Job summary
Are you passionate about working with service users in Later Life? If so, we have an interesting opportunity to work with our skilled, experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team as a Band 5 CPN/Mental Health Practitioner. The team provides complex interventions for older people who have severe mental health problems, both functional and organic.
You will be working collaboratively with service users and carers to provide a range of service including evidence-based psycho-social interventions and medication management.
You will need excellent communication skills and be flexible and resourceful in your approach. You will need to demonstrated your ability and commitment to team working and a genuine interest in achieving wellbeing and positive health outcomes for older adults.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
To contribute to the planning, delivery and review of treatment and care.
To act as a key worker for identified service users for whom you are delivering defined, evidence based therapeutic interventions.
To provide support to carers and enable them in their relationship with the service user.
In collaboration with service users and carers, to carry out safety assessments and develop safety plans.
To provide mentoring/training to students and unregistered colleagues.
To support practices which foster effective team work.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW's are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see main duties listed above. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Key local information:
You will be based at Kingswood Civic Centre which is the central hub for AWP South Gloucestershire Locality, with the majority of mental health teams in the locality sharing the same space. This allows for a positive supportive culture and enables joint working across teams.
You will be working across a large geographical and socially diverse area. The locality was chosen to be the pilot site for the implementation of 'Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan' which is replacing CPA, As part of the Transformation project we have been at the forefront of implementing new ways of working with service users and carers .
We can offer you an induction programme, Clinical and Management Supervision, Appraisal, regular CPD sessions and on -going training appropriate to your development needs. You will have the opportunity to engage in quality improvement initiatives and service development. You will have the opportunity to provide supervision to unregistered colleagues and to support the development of Student nurses and Occupational Therapy students on placement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see main duties listed above. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Key local information:
You will be based at Kingswood Civic Centre which is the central hub for AWP South Gloucestershire Locality, with the majority of mental health teams in the locality sharing the same space. This allows for a positive supportive culture and enables joint working across teams.
You will be working across a large geographical and socially diverse area. The locality was chosen to be the pilot site for the implementation of 'Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan' which is replacing CPA, As part of the Transformation project we have been at the forefront of implementing new ways of working with service users and carers .
We can offer you an induction programme, Clinical and Management Supervision, Appraisal, regular CPD sessions and on -going training appropriate to your development needs. You will have the opportunity to engage in quality improvement initiatives and service development. You will have the opportunity to provide supervision to unregistered colleagues and to support the development of Student nurses and Occupational Therapy students on placement.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in relevant health/social care profession
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Able to contribute to the delivery of a range of therapeutic interventions
- Demonstrates a good understanding of Recovery principles and role of Secondary mental health services
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of assessing safety and making safety plans
- Able to articulate a sound understanding of relevant legal frameworks including MHA and MCA
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills and able to apply these skills in a variety of situations.
- Access to own transport and current UK driving licence
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in relevant health/social care profession
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Able to contribute to the delivery of a range of therapeutic interventions
- Demonstrates a good understanding of Recovery principles and role of Secondary mental health services
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of assessing safety and making safety plans
- Able to articulate a sound understanding of relevant legal frameworks including MHA and MCA
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills and able to apply these skills in a variety of situations.
- Access to own transport and current UK driving licence
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).
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