Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting and new opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join the Home Based Treatment Team within the Fylde coast locality on a developmental post, the successful candidate will start as a band 5 and works towards achieving a competency framework to allow progression to band 6

The Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) offers 24 hour support to service users, and their families/carers, who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute inpatient environment. There is a strong focus on the recovery model, providing therapeutic interventions and risk management skills to allow care to be provided within a community setting.

The Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) are always striving towards excellence in service delivery, ensuring quality is at the forefront of all we do.

Successful applicants will be provided with a full induction to the team and will have regular clinical supervision sessions and an opportunity to complete their appraisal focusing on their personal and career development. Furthermore the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be supported by a mentor within the team to support meeting competency frameworks set to become a band 6 practitioner within the HBTT

You will be a mental health (MH) practitioner working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to work across a 7 day service which includes both day and night shifts.

The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking with the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services, there will be an expectation that the successful applicant will undertake night duty and uphold the Trust values at all times.

As a Band 5 MH practitioner within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct.

You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.

You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to none registered staff and nursing associate as part of your role within the team.

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Blackpool (25-65)

Blackpool

FY1 6JX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Blackpool (25-65)

Blackpool

FY1 6JX

Employer's website

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

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