Community Mental Health Practitioner

Military Medical Personnel; Portsmouth; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Weekly payments

Flexible assignments

Free uniform

PVG/Access NI support

Free mandatory training

Assignment support

Descripción de la vacante

Military Medical Personnel are seeking a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner for an MoD assignment at HMS Nelson DCMH in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The role is a locum position, 37.5 hours per week, delivering outpatient community mental health care to MoD personnel.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate (£28.28 per hour) with opportunities for professional supervision and involvement in governance and service improvement initiatives. Compliance and right-to-work requirements apply.

Responsabilidades

• Provide an outpatient community mental health service within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) area of responsibility.
• Carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for personnel referred to the DCMH.
• Maintain identified caseload with development and evaluation of treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• Provide reports and liaise with Medical Officers, GPs and other agencies.
• Participate in clinical supervision and departmental meetings; take the lead on initiatives as directed.

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at HMS Nelson DCMH, in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Hourly rate - £28.28 per hour

Job Description:

• To provide an outpatient occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary mental health team.
• To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH.
• To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
• To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
• To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
• To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g. audits) as directed by the HG lead.
• Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.