Community Mental Health Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting a Senior Practitioner for its Harrogate-based community treatment team. The role focuses on developing leadership and clinical skills in community assessment, risk management, and intervention planning, with support from a multidisciplinary leadership team.

You will manage a case load, provide assessments and care coordination in the community, and work closely with carers, families and partner agencies to promote holistic wellbeing and

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Mentor/clinical educator sign-off or equivalent. Must be achieved within timescale.
• Literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).
• Experience working with people with mental ill health in community settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively with service users and families.

Responsibilities

• Triage, complex assessments and risk management.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions with a focus on recovery.
• Provide ongoing coaching, clinical and caseload supervision to junior colleagues and MDT members.
• Manage own caseload and carry out care coordination in community settings.
• Support service development and lead improvements in collaboration with partners.
• Travel across locality to provide community care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team working

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Mentoring

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Harrogate and Ripon Community Treatment Team based in Harrogate. The post would be an ideal developmental post for someone looking to develop their community assessment and intervention skills. Anyone applying from a different environment that is looking to develop their skills would be supported by the leadership team members to ensure their wellbeing was maintained. As a senior practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with people of varying ages and complex needs, including service users, Carers, families and our partners including statutory and voluntary agencies. The successful candidate's role will include triage, complex assessments and risk management, deliver evidence-based interventions training will be provided to support a purposeful service user journey whilst with the team as well as provide ongoing coaching support, clinical and caseload supervision to junior colleagues and wider members of the MDT Candidates must hold 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, mostly providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity. You will demonstrate excellent assessment and analysis skills, interpersonal, communication and team working skills. You will need to be committed to working collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies to promote holistic wellbeing and recovery focused care. The Integrated Community Team is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team committed to collaboration and joint working. You will support the team's improvement activities for co-creation, aiming to deliver care that is highly personalised to each individual's needs and working closely with families, paid and unpaid carers. You will be encouraged and supported to bring your skills and experience to contribute to our team and locality's service development and continuous improvement and innovation endeavours. The team are committed to providing excellent evidence-based quality care to the adult population. It is imperative that the successful candidate has a flexible pro-active approach to their person-centred practice.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Clinical Specialist Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework. (at the point of application)
• Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent), Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities, Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community environment., Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.