Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our Primary Care Mental Health Team in Walsall. This post holder will be working with a team that consists of a Team Manager, Team Lead, Senior Clinical Lead/CBT therapist, Mental Health Nurses, and Administrators.
The team is responsible for providing, developing, and improving services for people with complex common mental health problems and stable predictable and enduring mental health needs in primary care. The post holder will have a high level of autonomy within their role and manage all aspects of their service according to local need and within the parameters of the Primary Mental Health Service operational policy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working within a busy team alongside registered mental health nurses and will be supported by the Team Manager, Senior Clinical Lead/CBT Practitioner, and team administrators. Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics and providing mental health assessment and evidence-based treatment for people aged over 18.
You will provide a service to people who exhibit complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable, and enduring serious mental health needs. You will be expected to develop and manage all aspects of your service, such as waiting lists according to local need; working within the parameters of the service operational policy.
A key aspect of this role is GP consultation, liaison, education, and training. You will be expected to attend GP practice meetings to discuss the service and actively seek feedback, report any issues to the team leader, and identify areas for improvement and any innovative practices for sharing and dissemination. Staff will be expected to autonomously manage high volumes of referrals and work on their own initiative in a busy and demanding service while managing change effectively.
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and represent diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Be the first clinical point of contact for the service, effectively screening, assessing, and working with service users with complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs.
* Work in partnership with service users to assess their mental health needs using sound knowledge and clinical judgement and where indicated deliver evidence-based brief interventions.
* Deliver Primary care recovery-focused Psychological Interventions for service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for IAPT yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health.
* Assist in the delivery of the In-Reach Model of care that facilitates earlier discharge of service users from our Community Recovery Services.
* Deliver Wellness & Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) that supports a recovery-focused care model that emphasises the service user's choice and preferences.
* Support service users through their transition from secondary care mental health services and reduce the incidence of re-referral back into SMHS.
* Work autonomously and within Multi-Disciplinary and Place-Based Team settings.
* Support Primary Care with SEMI registers and enable service users with Stable & Enduring Mental Health difficulties to access physical health checks.
* Signpost and support the seamless transition of care to other services including primary, secondary care, and voluntary services.
Person Specification
RMN/RNLD Nurse with active Pin
Ideally some exposure to community working
Reference ID: 285-0111A-MH
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £37,392.00-£44,918.00 per year
Expected hours: 15 per week
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Childcare
* Company car
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Flexitime
* Free or subsidised travel
* Free parking
* Gym membership
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
* Store discount
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* 12 hour shift
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* Overtime
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Community ideally: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* NMC RMN or RNLD (required)
* Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
* 25% (preferred)
Work Location: On the road
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