage BPSD
* Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of using safeguarding adult procedures
* Experience of working with clients presenting with physical health comorbidity.
* Experience of triaging referrals
* Working knowledge of mental health challenges faced by individuals under the age of 65.
Knowledge
* Experience of identifying mental health conditions prevalent in the older population.
* Understanding and application of mental health assessment tools utilised in the care of older people.
* Understanding of current Mental Health Legislation, Vulnerable Adult and Safe Guarding Procedures.
* Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
* Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
* Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
* Knowledge of mental health assessment and risk assessment / management processes
* Comprehensive understanding of deliberate self-harm and appropriate management strategies
* Comprehensive knowledge regarding the impact of physical health disorders on mental health
* Medications management
Skills and Abilities
* Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
* Ability to supervise and direct the work of junior staff
* Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
* Ability to execute a range of mental health assessment tools
* Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions.
* Ability to work autonomously in a community setting
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* To have the ability to devise and present training packages
* Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.
* Ability to be assertive and maintain a professional demeanour under pressure
* Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Skills in the area of audit or research
Work Related Circumstances
* Must be flexible and able to work within a 7 day service, including bank holidays and out of hours on a rota basis.
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.
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