Specialist Mental Health Practitioner | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rota |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE1 3BP |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6116409/310-OPAC-6116409 |
Summary
We are currently looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Mental Health (MH) Practitioner to join our Memory Service. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and passionate Team working with a specialised client group.
You will not only be part of an established well integrated MH team including practitioners, psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, MH Support Worker and Social Workers.
We are motivated team providing a service-user focused, evidence-based diagnostic service for people with concerns about their memory and living in their own homes/care homes within the community. We seek to provide high quality and effective treatment, care and support which is informed by your professional body.
The post has opportunities to develop skills and knowledge via training and working alongside experienced practitioners and to be involved in service improvement.
The successful candidate will be required to be flexible but primarily based at Dementia Resource Centre, Peterborough.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Mental health practitioners in the Integrated Care Team (Mental Health) will provide assessment and interventions for people with significant concerns about their memory.
Offer training, advice and guidance to colleagues in the neighbourhood teams on dementia and memory assessment.
Supervise and manage the junior mental health practitioners in the memory assessment service.
Work closely with the mental health integrated care team in order to provide an excellent mental health service.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Assessment of mental health needs
• Delivery of mental health interventions for both service users and their carers in accordance with mental health care pathways for memory assessment.
• To supervise and assess the use of prescribed medications according to professional guidelines and policies. To be familiar with therapeutic and side effects of prescribed medication and observe statutory and local policies in the prescribing, storage and administration of medications.
• To practice as a supplementary non-medical prescriber (with appropriate qualification) providing specialist advice in non-medical prescribing and medicine management policy in line with Trust’s nonmedical prescribing policy.
• To offer guidance and support to colleagues within the neighbourhood team
• To contribute to local multi-disciplinary team reviews and care planning for identified service users
• To work closely with colleagues in the mental health integrated care team and the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team to ensure smooth transitions of care and joint work.
• Ability to work flexible including working outside core hours if clinically required.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024