Job summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for 2Community Mental Health Practitioners to work within Primary Care Networks (PCN) and GP practices and secondary care (Ripon Integrated Community Team).
The focus or partner agencies is on prevention and personalisation of care, whilst working together to make the best use of shared resources.
The successful post-holder will work in partnership with practice colleagues and the secondary care integrated community team in joining an ambitiouslocality network that is committed to developing a strong, caring, and compassionate multidisciplinary workforce.
As a valued team member, your role will involve offering specialist mental health advice for people with a range of mental health needs, ensuring that those with mental illness do not fall between gaps in services.
You will also contribute to safe and effective transitions in care between Adult Mental Health services. You will improve access, undertaking triage, assessments, brief interventions, and reviews within primary and secondary care. As this is a newly developed role aligned to transforming mental health services, you will have a key role working into the new community hubs as they develop. You will contribute to networking and navigation expertise, enabling access to a range of appropriate mental health support across the community system.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team. They will be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking initial assessment with signposting to appropriate services, or providing time-limited psycho-social therapeutic interventions directly, in. GP surgeries, patient's homes and other care settings. This will include providing clinical advice to GPs such as specialist opinion.
In line with the principles of community mental health transformation you will develop links and foster a culture of 'partnership' between Primary Care Teams Voluntary Care Sector and Mental Health Services.
If you are a qualified Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker, with a determination for supporting local people with mental health problems and their families, and are looking for an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the development of an innovative and new way of working - then we look forward to hearing from you!
You will be expected to be on the duty responder rota and work closely with all members of the MDT.
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.
About us
The most important way we will get there is by living the values all of the time:
1. We are respectful
2. We are compassionate
3. We are responsible
We are committed to three big goals:
4. To co-create a great experience for our patients, carers and families.
5. To co-create a great experience for our colleagues
6. To be a great partner
Your kindness and care for the people in our region makes such a big difference, to so many.
We're here to nurture your talent, and give you all the support we possibly can.
We're here to empower you, trust you, and make sure youfeel it.
When we get the balance right, the mental health of our workforce, and our region, will be in a better place.
Ripon and Masham Primary Care Networkcomprises of 4 practices, North House, Ripon Spa, Dr Akester & Partners and Dr Ingram and Partners with 3 of these based in the small city of Ripon and 1 in the nearby market town of Masham. They support the mixed patient group across both the urban and rural settings and are a tightknit PCN with close working relationships between the practices including the shared pharmacy team, social prescribers, First contact physiotherapists and grown shared admin functions.
We would welcome enthusiastic innovators who are willing to develop this role and make the service the very best it can be for local people. We want individuals able to work systemically across the local community system to support people holistically.
Date posted
13 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
346-NYA-119-24-B
Job locations
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
HG1 2PW
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description, person specification and the details contained within the advert for to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
The attached example job plan (this will be subject to change as this is a new role that successful applicants can help to develop)
Additional contact details :-Lena Knowles: Modern Matron
Tel: 07950402275
Lee Bradley: Harrogate Hambleton & Richmondshire Service Manager
email:
Tel: 01423 852000
Andrew Knox: Operational Transformation Service Manager NYYS
07795801531
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
7. Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
8. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
9. For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
10. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
11. Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
12. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
13. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
14. Leadership or management qualification
Experience
Essential
15. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment
16. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
17. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
18. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community environment.
19. Leadership or management experience
Knowledge
Essential
20. Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
21. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
22. Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Skills
Essential
23. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
24. Experience and evidence of mental health triage, assessment and supporting connecting people across service providers
Personal Atributes and Other
Essential
25. Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
26. Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
27. Self-aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision