Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

You will work as a member of the nursing team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic nursing care to patients in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will access, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, as per NICE guidance. You will also undertake and maintain service users' Self Directed Support assessments.

As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your professional group and team locality. This will include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 5-day a week day service.

In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.

Main duties of the job

Core Clinical Function

• Provide and oversee the management and care of service users.
• Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of accurate and timely documentation/records on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.

• Oversee the conduct/contribute to the assessment process, as well as the observation and ongoing assessment, providing accurate and timely feedback.
• Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service user's environment.

• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral/review/business.
• Report and document incidents as required.
• Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
• Act as a care coordinator/and or key worker.
• Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy including.
• Safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt storage of medicines in medicine cupboard.
• Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance.
• Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training package for staff.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus

Work that wraps around your needs

• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.