Mental Health Practitioner (RMN or OT)
| Posting date: | 10 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £42,471.00 to £50,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42471.00 - £50364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9294-24-0417 |
Summary
1. Undertake mental health needs and risk screening assessments of parents/partners/care givers whose children are being supported by Childrens Services 2. Undertake short-term supportive intervention work with families who have severe anxiety/mental health difficulties that impacts on their ability to engage with the Family Safeguarding Teams 3. Assist parents/partners/care givers to engage with relevant and appropriate adult mental health services and/or refer to psychologists within the Family Safeguarding Team 4. Provide consultation on mental health issues to other professionals within the Family Safeguarding Teams, contributing to multi-disciplinary working and, as part of that, be an Approved on 21st October 2021 (Cluster with CAJE 1321) Family Safeguarding MH Practitioner, Band 6Page 2 of 9 excellent advocate for mental health attending relevant team meetings/group supervision as needed within Family Safeguarding Teams 5. Ensure any treatment programme for mental health conditions includes an on-going assessment of the risk of child abuse or further domestic abuse, in conjunction with other team members. 6. Contribute to the development and undertake training events and workshops, disseminating knowledge around mental health difficulties to other colleagues in Family Safeguarding Teams 7. Assist the Teams to ensure parents/partners (and their own Carers) are screened against the social care eligibility criteria in line with the Care Act 2014 and are referred to Adult Social Care colleagues for assessments of their eligibility to funded social care. 8. For those parents/partners (and their own Carers) who are not eligible to funded social care, offer direct support, information and advice about managing mental health difficulties, as well as signpost to other support services