Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic practitioner to join the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service. We offer full and part time working hours within 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday. Your main base will be Liverpool Womens Hospital.
You will be working within a specialist service that is committed to improving mental health care for women and families. You will be expected to fulfil the role of care co-ordinator as well as completing initial assessments. We utilise a flexible approach to the delivery of clinical care to best suit the need of mother and infant.
You will be expected to demonstrate meeting a set of key clinical competencies over a 12 month period to enable you to progress into the role of Band 6 perinatal mental health practitioner. You will be provided with support from other team members to enable you to develop your knowledge and skills to meet the given criteria.
Specialist training opportunities will be available as part of this role.
You will need to be able to travel across a large geographical area.
Main duties of the job
Act as care coordinator for a designated number of patients.
Formulate individualised care plans and risk assessments in collaboration with patients and carers where appropriate.
Participate in the triage process with support from senior staff members.
Participate in completing initial assessments for patients who have been accepted via triage process.
Liaise with other health care professionals and third sector organisations to share information and ensure a seamless approach to care in managing complex patients effectively.
Manage safeguarding issues as per policy.
Participate in task and finish groups to support service wide development.
Accurate and legible documentation in patients health records.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide specific interventions to improve outcomes for mothers, infants and families.
Utilise routine outcome measures to monitor effectiveness of interventions and adapt care appropriately.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings,
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.2. To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan3. To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan4. To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.5. To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.6. To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings7. To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.8. To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service users care9. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information.10. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language11. To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust12. To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation. To support services users and their carers when the Mental Health Act is being used to admit the service user to hospital. To ensure that service user rights under the Mental Health Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented13. To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.14. To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to.15. To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record. To supervise and monitor the entries made by unqualified staff.
16. To under the guidance of a supervisor provide reports both in written and verbal formats as requested e.g. for a service user Mental Health Act Tribunal or Managers Hearing17. To contribute to teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.18. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive19. To ensure that unqualified staff members get appropriate support following violent or other untoward incidents20. To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that any follow up action is taken.21. To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met and that the team has all the relevant information on which to base their clinical decisions.22. To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and independence to help them to remain in the community in their chosen setting.23. To react pro-actively in cases of service user crisis and put in place immediate plans to resolve the situation with supervision and guidance as appropriate.24. To assist in the assessment and supervision of nursing and other students.25. To assess and monitor the physical and mental health of service users, seeking advice and support from medical staff as appropriate.26. To actively participate in team meetings in order to positively influence team working and the development of research based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.2. To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan3. To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan4. To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.5. To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.6. To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings7. To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.8. To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service users care9. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information.10. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language11. To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust12. To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation. To support services users and their carers when the Mental Health Act is being used to admit the service user to hospital. To ensure that service user rights under the Mental Health Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented13. To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.14. To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to.15. To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record. To supervise and monitor the entries made by unqualified staff.
16. To under the guidance of a supervisor provide reports both in written and verbal formats as requested e.g. for a service user Mental Health Act Tribunal or Managers Hearing17. To contribute to teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.18. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive19. To ensure that unqualified staff members get appropriate support following violent or other untoward incidents20. To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that any follow up action is taken.21. To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met and that the team has all the relevant information on which to base their clinical decisions.22. To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and independence to help them to remain in the community in their chosen setting.23. To react pro-actively in cases of service user crisis and put in place immediate plans to resolve the situation with supervision and guidance as appropriate.24. To assist in the assessment and supervision of nursing and other students.25. To assess and monitor the physical and mental health of service users, seeking advice and support from medical staff as appropriate.26. To actively participate in team meetings in order to positively influence team working and the development of research based practice.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study.
- Approved training in phlebotomy
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding:
- Effective Care Co-ordination
- Care Planning and evaluation
- Quality and clinical audit.
- Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Desirable
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study.
- Approved training in phlebotomy
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding:
- Effective Care Co-ordination
- Care Planning and evaluation
- Quality and clinical audit.
- Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Desirable
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
