Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

B6 Mental Health Practitioner - Fixed term

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Job summary

Great opportunity for someone passionate about mental health.

To work in out Godalming Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) .

Role will involve:

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the mental health care needs of a specific group of People who use our services.

To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students

To lead the care for a specified group of service users.

To participate in the recruitment, deployment and management of staff.

External applications are welcome. Also an excellent secondment opportunity for internal staff.

The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

Main duties of the job

To lead the clinical management of a care package to an individual who uses our services

To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate

To deliver individual and group therapy

To work as a member of the MDT in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in people who use our services health

To ensure provision of the necessary physical care to help people who use our services i.e. personal hygiene, diet and fluid intake, clothing and laundry, personal environment, manual handling, elimination, maintaining rest and sleep and activity, physical observations

To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these

To ensure provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries

To create, develop and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery

To ensure prescribed physical observations are undertaken.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

04 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,391 to £42,503 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9325-23-6739-3

Job locations

Surrey Hampshire Borders Nhs Trust

Ockford Road

Godalming

Surrey

GU71QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication:

To accurately record all contacts with service users in case notes in line with SABP record keeping policy.

To ensure effective communication with clients, relatives and carers, visitors, staff and others.

To ensure that all communication takes place in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

To develop measures to improve communications where barriers exist

To ensure that consent to intervention or assessment is sought in a manner that is meaningful to People who use our services.

To communicate with people in a manner that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background

Quality:

To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.

To identify, implement and evaluate, with others, areas for potential service improvement and to agree further action

To develop, with others, measures for service standards, including bench marking, and to identify areas for potential service improvement.

To contribute to the maintenance, monitoring and implementation of service standards and policies.

To promote shared decision making with service user/relatives/carers, as appropriate, involvement in all aspects of their care.

To contribute and make suggestions to the improvement of services.

To identify issues of concern at work and alerting appropriate personnel

To present a positive image of the team, service and trust.

To work effectively in own team and as part of the whole organisation...

To ensure the availability of clinical supervision and preceptorship

To ensure structures are in place for effective appraisal, personal development and performance management and audit these regularly

To assess and plan care in a manner that is consistent with the Evidence based practice, policies and procedures and the management of risk

Risk Assessment:

To understand the range of risks potentially faced by the service user group.

To undertake risk assessments and management strategies in line with trust and local policies, and ensure the delivery of care within same.

To recognise potential crisis situations and act responsively and responsibly to resolve the situation, seeking assistance if required.

To contribute to the CPA process and to support service users relatives/carers and other agencies within this process.

To be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the service users/families, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SABP Policies

To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.

To identify and address health education issues that cause risks relevant to service user group.

To ensure the safe custody of all patients in accordance with their

Leave status as defined by the Responsible Medical Officer. This includes the supervision of patients within the community.

Professional/Personal Development

To utilise in clinical supervision, and appraisal in enhancing performance development.

To identify ones own development needs and set personal development objective in collaboration with the appraiser.

To adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery council code of professional conduct for nurses.

To ensure attendance at all SABP essential training.

To demonstrate the achievement of competencies through the collection of evidence within a personal portfolio.

To participate in the orientation and induction of all new staff.

To contribute to the experience of learners and to ensure delivery of mentorship requirements meeting NMC standards for nursing students.

Management:

To lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards, collect and collate data/ information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance.

To identify, implement and evaluate, with others, areas for potential service improvement and agrees further action.

To ensure structures are in place for effective appraisal, personal development and performance management and audit these regularly.

To assist the team leader in ensuring a safe roster in the clinical area.

To assess and plan care in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice, policies and procedures and the management of risk.

To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.

To ensure compliance by self and staff of the Trusts Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, including taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a healthy working and diverse working environment.