Community Mental Health Practitioner

HIOW Healthcare; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior clinician for the Older Persons Community Mental Health Team based in Winchester. The post involves assessing, diagnosing, treating, and supporting people over 65 with cognitive decline or dementia and functional mental health issues.

You will work in a lively, multi-disciplinary team, coordinate complex care with other agencies, supervise staff, and contribute to reports and clinic activity while maintaining strong safeguarding and IT

Qualifications

• Sound clinical skills.
• Coordinate complex care with other agencies.
• Excellent assessment and communication abilities.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system.
• Coordinate care with other agencies to promote holistic recovery.
• Produce reports and supervise staff as required.
• Run clinics as necessary and contribute to service development.

Skills

Assessment

Communication

Report writing

Organisation

Safeguarding

IT skills

Caseload management

Staff supervision

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Do you have a passion for working with older adults? Are you interested to work with Older People in a Community Mental Health Team?

If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Based at Cromwell House, Winchester the Older Persons CMHT offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65's who present with functional mental health illnesses. We work closely with carers and other services, such as Adult Health and Social Care and with the voluntary sector.

The CMHT is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team which provides care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs.

You will need excellent assessment and communication skills. In addition, you will carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system. As a senior clinician, you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery focused care as well as producing reports, supervising staff and running clinics as necessary.

The successful candidate will have sound clinical skills, be able to coordinate complex care, have good administration and IT skills, as well as good report writing, organisational skills and working knowledge of safeguarding.

Applicants must have a driving licence suitable for use in the United Kingdom and access to a vehicle for work purposes. Our working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00.