Mental Health Practitioner

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Mental Health Practitioner for a 12-month fixed-term contract to join a crisis intervention team. The role involves providing clinical services, assessment, and care planning for patients experiencing mental health difficulties in a home setting. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the practitioner will help coordinate care, deliver therapeutic interventions, and ensure high-quality support for service users and their families.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker qualifications required.
• Experience in mental health settings preferred.
• Skills in assessment, care planning, and delivering therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical service and therapeutic interventions.
• Conduct specialist assessments and coordinate team work.
• Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatments.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Care Planning

Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker

Job description

Job overview

12 month fixed term contract for external applicants or 12 month secondment opportunity for internal applicants.

Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist?

Our Crisis Resolution Home Team is looking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner

The team is based at Hall Court in Telford and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in Telford & Wrekin. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a varying rostered shift pattern. We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital.

We are a team that consists of Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Band 3 Support Workers, Non-Medical Prescribers, Medical Staff, Occupational Therapists Social Workers, Administrators and Business Support Staff. As we work with people with all types of mental health presentations, we need to have a range of skills and interests that create a strong and responsive team.

In the role you will deliver a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.

You will deliver therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.

Main duties of the job

Mental Health Practitioner – Nurse, OT, Social Workers

Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will;

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers
• Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatment
• Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues
• Co-ordinate the work of the Team