Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the Blackburn & Darwen Community Mental Health Team. You must be a motivated individual, committed to promoting recovery and well-being for our service users as part of our multi-disciplinary team. Excellent communication skills are essential for the role. Previous experience of Community Mental Health work is desirable. Blackburn with Darwen Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner. This post provides the opportunity for a forward-thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.
With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships. You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.
You must have some post-qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.
Main duties of the job
You will be a mental health (MH) practitioner working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties. As a Band 6 MH practitioner within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by the clinical lead/team leader, and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.
You will be required to undertake the administration of medications and safe storage of same. You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.
You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users. You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
You will work flexibly by covering the core community mental health team hours of Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm, to meet the needs of the service and the wider network.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with ongoing Professional Registration.
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
Knowledge
* Understanding of health and safety policies and procedures.
* Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983.
* Can provide evidence of recent professional development.
Experience
* Willingness to participate in mentor and preceptorship process in respect of own practice.
Skills and Abilities
* Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks.
* Can demonstrate communication skills through practice and experience.
* Ability to maintain own performance and participation in group skills.
* Ability to manage time and workload.
* Demonstrates an ability to motivate self and others.
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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