Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust seeks Band 6 professionals to join the North Home-Based Treatment Team. You will work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing home-based care to service users in acute mental health crisis, supporting carers, and tailoring personalised care plans.

You will perform risk assessments, participate in MDT discussions, and help deliver psychosocial interventions, with strong supervision and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered professional qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of working in urgent care / community mental health settings.
• Undertaking risk assessments.
• Working with people with multiple and complex needs.
• Evidence of experience with psychosocial interventions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborative care planning with service users and carers.
• Undertake risk assessment and document risks.
• Undertake shift co-ordination when allocated.
• Participate in MDT and agree care plans.
• Maintain knowledge of evidence-based home treatment interventions.
• Gatekeeping assessments to ensure least restrictive environment.

Skills

Risk assessments

Complex needs

Psychosocial interventions

Education

Registered professional qualification

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join the North Home-Based Treatment Team.

This dynamic and driven multi-disciplinary team offer an alternative to psychiatric hospital admission, supporting service users in acute mental health crisis in their homes, as well as supporting loved ones and carers during this period.

The team are passionate about providing person centred care, tailoring care plans to suit the needs of all individuals involved during the care spell and providing a range of psychosocial interventions during their admission.

The team are required to thoroughly risk assess situations and have access to a supportive leadership team to support such complex cases. Staff wellbeing and development is paramount and well supported in this team. Full supernumerary induction is provided for the first 4 weeks in post.

The post holder will be supported with their professional development as part of their appraisal process, and regular 1:1 supervision is provided. The post holder may also like to become actively involved in potential service development projects as part of their role.

The team operates a 24/7 service, therefore there will be a requirement to cover shift work.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will undertake collaborative care planning with service users and their carers.
• Undertake risk assessment and record risks in line with the trust policy
• Undertake shift co-ordination when allocated to do so.
• Participate in Multi-disciplinary Team(MDT) and agree plans with patients in relation to their care.
• Maintain their knowledge of evidence based home treatment interventions and deliver these interventions in line with service use care.
• Undertake collaborative care planning with services users and their carers.
• Undertake gatekeeping assessments to ensure service users are treated in the least restrictive environment.
• Undertake allocation of shift co-ordination.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Experience of working in urgent care / community mental health settings

Experience

Essential

• Undertaking risk assessments
• Working with people with multiple and complex needs

Desirable

• Evidence of experience with psychosocial interventions

Additional Information

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).