Job summary
We have a vacancy for a B6 registered practitioner within Boston CMHT, We would welcome applications from RMN's,OT'S and Social workers.
Boston CMHT is embracing the Community transformation project and this is a great opportunity for a practitioner to create a pathway within CMHT that uses and recognises their skill set. We are a friendly and supportive team, with opportunity to further develop and access ongoing training.
You would be working as part of a true MDT, within the team we have Psychiatrists, RMN's, Psychologist, Mental health wellbeing practitioner, Psychology intervention facilitators, Psychotherapist, Peer support worker and Nursing Associate.
Please don't hesitate to contact us, either by phone or call in at Beech house for a coffee and chat if you have any questions about the role
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatmentand comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of members of the Community Mental Health Team is of the highest standard of clinical care.
To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people's identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
To assess carers' and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Community Mental Health Team and with external agencies.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and
manage their inherent risk.
Contribute to case conferences and reviews, supporting service users and carers to engage
with services and contribute to their care.
Accept ongoing accountability for service users, hold and manage delegated caseload
(complex cases) and supervise and/or mentor junior staff and learners as required in the
provision of direct/indirect patient care.
Please see attached Job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities for direct/indirect patient care
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and
manage their inherent risk.
Contribute to case conferences and reviews, supporting service users and carers to engage
with services and contribute to their care.
Accept ongoing accountability for service users, hold and manage delegated caseload
(complex cases) and supervise and/or mentor junior staff and learners as required in the
provision of direct/indirect patient care.
Please see attached Job description for full details
Person Specification
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Goverance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Registered Nursing (RMN,RLDN), Social Worker (CQSW, DipSW), Occupational Therapy RVN or RNLD or RN: 1 st Level Registration (NMC) or dgree or equivalent.
- ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across the county
Person Specification
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Goverance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Registered Nursing (RMN,RLDN), Social Worker (CQSW, DipSW), Occupational Therapy RVN or RNLD or RN: 1 st Level Registration (NMC) or dgree or equivalent.
- ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across the county
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
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).
