Community Mental Health Practitioner - Progression Post
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL4 1DB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9311-24-0707 |
Summary
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. GPs), 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 PostBand 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.