Community Mental Health Practitioner

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service provider is seeking a dedicated professional in Brent to join their Mental Health team. The role centers on supporting adults experiencing mental health crises. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing care coordination, and supervising staff. The ideal candidate should have a passion for service user well-being and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This position offers a supportive environment focused on training and career development.

Qualifications

• Team player dedicated to service user well-being.
• Ability to conduct assessments and provide patient care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and comprehensive assessments of service users.
• Provide care coordination and supervision to staff.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for effective patient care.

Job description

We are looking for team players who are passionate about service user well-being and recovery and who are able to place service users at the centre of care. The service operates from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and the post holder will participate in the team duty and assessment systems. The team is committed to working with an individual's strengths in order to maximise autonomy and to deliver NICE concordant care for all service users on our caseload.

The Team serves the population of Brent, a diverse and vibrant Borough, and is located in Brent with excellent transport links. It is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive management team and a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities.

Brent is a place of contrast and a destination for thousands of British and international visitors every year. Home of the iconic Wembley Stadium, the world famous Wembley Arena, the new London Designer Outlet and the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, it provides a stage for cultural, sporting and religious events of national and international importance.

Please see the person specification for essential criteria.

If you are looking for a new challenge to make a real difference supporting the recovery of adults in Brent experiencing mental health crises then this is the job for you.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be a member of Brent CMHT which also leads on primary care mental health liaison and link working.
• Responsible for undertaking initial and comprehensive assessment of health and social care needs alone or with colleagues and feedback to Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• The post holder will have care co-ordination and co-worker responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of service users, being part of a service that is committed to recovery and social inclusion.
• Provide supervision to an identified group of staff and students on placement with the team.
• Carry out MDT activities including being on duty and clinic rota as appropriate and within sphere of profession.
• Develop and maintain effective communication strategies between Mental Health Services and General Practice Teams to improve care pathways.
• Work within CNWL policies and procedures, professional and legal framework upholding the values and ethos of the organisation.
• Maintain a clear understanding and practice within the framework of one's Code of Professional Conduct, Adult and Child protection protocols, Mental Health and Capacity Acts.
• Provide regular ongoing contact with GP Practices as part of the post holder's link worker role, including developing an improved understanding of the CMHT's role and function.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in delivering the mental health care pathway.
• Educate health professionals, other services such as ASC and voluntary sector regarding threshold criteria for secondary mental health service and provide pre-referral advice and consultation to assist in appropriate triage and allocation of referrals.
• Ensure and clarify where necessary, the patient pathways through mental health services.
• Undertake initial assessment and reviews, including formulation of care plans to meet identified patient needs.
• Undertake risk assessments and formulate risk management plans as per Trust policies.
• Attend and participate in clinical meetings that facilitate discussion of patient/client needs and ensure a shared approach to care, treatment and risk management where necessary.
• Plan and implement care as appropriate to the needs of the patient, underpinned by best practice guidance and person-centred principles.
• Review and evaluate care plans and risk management plans on an ongoing basis.
• Advise regarding medication management, including promoting concordance and monitoring and advising regarding effects and side effects in accordance with profession.
• Facilitate undertaking of physical and mental health reviews.
• Provide information, advice and assessment to carers as required.
• Work with primary care to ensure referrals to secondary services are timely and appropriate and that more complex cases are referred on.
• Work as part of the mental health practitioner team at base, in clinic and in service users' homes as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain access to community and voluntary agencies/services that can offer patients alternative avenues for support and therapeutic help.
• Ensure safe discharge process back to primary care when secondary services are no longer required.
• Facilitate and attend joint training events within the organisation or borough as appropriate and agreed with service management team.
• Promote appropriate service user involvement in all aspects of the delivery of the service.
• Participate in clinical and business meetings.
• Create and maintain systems for managing data, including audit.
• Supervise junior colleagues and students.