Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist
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Invicta Health in partnership with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) are seeking to recruit Community Mental Health Practitioners to be part of Mental Health Together.
What is Mental Health Together?
In Kent and Medway, the community mental health transformation model has created a new service called Mental Health Together. It is a multi-agency offer, which means bringing all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together.
Mental Health Together will add new roles, as part of a new joined-up model of care which bridges the gap that currently exists between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will treat people with complex mental health needs by:
* Providing support in a person-centred, holistic way
* Removing barriers to access across services
* Involving service users and carers as equal partners in their care
* Building involvement and co-production at all levels of service design and delivery
* Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.
Main duties of the job
The Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist will be expected to deliver stepped care by delivering a range of evidence-based interventions which will promote recovery, social inclusion and normalization for service users who suffer from mental health problems.
They will work in partnership with the MDT, CRHT, Acute Inpatients Services, other community teams, Primary Care and the Voluntary Sector to provide support and treatment to service users and facilitate the safe management of their needs within a range of community settings.
The principle purpose is to promote mental and physical health and prevent ill health by treating mental health problems effectively through evidence-based interventions that build on strengths and support choice.
They will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist responsible for patients allocated to them and will be involved in assessment, management planning and delivering care.
The post will support their peers and team leaders and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise Band 5 Nurses/OTs and pre-registered students and hold a mentoring qualification. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social professionals.
About us
Invicta Health is a not-for-profit company, with a passion for primary care. Our aim is to provide local, high-quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.
What perks can we offer you?
* Learning and development opportunities
* Health and wellbeing initiatives
* Staff forum
* Progression opportunities
* Competitive annual leave entitlement
* Incremental pay progression
* Approved blue light card provider
* Salary Sacrifice Schemes
* Company Car Lease Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
Applying:
We have full-time and part-time opportunities within Thanet, South Kent Coast and Dartford area. On application, please indicate which locality you wish to be considered for and your preference of hours.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
* Foster recovery through empowerment of service users and carers by using a strengths-based approach.
* Offer a range of evidence-based interventions and risk management approaches.
* Be proactive, innovative, and creative in delivering care.
* Engage service users and carers in relapse prevention and risk management plans.
* Liaise with inpatient units to support discharge through appropriate pathways.
* Facilitate early discharge from both inpatients and the CRHT Team.
* Deliver a flexible and responsive service through practice that is dictated by service users/carers needs.
* Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Deliver high-quality care and provide solutions and signposting to service users.
* Provide care within the Strength Based Model of practice.
* Act as an educator for service users and carers.
* Respond swiftly to urgent referrals.
* Work closely with carers.
* Recognise and address health inequalities.
* Ensure that record keeping/documentation reflects needs.
* Maximize the use of resources within the team.
* Be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
* Work within the MDT framework according to code of practice.
* Ensure care plans are reviewed and updated.
* Undertake risk assessment/management for service users.
* Ensure activity/contact is entered promptly on RiO.
* Provide care plans in accordance with National Guidelines.
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.
* Previous experience of working in a community team.
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or registered Occupational Therapist.
* MELPS (Mentoring and Enabling in a clinical setting).
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.
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