Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will deliver high quality mental health services, The role involves managing a
defined caseload. The focus will be providing continuous assessment and treatment to people
with mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include recovery co-ordination and care
management functions, liaison with statutory and non-statutory organisations. The post holder
will be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Duties and Responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationship Skills.
Contribute to the teams engagement including liaising with a wide range of other
professionals and agencies.
Impart complex and sensitive information to :
Patients and families/carers re assessment, care planning, treatment and review.
Multi disciplinary teams to ensure the provision of consistent well coordinated
care.
Primary care teams regarding client care.
External agencies also involved in the provision of care e.g.: voluntary and
private sector, police, social services, housing, employment etc.
Service user/carer groups
Contribute to the safe and effective day to day operations of the service including the
handling of clinical enquires.
Provide and receive information some of which may be contentious, sensitive and
complex to and from individuals and their families/carers and actively seek support as
appropriate.
Provide a high standards of written and verbal communication that is clear and in line
with professional documentation standards.
Participate in clinical meetings,, this will include CPA and non-CPA reviews, professional
meetings, and clinical risk meetings.
Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for service
users and carers, working in line with practice standards and operational policies.
Actively contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
Facilitate fair access to social care services and promote social inclusion regardless of
age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
Undertake risk assessments and determine the appropriate course of action, which has
taken into consideration a range of possible options. Where necessary, ensure that
consultation with senior colleagues is undertaken.
Undertake and continuously re-evaluate bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a
working formulation and diagnosis which will lead to the development of personalised
care packages in line with evidence based and payment by results.
Where necessary,
ensure that consultation with senior colleagues is undertaken.
Have an awareness of your own clinical competencies, knowledge base and experience,
and ensure that you practice within this and seek support as required.
Planning and Organisational Skills
Organise meetings, including CPA and non-CPA professional and risk meetings.
Responsible for managing own workload to ensure the needs to the individuals who use our services are met, taking the wider needs of the team into consideration.
Ensure that interventions are planned in an integrated and co-ordinated manner, this
may include liaison with external agencies.
Plan and organise individuals packages of care and ensure that reviews are held within
the required time frames, for example Section 117, Funding Panels and CPA.
Plan their own workload and the workload of junior colleagues (e.g. Band 3 colleagues)
to ensure that care is provided in the most high quality and cost efficient manner.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy
Ensure that designated caseload is well managed and that care and treatment is
provided in line with practice standards and recovery co-ordination (CPA and non-CPA ).
Understand social factors that impact upon mental health
Deliver care packages including assessing, planning, intervention and evaluation.
Ensure that all interventions have clear outcomes and that these are taken into
consideration when sourcing the resources to best meet the individuals needs. This will
include enabling individuals to take up Direct Payments and offering the person as much
choice and control of resources as appropriate.
Ensure that all social care packages are reviewed within the relevant timescales and
focus on integration within existing community resources where possible.
Deliver services using a recovery and strengths approach where the needs of the
individual and their carers are held as central and their involvement is proactively
encouraged.
Deliver care in line with evidence based practice and employ engagement and
therapeutic skills that are appropriate to the clinical situation presented.
Provide specialist advice to referrers/other multi-disciplinary staff in relation to the care of
individuals.
Enable communication and engagement of individuals and their carers to ensure that
they have a voice about the services they receive and how these are developed. This
may include engagement of advocacy services.
Ensure that appropriate action is taken to safeguarding adults and children. This will
include attending safeguarding meetings and implementing relevant care plans under the
guidance of a Senior Mental Health Practitioner.
Ensure that assessment and treatment plans are holistic, outcome focused and take into
account the physical health and social needs of the individual, including input of
significant others.
Ensure the monitoring and review of mental health medication taking into consideration
interactions with physical health needs.
Ensuring timely and accurate documentation of all clinical activity in line with
professional guidance and best practice.
Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery.
Contribute to clinical governance arrangements in order to ensure the quality of the
service provided, this will include ensuring performance targets are met to provide high
quality care.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
Engagement in the development of mental health services as guided by line
management
Involvement in the implementation of local systems and process in your own area of work.
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
Prepare care panel applications as guided by the line manager,
Responsible for the safe use of any equipment
Responsibility for handling of monies and individuals valuables.
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and
Management
Provision of day to day supervision and clinical supervision as allocated by line manager
Demonstrate and role model excellent clinical skills.
Mentor students in line with professional requirements. Ensure that core training is maintained and you participate in training and development
opportunities, in line with the Directorates Workforce Plan, and to meet professional
requirements.
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
Ensure information resources are used to maintain a knowledge of Trust, Directorate and
Team priorities and safety initiatives.
Maintain up to date clinical record in a timely and accurate manner.
Ensure information is shared with key stakeholders and other agencies in a secure
manner. Responsibility for Research and Development
Assist in a programme of research as directed by the line manager
Freedom to Act
Work within the parameters of a defined caseload and take accountability for your own
actions. Work within the operational policies and service specifications of the team.
