Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Mental Health Practitioners to join Fleetwood Primary Care Network Service on a permanent basis. We are a growing passionate team which includes - social prescribers, a pharmacy team, paramedics, care co-ordinators, Occupational Health (specialising in mental health) to name a few.
Your role will be to facilitate and provide evidence-informed and high-quality care to our patients working and co-ordinating with our team.
Main duties of the job
As part of a multi-professional team, you will:
Working
effectively as a member of the clinical team in General Practice and local CMHT
MDT.
Improving the
management of mental health conditions in Primary Care through working closely
with General Practitioners and the practice team.
Focus will
generally be on patients whose needs cannot be met by IAPT services but whose presentation is below the threshold for
secondary care.
Co-working with
the clinical team to assess patients and provide advice, support and
interventions to patients; referring on to secondary care-based services or
third sector services integrated within the mental health pathway, where
appropriate.
Be able to
provide a full package approach (within scope of competencies) and
consistency of care to patients within primary care
The post can be part-time/fulltime
About us
Fleetwood PCN is an organisation that supports our growing diverse workforce which reflects our local community. We have 3 GP practices that work closely together for the benefit of our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Professional with current registration with the relevant body (eg NMC, HCPC)
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development
- Evidence of post registration continued professional development (e.g. knowledge and expertise acquired through either in depth experience or theoretical study of a broad range of techniques/processes relating to the knowledge area)
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Therapeutic intervention qualification
- Supplementary non-medical prescribing qualification
- Therapeutic intervention qualification
Experience
Essential
- 2 year post-registration community experience including completion of preceptorship and post preceptorship experience to demonstrate experience outlined below:
- Working in various settings within the NHS with knowledge of primary care.
- Managing a caseload.
- Demonstration of high quality patient care and documentation including experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Delivery of various evidence-based therapeutic approaches in the care and treatment of patients
- Effectively acting as a mentor/assessor for student staff / trainees
- Effectively managing complex clinical situations
- Undertaking risk assessment and management, including working with safeguarding where relevant
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with partnership agencies
- Enhanced knowledge and experience of CPA processes
- Interacting therapeutically
- Supporting family and carers
- Therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Assessment and development of plans to aid prevention of deterioration
Desirable
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience in Care Coordination
- Skills in basic research processes
- Skills /training in a therapeutic intervention
- Analytical and problem- solving skills to interpret and present data
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Professional with current registration with the relevant body (eg NMC, HCPC)
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development
- Evidence of post registration continued professional development (e.g. knowledge and expertise acquired through either in depth experience or theoretical study of a broad range of techniques/processes relating to the knowledge area)
Desirable
- Degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Therapeutic intervention qualification
- Supplementary non-medical prescribing qualification
- Therapeutic intervention qualification
Experience
Essential
- 2 year post-registration community experience including completion of preceptorship and post preceptorship experience to demonstrate experience outlined below:
- Working in various settings within the NHS with knowledge of primary care.
- Managing a caseload.
- Demonstration of high quality patient care and documentation including experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Delivery of various evidence-based therapeutic approaches in the care and treatment of patients
- Effectively acting as a mentor/assessor for student staff / trainees
- Effectively managing complex clinical situations
- Undertaking risk assessment and management, including working with safeguarding where relevant
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with partnership agencies
- Enhanced knowledge and experience of CPA processes
- Interacting therapeutically
- Supporting family and carers
- Therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Assessment and development of plans to aid prevention of deterioration
Desirable
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience in Care Coordination
- Skills in basic research processes
- Skills /training in a therapeutic intervention
- Analytical and problem- solving skills to interpret and present data
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
