Band 6 Specialist Recovery Practitioner (ROSE) - Speedwell Centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver on-goingcomprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings. This will include:a. The use of standardised assessment tools, i.e. the Cluster AllocationSupport Tool (CAST), KGVb. Recovery Starc. History, strengths and aspirationsd. Mental statee. Impact of culture and diversityf. Functional needsg. The needs of family and carerh. Evaluation of riski. Physical healthj. Complicating factorsk. The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.l. Social care needsm. Safeguarding and public protectionn. Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act

2. To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.

3. Use Specialist Dual Diagnosis assessment tools and treatmentinterventions, based on the Cognitive-Behavioural Integrated TreatmentApproach, and might include specific mental health and/or substance misuse screening and assessment tools, harm reduction strategies, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention

4. Provide specialist dual diagnosis advice, information, co-workingsupervision and teaching to other professionals in their team, service users and their carers

5. Challenge the stigmatisation of addictive behaviours and actively promote social inclusion.

6. Receive clinical supervision/leadership from alcohol and drug services and support from the Consultant Nurse in Dual Diagnosis

7. To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providing appropriate interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.

8. To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process ,in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads. This might include:a. Individual or group therapeutic interventionb. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches , familyinterventionsc. Psychosocial interventionsd. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies. e. Medication managementf. Interventions under the Mental Health Act,

9. To deliver a range of appropriate activities/interventions to improve thecarers ability to support the service user and to enable them in theirrelationship with the service user.

10. To develop and maintain good partnership working with other servicesthroughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.

11. In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible forfacilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapidaccess plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such asprimary care etc. where appropriate.

12. To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.

13. To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritisedeffectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.

14. To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.

15. Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which may berequired in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated.

16. Personally and leading others to collaboratively and sensitively workwith individuals, with a range of mental health needs to develop skills tomanage their own health, in accordance with their personal recovery plan, by actively promoting and using approaches which are affirming, build onstrengths, identify past positive experiences and success, and use small steps to move towards the persons goal.

17. Undertake active clinical leadership and supervision within the team,covering for the manager and colleagues as required.

18. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.

19. Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating toinformation reporting and performance requirements.

20. To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision inaccordance with trust policy.

21. To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas,according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care. Specifically this meansproviding a safe and effective learning environment for the mentoring andsupervising of students , participating in their learning objectives andassessments

22. Demonstrate responsibility for developing own practice in line withprofessional qualifications and for contributing to the development of others, by making use of and providing, effective feedback, supervision, coaching and appraisal.

23. Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others,undertaking assessments and taking appropriate action where required.

24. Develop own knowledge and practice, and contribute to the development of others, making use of available feedback, supervision and appraisal to identify appropriate areas of development for this work role, taking responsibility for accessing identified learning and training opportunities.

25. Lead, maintain and participate in practices which enable effective team working.

26. To participate in on call rotas as required.

27. To participate in local arrangements in order to ensure consistent care to service users across the local geography

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Professional RMN, Occupational Health or Social work registration
• Substantial experience in adult mental health
• Experience in writing support plans and motivational interviewing

Desirable

• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Speedwell Centre

Whitefield Road

Speedwell, Bristol

BS5 7TJ

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)