Community Mental Health Practitioner - Progression Post | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL4 1DB |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6263968/311-O488-24-B |
Summary
The Mental Health Practitioner will work towards achieving the competencies identified in the Mental Health Nursing Competence and Career Framework. This will be assessed through supervision and close working with Clinical leaders and/or team managers. The standard preceptorship is expected to be completed within the first 12 months in post.
Provide a comprehensive mental health service to adults of working age who experience moderate to severe mental health problems within the community.
To act as Community Mental Practitioner under the supervision of the Team Manager and peer support from an experienced staff group.
To conduct a holistic assessment of individual’s needs, providing specialist
Mental Health Assessments.
To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs in accordance with NICE guidelines.
Establishing Care Act eligibility/ identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and implement these packages, with regular review.
Refer onto other services where deemed appropriate.
To report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults
procedures, under supervision of senior team members.
Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups on the
caseload about difficult or complex matters, in such a way as to overcome any problems in communication.
To carry out clinic duties such as the administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics. To manage medication and its administration within Trust Policy
To maintain accurate, up to date records of all clients referred and receiving assessment, care treatment and support.
AFC 13/12/23 JME-341-23 Community Mental Health Practitioner Progression Post
Band 5 to Band 6
To demonstrate learning and progression of competencies as outlined Mental Health Nursing Competence and Career Framework.
Please see Job Description for full details.
We are proud of the consistent feedback from the teams that shows working in Oldham is different from their experience working in other areas. What sets Oldham apart is the great working relationships within the teams and wider mental health teams in the Borough, fantastic peer support, with staff members having a wealth of knowledge and experience. The managers are proactive at providing advice and guidance where required, with an open-door policy in place. As managers we like to encourage professional autonomy through assisting the development of practitioners’ skills and talents, using a reflective approach, while also providing a more nurturing approach where needed.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.
All individuals meeting the person specification criteria are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
To assess the health and social care needs of individuals referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures.
• To conduct specialist mental health assessments and Risk Assessments and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans.
• To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
• With regards to Care Act eligibility identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and to implement these packages of care or refer onto other services as appropriate.
• To perform the duties of a Care Manager in arranging the commissioning of services to ensure the needs of the client referred to the team are met effectively, reviewed regularly, and provided according to local authority guidance.
• To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support to those referred to the team with the aim of promoting reenablement and recovery.
• To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
• To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
• To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
• To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP’s), giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
• To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
• To report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
• To complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
• To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
AFC 13/12/23 JME-341-23 Community Mental Health Practitioner Progression Post
Band 5 to Band 6
• To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
• To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to electronic record systems and the clustering of service users.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024