Job summary
No Night Shift Working Required
Are you interested in working with people in mental health crisis? We are a crisis home treatment team looking for a new Band 6 qualified in mental health nursing, occupational therapy, social work or clinical associate psychology to join our team. If you are a Band 5 ready to make the step in your development, then we would love to hear from you too.
The access teams (and all the BANES teams) are very compassionate, and there will be many staff across the teams who would support you along your journey in your new role. As we work towards a home treatment model, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team including well established roles such as clinical associate psychologists. This range of scope allows for great interprofessional learning and training.
We really value our workforce. BANES Intensive is a great place to work within a team environment that is currently developing its intervention offer. This allows you to develop excellent clinical assessment, intervention and leadership skills which you might not get from other roles. The intensive team in BANES has nurtured many clinicians with personalised training options--from a clinical and leadership perspective. Many of these clinicians have gone on to achieve promotions in the locality, which has opened up roles within the team.
Main duties of the job
Key Result Areas
In a wide range of situations and locations to undertake the full range of activities required to deliver comprehensive mental health assessment, in an emergency for service users, who may be distressed and in crisis.This will include:
The use of standardised assessment tools.
Recovery Star.
History, strengths and aspirations.
Mental state.
Impact of culture and diversity.
Functional needs.
The needs of family and carer.
Evaluation of risk.
Physical health.
Complicating factors.
Identifying and ensuring specialist involvement where required.
The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.
Social Care.
Safeguarding and public protection.
Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act .
There will be a comprehensive induction to the role and a supported period of supernumerary to aid with transition.
BANES IS are able to provide flexible working opportunities to successful candidates, promoting a positive and enriching work/life balance.
The service runs 08:00-22:00, 7 days a week. This role includes a pattern of shift working, which does include some 9-5 shifts, evenings, weekend and bank holiday working.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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
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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 may be on other caseloads. This might include: A. Individual or group therapeutic intervention. B. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches, family interventions C. Psychosocial interventions D. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies E. Medication management F. Interventions under the Mental Health Act
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To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.
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To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
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In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements, etc., involving other agencies such as primary care where appropriate.
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To personally buildand lead others to buildhope-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.
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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 prioritised effectively, utilising electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.
- To act as care coordinator for service users as appropriate, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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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 may be on other caseloads. This might include: A. Individual or group therapeutic intervention. B. Psychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches, family interventions C. Psychosocial interventions D. Motivational and coping enhancement strategies E. Medication management F. Interventions under the Mental Health Act
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To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.
-
To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
-
In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements, etc., involving other agencies such as primary care where appropriate.
-
To personally buildand lead others to buildhope-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.
-
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 prioritised effectively, utilising electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.
- To act as care coordinator for service users as appropriate, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Applicant must hold relevant professional registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC for occupational therapy or social work, or registration as a clinical associate psychologist).
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker
Desirable
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn training, non-medical prescribing, CBT, AMHP, and brief interventions.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience across a range of frontline adult mental health services, including assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions.
- Demonstrates a well-developed understanding of recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in delivering care
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working collaboratively and engaging effectively with carers
- Demonstrates experience and relevant professional practice in mentoring and assessing students and learners
Desirable
- Postgraduate experience working in, or in close collaboration with, community mental health services.
Other Requirments
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Applicant must hold relevant professional registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC for occupational therapy or social work, or registration as a clinical associate psychologist).
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker
Desirable
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn training, non-medical prescribing, CBT, AMHP, and brief interventions.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience across a range of frontline adult mental health services, including assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions.
- Demonstrates a well-developed understanding of recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in delivering care
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working collaboratively and engaging effectively with carers
- Demonstrates experience and relevant professional practice in mentoring and assessing students and learners
Desirable
- Postgraduate experience working in, or in close collaboration with, community mental health services.
Other Requirments
Essential
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
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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