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MHSOP Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner, Bishop Auckland
Client: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
c01a22f7b548
Job Views:
5
Posted:
11.02.2025
Expiry Date:
28.03.2025
Job Description:
Job summary
We are looking for dedicated, highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Community Senior Practitioner to join our busy Intensive Home Treatment Team in County Durham and Darlington. We provide assessment and treatment for older persons with functional and organic illness within the community setting, including supporting patients after discharge from acute hospitals, acute mental health hospitals, and intermediate care beds. Along with supporting patients and carers in their own homes and providing telephone support for those who are in crisis.
You will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.
There is an expectation of commitment to the development of high quality care and to engage in quality improvement activities. You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. You will be offered training and development opportunities.
Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
* Promotes and maintains safety, privacy, and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
* Takes steps to obtain patient consent to care and treatment.
* Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse, or neglect.
* Ensures the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained.
* Assesses patients including those with complex needs and develops, implements, and evaluates intervention plans.
* Ensures intervention plans are based on current risk assessment and evidence-based practice.
* Undertakes risk assessments in accordance with the Trust's Clinical Risk Assessment and Management Policy, devising and implementing actions and intervention plans.
* May be required to accompany and provide support to patients within a variety of community settings, dependent on current risk assessment.
* Supports individual patients and their families/carers in the community, liaising with other support services.
* Provides health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.
* Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation, where necessary seeking advice and guidance from other relevant professionals.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Date posted
07 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-DDM-006-25
Job locations
MHSOP Durham and Darlington Intensive Home Support Team, Auckland Park Hospital, Bishop Auckland, DH14 6AE
Job responsibilities
This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to those who have a professional registration with the NMC or HCPC. You will need to have strong assessment and therapeutic skills to fulfill this role. You will require the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working with older people who are suffering from a range of mental health conditions is essential. The role requires working with many other organisations and partners to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care. As a Senior Practitioner, you will be expected to supervise and mentor junior members of staff as well as student nurses.
There is an expectation of commitment to the development of high quality care and to engage in quality improvement activities. You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. You will be offered training and development opportunities to fully support your role within the team.
Nursing applicants should already hold NMC registration and have successfully completed their preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified Nurses or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.
Candidates must have 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Qualifications
Essential
* Current professional registration with an approved professional body
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education.
* 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
* Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale
* Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
* Leadership or management qualification
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
* For registered nurses: Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
* Providing clinical supervision
* Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Quality improvement activities
Desirable
* Leadership or management experience
Skills
Essential
* Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team
* Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
* Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities
* Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
* Write reports
* Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
* Use approved breakaway techniques.
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