Living Well Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Ashbourne CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the South Dales Adult Community Mental Health Team at St Oswalds Hospital as a Community Mental Health Practitioner. This position offers the unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment, focusing on person-centred care and recovery for service users. You will play a vital role in the transformation of community mental health services. Ideal candidates possess strong communication skills, a relevant mental health qualification, and the ability to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary setting. Excellent benefits include flexible working options and generous leave allowances.

Benefits

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and training commitment

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Qualifications

• Professional registration as a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist is essential.
• Must demonstrate ongoing professional development and experience in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Thorough knowledge of the Care Programme Approach required.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey with a focus on person-centred care.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage care plans efficiently.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff while ensuring quality service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Risk assessment

Mentorship

Autonomy

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Job description

The South Dales Adult CMHT for Adults of Working Age, based at St Oswalds Hospital in Ashbourne, are looking for a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our supportive team. We are located in a beautiful part of the country!

You need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to apply.

We will offer you robust clinical and managerial supervision whilst supporting staff to develop within their role with support from our clinical lead.

It is an exciting time to work in the community mental health services as we are entering a period of transformation in line with the Community Mental Health Framework (Living Well).

We seek individuals who are warm, engaging and focussed on person-centred care.

You will be a good communicator, demonstrate respect and dignity.

We focus on empowerment and recovery for the service user and their families.

Risk assessment, formulation skills and care planning are essential.

You must hold a Mental Health nursing qualification, social work qualification or occupational therapy qualification, applied knowledge & training in strategies to support individuals to manage their difficulties.

We are located close to local amenities in Ashbourne.

We would welcome informal visits with prior arrangement to meet our team.

Main duties of the job

The post will entail working with people who are experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health and enabling them through their recovery journey.

You will work with a caseload of service users and support the duty function within the team.

You will need thorough knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate expertise in risk assessment and management working in a community setting.

It is essential that you have good communication skills and that you operate as a well-integrated member of our friendly, multi-disciplinary team, maintaining a person-centred focus.

As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will have demonstrable post registration experience and be able to demonstrate post registration study and development.

You will be expected to be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.

We offer lots of supervision and training opportunities within the team to support practitioners development.

You will need to have the ability to transport yourself and service users across a wide geographical area without compromising service needs.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

NMC, HCPC, Social Worker

• Professional Registration
• ENB 998 or mentorship training
• Evidence of on going professional development

Experience

• Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting
• Experience of working within a community team

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously
• Experience of mentorship

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours