Community Mental Health Practitioner

Posted 3 days 16 hours ago by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Permanent

Full Time

Other

Lancashire, Rochdale, United Kingdom, OL111

Job Description

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There is an exciting opportunity within the Rochdale West Community Mental Health Team for a Community Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker or OT to join us in working to provide mental health care to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions.

There is a strong commitment to promoting your professional development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance clinical skills, interventions and case management through a personal development and training plan.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for heath care of patients under secondary care

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse
Occupational therapist with care coordination experience
Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.
Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle

Main duties of the job To act as a Community Mental Health Practitioner for a defined caseload working with evidence based interventions

Assess and review needs
Implementation of care plans
Assessment, monitoring and management of risk
Monitor, review and evaluate care
Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Carry out clinic duties such as the Clozaril /administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified where required.
Supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate
To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
To participate in the CMHT's duty system on a Rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users' immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
To prioritise and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
To promote the physical health and wellbeing

Working for our organisation We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
Access to Continued Professional Development
Involvement in improvement and research activities
Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities

To assess the health and social care needs of individuals referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures.
To conduct specialist mental health assessments and risk assessments and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans.
To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support to those referred to the team with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP's), giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
To ensure all carers are signposted to access Carer Assessments.
To report concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to electronic record systems.

Financial Management

To use / manage resources within the service efficiently and effectively and to achieve the highest quality service possible within resources available.
To maintain a diary of appointments, expense claims and all activities undertaken and make records/statistical returns available for audit.

Professional

To ensure practice is delivered in accordance with your relevant professional Code of Conduct and Fitness to Practice Guidance.
To maintain Professional Registration with the appropriate regulatory body
To maintain a professional portfolio in accordance regulatory body registration requirements.
To provide advice and professional expertise to other members of the team, service and partner agencies.

Quality Assurance

In collaboration with the Service Manager/Team manager develop, implement and monitor Clinical Governance and Risk Management Initiatives within the team.
Report accidents, untoward incidents and complaints, according to the Trust Policy and participate in resulting investigations and action plans.
To ensure the working environment is safe and that equipment and furnishings are maintained in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations.
To ensure practice is none discriminatory

Developmental

To actively participate in team meetings and contribute to team and service function and development.
In consultation with your manager to participate in professional and other training to meet the Specific objectives as identified in your Individual Performance and Development Review and as the service requires.
To maintain own professional standards of practice by maintaining skills, knowledge and competence.
AFC 17/6/25 JME-121-25 Community Mental Health Worker Band 6
To participate in clinical supervision as required and directed by Trust policy.
To actively participate in annual IPDR process.
To facilitate service user/carer contributions to service developments.
To contribute to the education and development of other team members in own field of expertise.
To participate in clinical audit and the application of evidence-based practise with particular relevance to this client group.
To be a mentor and assessor of allocated students placed in the team.
To undertake mentorship training as directed by team manager.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process

General Duties of all post holders

To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.

Standards of Business Conduct

The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.
The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.
The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.
The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients . click apply for full job details