Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Integrated Access Partnership (IAP)

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 24 October 2024

Job summary

Please see our additional info sheet for full details of our service

Are you passionate about transforming urgent mental health care? Join our award-winning Integrated Access Partnership (IAP) as a Specialist Practitioner and be part of an innovative service that's revolutionising crisis care.

As a Specialist Practitioner in the IAP, you'll primarily work provide expert mental health assessments and interventions over the phone but also with occasional face to face assessments. IAP settings, including:

o 999 Emergency Operations Centre.

o NHS 111 Mental Health Clinical Assessment Service.

o Mental Health Response Vehicle for community assessments.

You'll work on a rotation basis across these services, delivering timely and compassionate care to those experiencing mental health crises. Your clinical expertise will be vital in triaging calls, conducting face-to-face assessments, and supporting both patients and emergency service colleagues.

This is a 24/7 service and specialist practitioners will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and bank holidays, rotating across the model.

We offer:

o Competitive NHS Band 6 salary.

o Generous annual leave and pension scheme.

o Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

o Chance to be part of an award-winning, innovative service.

o Supportive team environment focused on staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Specialist Practitioner you will be demonstrating specialist practice and leading by example. You will also help supervise staff, supporting senior practitioners and team managers in working towards shared objectives.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues from Police, Ambulance and Fire services, and will be triaging and supporting people of all ages.

Through our collaborative approach, we aim to achieve:

Reductions in inappropriate detention for S136 MHA.
Reductions in demand for ambulance resources in relation to mental health.
Improved communication as a result of partnership working.
Improved emergency service confidence in dealing with people suffering mental health issues.
Faster responses to deal with those suffering from mental health problems.
Reductions in numbers of people accessing A&E when this is not the most suitable service for their needs.
Improved information sharing between agencies.
Improved patient outcomes and experience.
Improved working relationships between police and health services.
Reductions in police dispatch to mental health incidents.
Direct access to mental health services.

Find out more about the IAP in the information document below and through watching our service video (About the Mental Health Integrated Access Partnership - YouTube).

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.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

10 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

342-BR242-1024

Job locations

Bristol – Based at either Bradley Stoke or Whitchurch with rotational working across all bases within the service

Bristol

BS32 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Conduct comprehensive mental health triage and assessments for people in crisis.

Provide clinical leadership and supervision to unregistered staff.

Deliver brief therapeutic interventions and develop care plans.

Work autonomously while collaborating closely with multi-agency partners.

Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Conduct comprehensive mental health triage and assessments for people in crisis.

Provide clinical leadership and supervision to unregistered staff.

Deliver brief therapeutic interventions and develop care plans.

Work autonomously while collaborating closely with multi-agency partners.

Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration relevant for the role
Diploma level/degree in relevant health/social care profession

Desirable

Relevant post-registration qualifications

Experience

Essential

Substantial post-registration experience in frontline mental health services
Developed understanding of the recovery principles and role of secondary mental health services
Experience of assessing and managing risk and developing risk strategies
Ability to articulate detailed understanding of relevant legal frameworks/legislation

Desirable

Experience gained in a wide variety of settings
Experience of mentoring/assessing students and learners
Evidence of additional training/ development

Skills

Essential

Able to deliver from a range of key therapeutic interventions
Highly developed verbal communications skills, ability to engage with a wide range of professionals, agencies and services
Highly developed active listening skills
Highly developed written communications skills, experience of completing extensive documentation and reports
IT skills including competent use of Microsoft Office and use of electronic record keeping systems
Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration relevant for the role
Diploma level/degree in relevant health/social care profession

Desirable

Relevant post-registration qualifications

Experience

Essential

Substantial post-registration experience in frontline mental health services
Developed understanding of the recovery principles and role of secondary mental health services
Experience of assessing and managing risk and developing risk strategies
Ability to articulate detailed understanding of relevant legal frameworks/legislation

Desirable

Experience gained in a wide variety of settings
Experience of mentoring/assessing students and learners
Evidence of additional training/ development

Skills

Essential

Able to deliver from a range of key therapeutic interventions
Highly developed verbal communications skills, ability to engage with a wide range of professionals, agencies and services
Highly developed active listening skills
Highly developed written communications skills, experience of completing extensive documentation and reports
IT skills including competent use of Microsoft Office and use of electronic record keeping systems
Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area

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).