Living Well Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Tameside; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Tameside seeks a Senior Mental Health Practitioner for the Living Well service. The role involves assessing and supporting individuals with mental health needs within the community. Responsibilities include conducting biopsychosocial assessments, creating risk management plans, and providing brief interventions. Applicants must have RMN/RNMH qualifications, experience with complex needs, and a strong understanding of mental health legislation. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on community health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.
• Experience working with clients with complex needs.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation and NICE Guidance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial conversations and biopsychosocial assessments.
• Create risk management plans in collaboration with service users.
• Offer brief interventions and review treatment plans.

Skills

Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills

Effective care and risk management plans

Evidence based interventions

Building productive relationships

Education

Completion of Preparation for Mentorship

On-going CPD evidence

Training in brief interventions

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Living Well service in Tameside & Glossop.

The post involves working collaboratively with individuals in a community setting to help them navigate and connect to a range of mental health services, community activities / services in line with their individual needs, circumstances and goals to enhance their health, wellbeing, quality of life.

Main duties of the job

Offer initial conversation / biopsychosocial assessments, collaboratively engage in person centred next step plan. Screen referrals coming through the open door and if required devises risk management plans with service users as part of the Duty function. This pathway promotes self‑management to enable service users' engagement with other parts of LWT & offers advice to colleagues where necessary.

As a SMHP you will also be able to offer brief interventions (max 12 weeks) including devising coping strategies, problem‑solving, motivational & behavioural activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & inter‑agency support, providing psychological support & biopsychosocial education aimed at insight development, promoting self‑help through resources & signposting & reviewing treatment plans with service users deemed too complex for other parts of LWT or who may not meet the criteria for secondary care services.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification: Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.

Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher /, is desirable together with significant post‑registration experience.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Evidence of on‑going CPD
• Further training in brief interventions.

Experience

• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Primary care mental health work experience
• Experience of screening referrals

Knowledge

• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues
• Knowledge of psycho‑social assessment and risk assessment / management processes

Skills

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills
• Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi‑disciplinary staff.

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.

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