Mental Health Practitioner

Florin Chilian; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to enhance mental health services in a Primary Care setting. The role involves providing assessments, treatment, and support while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in community mental health and a commitment to innovative care practices.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Annual leave up to 41 days

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

New starter bonus

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide early assessment and access to treatment for mental health needs.
• Work autonomously and demonstrate effective interdisciplinary collaboration.

Skills

Communication

Assessment Skills

Education

Current professional registration in healthcare or social work

Job description

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

About

Established in April 2006, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust specialising in the provision of mental health services throughout Kent. The Trust serves a population of approximately 1.8 million people across a mix of urban and rural areas and socio-economic groups.

We aim to provide effective, efficient and high quality care to all clients and the services provided include assessment of need, support, individual or group programmes of care, education and the promotion of mental health issues. These services are provided in a variety of locations including inpatient units, community homes, mental health centres, day treatment units and in clients' own homes. Our Care Programme Approach has encouraged clients to become fully involved in their own programme of care. This ensures that their views and wishes and those of their families and carers are reflected in their treatment of care.

Our Vision

The Trust aims to deliver quality through partnership. Creating a dynamic system of care, so people receive the right help, at the right time, in the right setting with the right outcome.

Our Values

Respect

We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.

Open

Work in a collaborative , transparent way.

Accountable

We are professional and responsible for our actions.

Working Together

We work together to make a difference for our service users.

Innovative

We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.

Excellence

We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.

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Key details

Location

SiteHighlands HouseAddressCalverley Park GardensTownTunbridge WellsPostcodeTN1 2JNMajor / Minor RegionKent

Contract type & working pattern

ContractSecondment: 6 monthsHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£37,338 - £44,962 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaPrimary Care Mental Health

The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to work within the Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network.

This role is part of the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme, which aims to bridge the gap between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health services by delivering high quality Mental Health care in a Primary Care setting.

This position provides a wonderful opportunity for a registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to improve the experience for individuals with mental health needs, through offering early assessment and access to treatment and support to promote mental health and wellbeing in primary care, as well as getting involved in transformational work across the primary care network.

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The role requires a practitioner with excellent assessments skills and who enjoys working autonomously, whilst demonstrating excellent communication skills to enable effective interdisciplinary working across a wide multi-disciplinary team.

Applicants will ideally have experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting and above all have the ambition and drive needed to work within an environment of change and innovation.

The successful applicant will have access to regular supervision with a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, Professional Supervision, Group Peer Supervision and day to day support from members of the multi-disciplinary team.

A valid driving licence and access to a car are essential to this role due to the service requirements of working across multiple sites.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day

Our vision is where we want to be in the future

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for details of the main roles and responsibilities of this post.

KMPT Staff Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.

Please see http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions.aspx for more details.

Annual leave for Agenda for Change

On appointment to NHS

27 days for full time or pro rata if part time

After 5 years NHS service

29 days full time or pro rata if part time

After 10 years NHS service

33 days full time or pro rata if part time

Plus bank holidays, thats up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!

Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.

Recommend a friend campaign

If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals,

Flexible working

Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.

Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave

Dependant on length of NHS service

Other Paid/unpaid Leave

This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.

Non paid leave for career breaks

Staff Support

KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.

NHS discounts and shopping vouchers

Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.

Learning and Development opportunities

In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.

Induction

The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPTs subject specialists and include the required training.

The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.

New starter bonus

At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.

Staff Network Forums

A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.

Lease car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, the list goes on!

Probation Period . New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter

KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can be ourselves.ALL

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

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Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
  
  

Documents

• ARRS Mental Health Practitioner job description (, 463.6)PDFKB
• ARRS MHP Person Specification (, 463.6)PDFKB
• NHS People Promise (, 267.8)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameSarah HodgeJob titleGeneral ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07919298115

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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