Job summary
An exciting opportunity is on offer for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, to take on the role as a dynamic member of the Primary mental health team based in HMP/YOI Peterborough.
The successful candidate will be to work within the integrated female/male healthcare units alongside the multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team.
The post-holder will facilitate mental health assessment in a primary care setting supporting the GP about decision making in relation to secondary care referrals, support transition of service users from the care of secondary mental health services back to Primary Care and to facilitate re-access where appropriate.
This will include "signposting" to other services , undertaking short term psychological interventions with prisoners who have mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Interventions will be based on current NICE guidelines and delivered 1:1 or within group setting.
The role endeavours to provide trauma informed care, to strengthen access to mental health service by implementing the stepped care model , providing assessments for people residing in prison who may need mental health services.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Primary Care Liaison Mental Health Practitioner will be to work across the interface between Primary Care and Mental Health Services to work alongside the MHLP to facilitate mental health assessment in primary care and support GP about decision making in relation to secondary care referrals, support transition of service users from the care of secondary mental health services back to Primary Care and to facilitate re-access where appropriate.
The post holder will do this by providing support, education and problem solving approaches to the Local Primary Care Teams particularly in the area of assessment and management of mental health problems in Adults of working age.
This will include "signposting" to other services and occasionally undertake very short term interventions for clients with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services including Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share out vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disable people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care.
To be a core member of primary care teams within an LCG, using specialistmental health knowledge.
To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and CPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading toincreased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
To enable practitioners in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to CPFT Trust policy.
To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the primary care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their wellbeing and support their independence and inclusion in the community, by using recognised age appropriate self-management tools where applicable. This may include signposting to partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care.
To be a core member of primary care teams within an LCG, using specialistmental health knowledge.
To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and CPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading toincreased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
To enable practitioners in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to CPFT Trust policy.
To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the primary care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their wellbeing and support their independence and inclusion in the community, by using recognised age appropriate self-management tools where applicable. This may include signposting to partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within a host environment
- Basic Understanding of the mental capacity Act
- Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others
- Basic understanding of needs of service users in the Criminal Justice System
Desirable
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Lived experience of mental health issues
- Experience of working within primary care
- Significant experience of adult community mental health
- Working autonomously within the mental health network accessing advice and support as required
- Experience of developing new services
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Contribute to the implementation of services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
- Participate in partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies
- Promote people's equality, diversity and human rights
- Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
- Ability to work with resistance at times, to manage own reactions to difficult situations and to act with appropriate authority and diplomacy
- Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring, formulation and review
- Provision of specialist advice in relation to mental health
- Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems, email and /or willingness to learn
- Liaison with multi agencies at times especially in emergencies requiring mental effort to coordinate management of a crisis
- The ability to multitask and mental adaptation to different unpredictable situations
- Ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way
Desirable
- Ability to present complex information to various audiences
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Monitor and maintain the health and safety of self and others in the working area
- Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Willingness to follow instruction but also be able to question and challenge appropriately
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Team working
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within a host environment
- Basic Understanding of the mental capacity Act
- Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others
- Basic understanding of needs of service users in the Criminal Justice System
Desirable
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Lived experience of mental health issues
- Experience of working within primary care
- Significant experience of adult community mental health
- Working autonomously within the mental health network accessing advice and support as required
- Experience of developing new services
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Contribute to the implementation of services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
- Participate in partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies
- Promote people's equality, diversity and human rights
- Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
- Ability to work with resistance at times, to manage own reactions to difficult situations and to act with appropriate authority and diplomacy
- Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring, formulation and review
- Provision of specialist advice in relation to mental health
- Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems, email and /or willingness to learn
- Liaison with multi agencies at times especially in emergencies requiring mental effort to coordinate management of a crisis
- The ability to multitask and mental adaptation to different unpredictable situations
- Ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way
Desirable
- Ability to present complex information to various audiences
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Monitor and maintain the health and safety of self and others in the working area
- Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
- Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
- Willingness to follow instruction but also be able to question and challenge appropriately
- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Team working
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).
