Job summary
Do you haveexperience of working with older peoplewith mental health needs and have excellent communication, clinical and organizational skills? Are you compassionate and flexible in your way of working? Then this could be the job for you.
The Older Persons Community Mental Health Team in Sherborne is looking for a full-time (37.5 hours) band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner. This is an excellent opportunity to learn, develop and practice your mental health skills within a community setting.
We are a small but friendly multi-disciplinary team, based at The Yeatman Community Hospital, covering the Sherborne Primary Care Network.
We are committed to staff development and training is available to enable applicants who wish to enhance specific skills in support of this role.
Main duties of the job
The key areas of the role will be;
- Undertaking assessments
- One to one clinical interventions
- Caseload management
- Undertaking duty worker role
- Creating therapeutic relationships with people experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems and their families and carers.
- Liaison with community, primary, other secondary and tertiary services and agencies within the locality.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescriber (if professionally appropriate)
JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of older adults Mental Health specialist working
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
Desirable
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
- Experience of devising and delivering training
PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
- Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescriber (if professionally appropriate)
JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of older adults Mental Health specialist working
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
Desirable
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
- Experience of devising and delivering training
PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
- Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence
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).
