Community Mental Health Lead Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Haywards Heath; Hybride; GBP 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Staff wellbeing initiatives

Training and development

Career progression opportunities

Regular supervision

Résumé du poste

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced mental health professional to join the Community Mental Health Team as Lead Practitioner. You will assess complex needs, coordinate care and supervise students and junior staff, delivering evidence-based interventions in partnership with carers and other services.

You will work autonomously within CPA processes, ensuring high-quality records, governance, and service improvement activities while promoting recovery and social

Qualifications

• Completion of Mentorship Course
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Significant post qualifying experience in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community, NHS experience preferred

Responsabilités

• Manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments.
• Develop, implement and review recovery-focused care plans.
• Act as Care Coordinator and Lead Practitioner in CPA processes.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and specialist mental health advice.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families and partner agencies.

Connaissances

Case management

Care coordination

Risk assessment

Staff supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical governance awareness

Formation

Mentorship Course

Post qualifying experience in the designated care group

Experience supervising staff

UK professional registration

Description du poste

• Manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments.
• Develop, implement and review recovery-focused care plans.
• Act as Care Coordinator and Lead Practitioner in accordance with CPA processes and Trust policies.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and specialist mental health advice.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, families and partner agencies.
• Support positive risk management and safeguarding practices.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and care planning.
• Provide supervision and support to students and, where appropriate, junior staff.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and contribute to service quality improvement activities.

Why join Sussex Partnership?

• Work within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Regular clinical and management supervision.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for career progression across a large mental health Trust.
• Flexible working options where service needs allow.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and support services

Join us and help shape the future of community mental health care while supporting people to achieve their recovery goals and live fulfilling lives in their communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, providing assessment, care coordination and specialist mental health interventions for service users with complex mental health needs.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of mental health needs, risks and strengths.
• Develop and review person-centred, recovery-focused care plans in partnership with service users and carers.
• Coordinate care for an allocated caseload in accordance with CPA and Trust policies.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions relevant to the needs of the care group.
• Monitor, review and evaluate treatment outcomes and recovery goals.
• Assess, manage and regularly review risk in collaboration with service users and carers.
• Promote recovery, independence, social inclusion and self-management.
• Support service users with housing, education, employment and social needs through effective partnership working.

Partnership Working

• Work closely with GPs, social care, voluntary sector organisations and other statutory services.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions to ensure coordinated care and effective decision-making.
• Signpost and facilitate access to local community resources and support services.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and timely electronic records in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
• Practice in accordance with professional codes of conduct, legislation, NICE guidance and Trust policies.
• Participate in supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Support students and newly qualified staff as appropriate.
• Contribute to audit, service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Governance and Safeguarding

• Promote safeguarding and ensure appropriate action is taken when concerns are identified.
• Contribute to clinical governance processes and quality standards.
• Ensure effective risk management and safe practice at all times.
• Support the achievement of service performance targets and outcome measures.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our Community Mental Health Team as a Lead Practitioner. Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist or Social worker with current registration.

Qualifications and experience

• Completion of Mentorship Course
• Evidence of continuous professional development, Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

Previous experience of working in the community, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn't based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we'll explore your examples further at interview so it's important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.