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Mental Health Community Practitioner, Worcester
Client: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Location: Worcester, United Kingdom
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: fb0d3881a721
Job Views: 6
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
Job summary
Join our team; we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Worcester. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development, and a wide range of wellbeing and support.
This role allows the possibility of hybrid working, meaning you will be required to commute to the stated base 2 or 3 days per week while allowing you to work from any commutable distance for the remainder of your week. We would need to discuss the suitability to fit this around the service at interview.
In the Worcester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT), we strive to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our local communities.
We have incorporated a huddle into the daily functioning of the team, which enables us to focus on the recovery of the patient through a multidisciplinary approach, with expertise from doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers, and psychological therapies staff.
If you are passionate, self-motivated, and looking to be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of NMHTs, then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team.
2. This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to gain experience of working across South Community Mental Health Service, developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies, and wider mental health services.
3. Design and deliver evidence-based recovery-focused mental health interventions and groups. Knowledge of delivering psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage.
4. Experience of working with this user group in community settings. You will have a registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy, or social work.
5. Hold a blended caseload of common mental health disorders and severe mental illness patients.
6. The ability to work flexibly as the needs of the service demand is essential.
7. Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professional meetings, and signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.
8. Provide support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfill your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer:
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
1. A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
2. Ability to praise and be supportive to others
3. Delivery of evidence-based interventions in mental health
Experience
1. Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
2. Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
3. Assessment and management of clinical risk
4. Working within a multi-disciplinary team
5. Managing own caseload
Knowledge
1. Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
2. Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
3. Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
Qualifications
1. Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration
2. RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
3. Recent evidence of continuing professional development
4. I understand that I will be asked to provide original certifications to verify my qualifications at the point of offer.
Additional Criteria
1. Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
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