Mental Health Practitioner

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced mental health professional who enjoys working autonomously? Then we have an exciting role available in the Tunbridge Wells area of Kent, which works to bridge the gap between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health services by delivering high quality Mental Health care in GP practices.

Main duties of the job

The role requires a highly competent, proficient practitioner, who is able to work autonomously in this busy and demanding role, which involves working closely with a number of GP practices within the Tunbridge Wells PCN. Excellent assessment skills and knowledge of local services are essential to this role.

Successful candidates must be experienced Mental Health Practitioners and have experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting. Roles are open to Registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.

You will be a confident communicator with patients, carers, colleagues and stakeholders alike and above all, have the ambition and drive needed to work within an environment of change and innovation.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service

Date posted

27 November 2023

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

380-WK098-A

Job locations

Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 2JN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for details of the responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for details of the responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
Working collaboratively with service users and their families/ carers

Desirable

Experience working in a multi-agency setting
Leadership or management experience

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment

Skills

Essential

Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, cares/ families and all members of the multidisciplinary team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
Working collaboratively with service users and their families/ carers

Desirable

Experience working in a multi-agency setting
Leadership or management experience

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment

Skills

Essential

Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, cares/ families and all members of the multidisciplinary team

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.