Are you a reliable, committed, dynamic, and motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise work?
Blandford Community Mental Health team seeks a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner or a Band 5 looking to gain training, experience, and support, to then move into a Band 6 post on completion. This post offers a great opportunity for newly qualified practitioners or those working in an inpatient setting looking for a change. As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide care delivery which considers people's safety, privacy, and dignity. You will provide interventions, assessments, and treatments, manage patients on a caseload and plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
You will work within a supportive established integrated multi-disciplinary team. This team is made up of a Psychiatrist, Nurse prescriber, Mental Health Practitioner, Social Workers, OTs, Support Time Recovery Workers and Psychologists.
The Community Mental Health Practitioner role is full-time Monday to Friday and based in Blandford and covers the surrounding villages. You will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings.
Main duties of the job
You will be supported in your clinical work and professional development by an experienced Mental Health Nurse, with ongoing close and supportive supervision from the Team Leader together with an agreed programme of training and development.
Having experience working in a community mental health environment would be useful, but not essential; you will need to be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery within your work with service users.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and training
Essential
* RMN, OT or Social worker
* Current professional registration
* Experience of working in Community
Desirable
* Further evidence of professional development and training.
* Phlebotomy trained
Job specific experience
Essential
* Experience of ICPA and Risk Assessment and Management.
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes.
* Understanding of safeguarding processes.
* Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983.
* Working knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
IT
Essential
* Experience of using electronic patient records systems
* Evidence of using basic IT packages
Physical health
Essential
* Physical Health - knowledge and link with MH
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Blandford CMHT (Adult)
Blandford Hospital
Blandford
DT11 7DD
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