Living Well Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Living Well service. The role involves collaborating with individuals in a community setting, providing assessments, support, and interventions to enhance their mental health and well-being. Candidates should hold an RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent qualification and have experience in the field. This opportunity contributes to important health services in Greater Manchester.

Qualifications

• Must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher is desirable.
• Significant post-registration experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Offer initial biopsychosocial assessments.
• Devise risk management plans for service users.
• Provide brief interventions including coping strategies.

Skills

Communication skills

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Education

RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent

Preparation for Mentorship

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Offer initial conversation / biopsychosocial assessments, collaboratively engage in person centered next step plan.
• Screen referrals coming through the open door and, if required, devise 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 & behavioral activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & interagency 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• 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.