Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join the Rushcliffe Local Mental Health Team (LMHT). We are looking for applicants from a Mental Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional background who are looking at taking the next step in their career to join our team.
If you are a confident, experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and would like an opportunity to use your skills working in a busy, rewarding and supportive environment we would like to hear from you.
LMHT is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Main duties of the job
The LMHTs provide mental health services for adults across Nottinghamshire.
We help patients and their families cope with periods of severe mental illness and assess, plan and implement a personalised path of recovery. Some of our patients may require short term intervention, and sometimes longer-term care plans will be put in place.
We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In return the successful applicant will receive training and support to develop specific therapeutic skills to enable them to provide a high-quality service to our patients and their families.
Job responsibilities
This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment.
Day to Day Duties:
1. Caseload management under the Care Programme Approach
2. Initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users
3. To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users
4. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community
5. To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings
6. To demonstrate high level communication skills
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent
* Maintains current registration with the NMC
* Practice based educator qualification or equivalent (or prepared to undertake training)
* Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
* Evidence of post registration/specialist qualification in specific service area or other formal training
Skills
* Ability to work as part of an MDT
* Good skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation of service users care
* Ability to prioritise work
* Interpersonal skills
* Clinical supervision skills
Experience
* Working within a mental health clinical setting
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
* Experience of working within adult community setting
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
* Knowledge of Code of Practice
* Aware of national and local issues impacting care
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Contractual Requirements
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Values & Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part time)
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