Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge, where every day is different? Then you will be interested in the exciting opportunities that have arisen to join our Recovery Wigan North Team as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner.
The team consist of experienced multi disciplinary colleagues, including Psychiatrists, SNP`s, O/T`s and Psychologists, all working to a Recovery based approach. You will have ongoing supervision, with opportunities to develop via relevant training, appropriate to this role.
The role within the team will allow you to develop skills in both assessment and risk management, allowing you to deliver care in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics and community environments.
If you are passionate about supporting people and want to progress into a senior position where you can enhance your clinical skills in assessment and risk management, then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Recovery Wigan North Team provides care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs in the borough of Wigan and Leigh. You will be required to have experience of working in a similar setting and role. You will undertake the duties of care coordinator, managing a caseload of service users, with complex mental health needs, under the CPA framework.
You would also be involved in managing duty call from adult service users with severe and enduring mental illness, predominantly who are open to the team on Non CPA offering advice and support.
The service operates between 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday, but some flexibility will be required to cover weekend clinics as will the ability to travel within the area. Applications are welcome from candidates who are looking for part and full-time work.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
Undertake formal mental health and social care assessments of new clients within own caseload.
Undertake assessments of clients as part of the Recovery Wigan North Team duty system in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
Assess, care-plan, provide interventions and evaluate and record community mental health and social care delivered to clients on own caseload.
To provide effective care coordination to an identified caseload of complex service users, ensuring the delivery of evidence based interventions to encourage successful outcomes under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
Provide Specialist Mental Health Assessments, Continuing care Assessments and advise management plans as requested e.g. from Local Authority Social Workers, Medical, Nursing or Social Workers from Hospitals Trusts, and nurses from the CCG.
To promote positive mental health and physical care to clients in all situations.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you. Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 or email denise.gleave@gmmh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
Undertake formal mental health and social care assessments of new clients within own caseload.
Undertake assessments of clients as part of the Recovery Wigan North Team duty system in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
Assess, care-plan, provide interventions and evaluate and record community mental health and social care delivered to clients on own caseload.
To provide effective care coordination to an identified caseload of complex service users, ensuring the delivery of evidence based interventions to encourage successful outcomes under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
Provide Specialist Mental Health Assessments, Continuing care Assessments and advise management plans as requested e.g. from Local Authority Social Workers, Medical, Nursing or Social Workers from Hospitals Trusts, and nurses from the CCG.
To promote positive mental health and physical care to clients in all situations.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you. Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 or email denise.gleave@gmmh.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification in registered nursing social work Occupational therapy.
- Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained)
Desirable
- Evidence of further study/ qualification, i.e. Individual or group Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Systemic Family Practice Webster Stratton Incredible years / parenting groups
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification in registered nursing social work Occupational therapy.
- Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained)
Desirable
- Evidence of further study/ qualification, i.e. Individual or group Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Systemic Family Practice Webster Stratton Incredible years / parenting groups
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
