Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the North Home-Based Treatment Team. The role supports service users in acute mental health crises at home and involves multidisciplinary collaboration, risk assessment, and shift coordination.

The team operates a 24/7 service with supervision and development opportunities; induction is provided, and involvement in

Qualifications

• Band 6 post for RMN/RMLD Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Collaborative care planning with service users and carers.
• Undertake risk assessment and record risks in line with trust policy.
• Undertake shift co-ordination when allocated.
• Participate in MDT and agree plans with patients in relation to their care.
• Maintain knowledge of evidence-based home treatment interventions and deliver these interventions in line with service user care.
• Gatekeeping assessments to ensure service users are treated in the least restrictive environment.
• Allocation of shift co-ordination.

Job description

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.

• 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.

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.