Main area: The Fylde Frequent Attenders Team
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working hours: Monday to Friday 0900-1700)
Job ref: 351-FYL581-CLK
Site: Frequent Attenders Fylde Town Blackpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59
Our Vision: To provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community-based services for the populations we serve.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Qualified Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join The Fylde Frequent Attenders Team covering Blackpool, Wyre, and Fylde localities.
Service users within the “Frequent Attender Programme” are high intensity/complex individuals with multiple issues and needs. They can frequently attend the Emergency Department or come to the attention of emergency services such as the police and may also frequently utilize other emergency services.
Main duties of the job
We need staff who are highly motivated and proactive, able to work assertively and empathically with people within the locality to encourage their engagement with multi-agency services and support them within their recovery. This will involve working collaboratively with other agencies to meet the needs of the service user. The Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners will provide comprehensive assessments and develop collaborative care plans with Service Users and other agencies, signposting to other services within the community as necessary.
Person specification
Education
* Registered Mental Health Practitioner
* Practice teacher qualification/student supervisor
Knowledge
* Able to understand the difference between crisis planning and contingency planning
* Knowledge, understanding, and experience of the care pathways for psychosis and non-psychosis and relevant interventions
* Effective communication with service users, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary teams
Skills and Abilities
* Motivational skills
* Assertiveness skills in relation to bed management
* Demonstrate the ability to work sensitively in a non-judgmental way with service users who are in crisis
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
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