Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Practitioner to join City Health Care Partnership's Let's Talk Service. The service acts as a lead provider for a range of sub-contractor services and takes responsibility for assessment and initial treatment planning for a diverse population across Hull presenting with mild to moderate mental health issues, including depression, anxiety and psychological trauma. You will be required to provide initial assessment, risk assessment, and collaboratively identify the most appropriate treatment pathway. It is therefore essential that you can communicate sensitively and effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and with those whose first language may not be English.
We are looking for qualified PWP's, RMNS', Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychotherapeutic Counsellors and Psychotherapists with experience of carrying out holistic mental health assessments. You will have excellent engagement skills.
The post will meet the demands of the provider element of the service this may require provision of face to face, telephone or computer-based communication.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be offered appropriate training, support, and supervision to develop their skills and support the maintenance of their registration/accreditation. For candidates interested in a developmental opportunity and to expand their skills further where appropriate there may be additional opportunity to work rotationally across CHCP Services, which could provide opportunity to identify areas of interest. This could include working within prison or community settings or commencing IAPT therapy training posts.
For further information please contact: - Kirsty Beautridge: kirsty.beautridge@nhs.net or Shelley.rich@nhs.net
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed description of the main duties and responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed description of the main duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post-graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) or PG Certificate in CBT or experience and qualified mental health worker with relevant primary care experiences and competencies in assessing needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of patient centred assessments and mental health clustering HONOS
- Demonstrates an understanding of mild to moderate mental health issues and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable
- An understanding of mental health clustering tool (HONOS)
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surround work and the impact it can have on mental health problems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence or working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication.
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Experience of working with social inclusion.
- Evidence of working in the local community.
- Experience of working with a dialogue translator.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary or secondary care mental health services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post-graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) or PG Certificate in CBT or experience and qualified mental health worker with relevant primary care experiences and competencies in assessing needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of patient centred assessments and mental health clustering HONOS
- Demonstrates an understanding of mild to moderate mental health issues and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable
- An understanding of mental health clustering tool (HONOS)
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surround work and the impact it can have on mental health problems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence or working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication.
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Experience of working with social inclusion.
- Evidence of working in the local community.
- Experience of working with a dialogue translator.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary or secondary care mental health services.
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).
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).