24hr Helpline Senior Mental Health Practitioner
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Job summary
The Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust 24/7 Mental Health helpline is a telephone service aimed at providing service users and carer's of all ages with immediate support and advice over the phone.
The helpline aims to make it quicker and easier for service users and carer's to get the right support and advice they need for their mental health by :
o Listening and help callers work through immediate problems
o Advising callers on how to access therapeutic and clinical support from their current care team following their care plan
o Providing information about other services and resources including self-help materials and web based support that may be helpful
o Signposting callers to other services or resources
We are now looking for registered practitioners who are experienced in risk formulation and crisis management to join the team. The role of the practitioner is to receive all calls and be able to provide immediate support or assistance via 'phone support, expert advice and sign post service users to the most appropriate service.
The service covers all age groups and services area's and therefore we welcome applications from all disciplines across Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.
These new roles also offer staff a flexible working patterns across a 24 hour 7 day operating model including early, late, twilight and nights shifts.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new and developing service
Main duties of the job
The helpline aims to make it quicker and easier for service users and carer's to get the right support and advice they need for their mental health by :
o Listening and help callers work through immediate problems
o Advising callers on how to access therapeutic and clinical support from their current care team following their care plan
o Providing information about other services and resources including self-help materials and web based support that may be helpful
o Signposting callers to other services or resources
About us
The team is a friendly dynamic and diverse environment with support workers and qualified MH Practitioners. They generally work long shifts over 3 days in a 7 day period but this is flexible.
Details
Date posted
04 May 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
311-O232-22-B
Job locations
Royal Oldham Hospital
Oldham
OL1 2JH
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
Royal Oldham Hospital
Oldham
OL1 2JH
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