Job responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- To be aware of and actively promote the vision and mission of the organisation and role model the
values.
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service, assessing and supporting people with a
common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
- To foster good and trusting relationships whilst undertaking patient centred interviews which identify
areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of
risk to self and others.
- To be able to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral
protocols, and refer unsuitable patients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as
necessary or steps-up the persons treatment to high intensity.
- To provide a range of information in a variety of formats (telephone, face to face or other) and
support for evidence based high volume low intensity psychological treatments. This may include
guided self-help, computerised CBT and information about pharmacological treatments.
- To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
- To adhere to an agreed number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week
in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible, convenient and
within the service guidelines.
- To attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or patients in treatment, where
appropriate.
- Where appropriate to be actively involved in research and projects within the mental health sector.
- To complete all requirements relating to data collection and coherent records of all clinical activity are
kept in line with service protocols.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down
arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
- To attend and engage in regular supervision meetings, maintaining a mandatory training portfolio and
to apply learning from any training received as well as providing support/mentorship to others, as and
when required.
- To be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental
health problems and maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service
delivery models/developments as well as national and local policies and procedures in relation to
Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
- To ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating
bodies, are up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS
plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
- To ensure that patient confidentiality is protected at all times.
- To actively participate in the annual appraisal process including objective setting, self-assessment of
performance and recognition of self-development areas, to understand how own role and objectives
are linked to team, directorate and corporate objectives.
- To be responsible for own development including attendance at conference and workshops, keeping
CPD records up to date in line with the personal development plan and recognising own development
needs and communicating with line manager in relation to this.
- To ensure utmost responsibility for patient care (children, young people and adults including any
parents or carers).
- To be alert to potential indicators of abuse or neglect in children, and know how to act on their
concerns in line with the organisations procedures and Salford Safeguarding Children Board
procedures.
- To ensure all Safeguarding and other mandatory training remains up to date.
- To be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and
subsequent legislation the post holder is required to undertake a proactive role in the management of
risks in all their actions. (this includes risk assessments, reporting incidents in line with the SDSE
process} as well as undertaking a statutory duty of care for your own personal safety and that of
others.
- To ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure
and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the
post holder in light of service development.
