Band 6 Specialist Recovery Practitioner
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
This exciting role in our amazing team is focussed on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and their carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services. The post holder will also provide clinical leadership and supervision to team members.
Always under the overarching framework of CPA, the post holder will be responsible for the ongoing assessment, planning delivery and review of activities and interventions against identified health, social care and well being needs, acting as care coordinator for a defined group of service users. The role will also require undertaking and delivering specific health or social care assessments and interventions, according to care clusters, including identified service users on other caseloads. This maybe either on a one to one basis, or as part of a group activity.
Main duties of the job
Essential knowledge, skills and experienceo Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Workero Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD.o Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventionso Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of careo Demonstrates substantial experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learnerso Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategieso Demonstrates substantial experience of supervising otherso Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legalframeworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.o Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.o Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understandingo Highly developed written communication skills,o Substantially developed IT skills including competent use of Microsoft Office, and the use of electronic record keeping systemso Demonstrates a willingness to embrace new technology and processes
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Date posted
22 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
342-WTS144-0523
Job locations
Green Lane Hospital
Marshal Road
Devizes
SN10 5DS
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Green Lane Hospital
Marshal Road
Devizes
SN10 5DS
Employer's website
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