Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Bath

NHS; Midsomer Norton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join a multidisciplinary team in Bath, focusing on older adults with mental health challenges. The role involves conducting assessments, managing care, and providing evidence-based interventions to enhance well-being and independence.

Benefits

Staff parking

Pool cars

Electric car charge points

Cycling lock-up facilities

Qualifications

• Experience with older adults with complex mental health needs or dementia.
• Post-registration experience in mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and manage a caseload.
• Establish well-being plans and commission appropriate services.
• Supervise team members and lead service development initiatives.

Skills

Clinical Practice

Communication

Risk Assessment

Education

Registered Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Bath

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced older adult clinician to join the BaNES Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, a well-established, multi-disciplinary, integrated team.

Are you passionate about providing evidence-based interventions to a cohort of older adults experiencing significant mental health challenges and to individuals living with complex dementia?

Are you passionate about working in a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with colleagues employed by the local authority?

The post is based in Bath and North East Somerset, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a beautiful city, surrounded by countryside, with diverse arts, culture, and sports. It's easily accessible from surrounding areas, with rail links to Bristol and beyond. Staff parking, pool cars, electric car charge points, and cycling lock-up facilities are available.

Please contact the team to discuss the role and consider whether BaNES CMHT is the right fit for you, especially as the service adapts to the Community Mental Health Framework.

Main duties of the job

You will join the team during a transition to the key worker role, replacing care co-ordination. Your responsibilities include providing specific interventions to individuals with significant mental health needs and those with dementia, aiming to enhance well-being and independence. This involves collaborative, holistic, and solution-focused work, including delivering therapeutic interventions, supporting treatment engagement, risk assessment and management, care needs assessment, and facilitating appropriate care packages.

The role offers opportunities to develop supervisory skills by supervising qualified and unqualified team members.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organization with over 5,000 staff providing inpatient and community mental health care.

We serve approximately 1.8 million people across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, and parts of Dorset.

Our staff promote mental health and well-being, with a person-centered approach. We value happiness and fulfillment among employees, recognizing this improves care quality.

AWP supports a positive, research-informed environment and encourages applications from all backgrounds, especially from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, those with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals, believing diversity strengthens us.

Job responsibilities

KEY RESULT AREAS: Clinical Practice

1. Conduct holistic assessments of individuals' needs and risks following referral.
2. Manage a caseload using the integrated CPA process, acting as care co-ordinator.
3. Establish well-being plans with service users and carers, including evidence-based interventions and outcome measures.
4. Commission appropriate services based on funding and referrals.
5. Regularly evaluate and adjust individual plans.
6. Apply principles and processes per ICPA policy and act as care co-ordinator when needed.
7. Undertake specialist assessments, e.g., cognitive testing or Care Act assessments.

Record Keeping & Administration

1. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous mental health records per policies and guidelines.
2. Input data and statistics for clinical activity reporting.
3. Use time and resources efficiently.
4. Participate in meetings, presenting complex cases as appropriate.

Clinical Liaison

1. Communicate effectively within AWP and with external agencies.
2. Engage sensitively with colleagues, service users, and families.
3. Operate within safeguarding policies and participate in investigations as needed.

Continuing Professional Development and Practice

1. Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills to ensure evidence-based practice.
2. Follow professional guidelines and Trust policies.
3. Stay informed about medication management and related issues.
4. Meet post-registration education and development requirements.
5. Participate in supervision, appraisal, and staff development.
6. Update skills in IT systems relevant to the role.

Teaching, Education, and Audit

1. Contribute to a learning environment for students and new staff, acting as a mentor.
2. Provide feedback on training sessions.
3. Support service improvements through clinical audits.

Management

1. Supervise team members as required.
2. Lead service development initiatives or represent the team.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

• Experience working with older adults with complex mental health needs or dementia
• Post-registration experience in mental health settings
• Registered Mental Health Practitioner
• Ability to work independently and prioritize caseloads

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.