Job summary
Would you like to work in the beautiful coastal town of Seaham?
Are you a registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding role where you are truly valued?
Are you passionate about providing excellent care to older adults?
If so we have a post available for permanent full time Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner at the Old Vicarage, working in our Community Mental Health Team.
This post is a development role for a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner who will transfer to a Band 6 job description and salary following the completion of a competency framework.
You will be an active member of our multidisciplinary team (MDT), working as a Key Worker, with a caseload which will be challenging at times, as well as rewarding. We will offer you the opportunity to work with a highly skilled and experienced MDT providing support, development opportunities and supervision for you, as well as excellent standards of care for our service users and carers.
We are an established team covering East Durham working in people's own homes and other care environments.
Please note that the standard working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, however flexible working can be considered.
Nursing applicants should already hold NMC registration and have successfully completed their preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified Nurses or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to delivering high quality patient centred care and pride ourselves on good team working skills. It is therefore important that the successful candidate is a flexible team player and holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills to meet the needs of the patients, carers, families and the partners with whom we work.
As a Community Practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.
As a registered professional this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their community clinical skills. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing ongoing assessment, care co-ordination as a Key Worker and delivering evidence based intervention in the community. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work flexibly and collaboratively with patients, families/ carers and a range of statutory organisations.
You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary team,
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care - our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch with us, as part of the application process.
Ashley Campbell 0191 5549000
Job description
Job responsibilities
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch with us, as part of the application process.
Ashley Campbell 0191 5549000
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved body
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post
- For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale).
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill-health
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic role
- Working in a community setting
- Experience of working with older adult population
- Working collaboratively with service users and their family/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence based knowledge of best practice of caring for service users in designated field
- Understanding of relevant legislation e.g. MHA/MCA
- Understanding of safeguarding and it's application in practice
- Awareness of risk assessment and it's application in practice
Desirable
- Awareness of psychological models of care and treatment
- Awareness of research and evidence-based practice in designated field
- Clinical governance and supervision of other team members
Skills
Essential
- Communicate sensitive and complex information to service users, carers/family members and all members of the MDT
- Works effectively as part of an MDT
- Manage their own time and effective prioritisation of own workload
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking lead professional and care coordination responsibilities
- To work towards providing effective teaching, training and supervision of MDT colleagues
- Competency in ECG and venepuncture or willingness to work towards
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates an approach which aligns with trust values
- Ability to engage with a range of people
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Self-aware of personal professional development needs
Desirable
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved body
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post
- For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale).
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill-health
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic role
- Working in a community setting
- Experience of working with older adult population
- Working collaboratively with service users and their family/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence based knowledge of best practice of caring for service users in designated field
- Understanding of relevant legislation e.g. MHA/MCA
- Understanding of safeguarding and it's application in practice
- Awareness of risk assessment and it's application in practice
Desirable
- Awareness of psychological models of care and treatment
- Awareness of research and evidence-based practice in designated field
- Clinical governance and supervision of other team members
Skills
Essential
- Communicate sensitive and complex information to service users, carers/family members and all members of the MDT
- Works effectively as part of an MDT
- Manage their own time and effective prioritisation of own workload
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking lead professional and care coordination responsibilities
- To work towards providing effective teaching, training and supervision of MDT colleagues
- Competency in ECG and venepuncture or willingness to work towards
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates an approach which aligns with trust values
- Ability to engage with a range of people
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Self-aware of personal professional development needs
Desirable
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
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).
