Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner - CMHT

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Job summary

Blackpool Community Mental Health Team is seeking to appoint a 2 Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioners (SCM). These posts provide the opportunity for forward thinking and enthusiastic individuals to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic/evidence based care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working. You will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.

Main duties of the job

You will also need to have a working knowledge of the Structured Clinical Management, risk assessments, care planning, safety planning and Dialog+. The ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details

Date posted

01 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-FYL455-MF-A

Job locations

The Gateway Centre

Blackpool

FY1 6JX


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of mental health problems.
  • Knowledge around a variety of personality presentations.
  • In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.
  • Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
  • Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience of clinical work and assessment with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
  • Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder and other mental illness
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of mental health problems.
  • Knowledge around a variety of personality presentations.
  • In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.
  • Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
  • Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience of clinical work and assessment with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
  • Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder and other mental illness

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 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Gateway Centre

Blackpool

FY1 6JX


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Gateway Centre

Blackpool

FY1 6JX


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Michelle White

michelle.white2@lscft.nhs.uk

01253951640

Details

Date posted

01 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-FYL455-MF-A

Job locations

The Gateway Centre

Blackpool

FY1 6JX


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