Job summary
The Community Mental Health HUB is looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to support the duty system.
The HUB duty system is available for all service users accepted to the HUB for support in the absence of their keyworker/a keyworker, along with liaising with families, carers and other professional agencies.
This is a full-time post consisting of 37.5 hours per week, 9am to 5pm Monday -Friday but we also have a part time post available at 22.5 hours per week.
You must be innovative, have good communication skills, be approachable and committed to providing a quality service to our service users and their carers/family.
We are looking for someone who wants to grow and develop their knowledge and skills by working closely with colleagues, sharing experience and knowledge, being a reflective practitioner who continues to learn from the team and each other.
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working with other community-based services, supporting service users with a range of mental health needs at varying stages of recovery.
As a valued member of the team you will have an opportunity to shadow in other areas of the Mental Health HUB and wider service, as part of the induction process.
Main duties of the job
The function of duty is to provide timely support and assistance to clients who are struggling with their mental health and experiencing emotional distress. These clients will be under the care of the Hub and may have a Keyworker or be awaiting intervention. This support may include:
Overall, the duty provision plays a crucial role in offering support and assistance to clients in distress, helping them navigate their mental health challenges and access the appropriate resources for ongoing care and support.
About us
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To make contact with patients recently discharged from hospital who are not allocated a keyworker but have an open referral to the HUB (3 day follow up).
- As a member of the multidisciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment of need and the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans incorporating a network of community services and resources.
- To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.
- To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all intervention at regular intervals.
- To offer active involvement to service-users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management.
- To contribute to the maintenance of positive contacts between the service and the families/carers of service users and to encourage their active participation in plans offering carers assessment and intervention as needed.
- To have an awareness and recognition of the impact of race and culture in mental healthcare provision and to ensure the service users views are taken into account as far as possible and enable the service users to establish their own goals when planning individual programmes.
- To maintain up to date written and electronic records of all interventions, to record information and write reports as necessary. To use the integrated mental health services documentation in line with the local policies.
- To take a lead in team meetings, to participate in clinical meetings and to lead where necessary handover of care to all staff involved in care. This should include support and guidance to junior staff, ensuring that the nursing contribution is professional and systematically applied.
- To ensure other parts of the mental health services are promptly informed of known service users accessing the Team. To maintain a good network of communications through out the services.
- To ensure that risk is systematically assessed and managed in accordance to Trust Policy.
- To ensure, through good clinical practices, that all aspects of the Mental Health Act 2007 and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 are being adhered to.
- To ensure the requirements of all current legislation are observed.
- To participate in medication management Rota if required.
- To Participate in delivery of Group interventions
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To make contact with patients recently discharged from hospital who are not allocated a keyworker but have an open referral to the HUB (3 day follow up).
- As a member of the multidisciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment of need and the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans incorporating a network of community services and resources.
- To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.
- To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all intervention at regular intervals.
- To offer active involvement to service-users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management.
- To contribute to the maintenance of positive contacts between the service and the families/carers of service users and to encourage their active participation in plans offering carers assessment and intervention as needed.
- To have an awareness and recognition of the impact of race and culture in mental healthcare provision and to ensure the service users views are taken into account as far as possible and enable the service users to establish their own goals when planning individual programmes.
- To maintain up to date written and electronic records of all interventions, to record information and write reports as necessary. To use the integrated mental health services documentation in line with the local policies.
- To take a lead in team meetings, to participate in clinical meetings and to lead where necessary handover of care to all staff involved in care. This should include support and guidance to junior staff, ensuring that the nursing contribution is professional and systematically applied.
- To ensure other parts of the mental health services are promptly informed of known service users accessing the Team. To maintain a good network of communications through out the services.
- To ensure that risk is systematically assessed and managed in accordance to Trust Policy.
- To ensure, through good clinical practices, that all aspects of the Mental Health Act 2007 and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 are being adhered to.
- To ensure the requirements of all current legislation are observed.
- To participate in medication management Rota if required.
- To Participate in delivery of Group interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing/ Social work or occupational therapy
- Student supervision/mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post basic experience in Mental Health.
- Sound knowledge base.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of MHA 2007, the MHA Bill and MCA Varied clinical approaches. Client advocate.
- Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures relating to recruitment (KSF 6.2)*
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing/ Social work or occupational therapy
- Student supervision/mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post basic experience in Mental Health.
- Sound knowledge base.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of MHA 2007, the MHA Bill and MCA Varied clinical approaches. Client advocate.
- Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures relating to recruitment (KSF 6.2)*
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
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).
