Mental Health Practitioner - IRS

NHS; Accrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Initial Response Service team as a Mental Health Practitioner. Support individuals with mental health issues in a dynamic environment, ensuring they receive timely and appropriate care. This role offers flexibility and the chance to make a significant impact in mental health services.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Career Breaks

Qualifications

• Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
• Ability to assess service users' presenting problems and needs, quickly and accurately, under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 support and triage for mental health service users.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and manage caseloads.

Skills

Mental Health Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner - IRS

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Job summary

Come and join our Initial Response Service team .This is an exciting time to be part of the crisis pathway and support people with mental health to ensure they access the most appropriate support at the right time.There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. You will be part of delivering a significant transformation to the way services are accessed and delivered. We are looking for experienced Band 6 Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our expanding team.The new service offers:o A single referral point for GPs and other professionalso A 24-hour telephone advice and support for people who use services and carers to be able to self-refero More responsive crisis services with improved experiences for people who use services, carers and professionals

Main duties of the job

Our aim is to provide people with mental health issues access to the support they need at the right time, with positive outcomes.The service is 24/7 but as Triage Practitioner you will be working shift patterns within our teams based in Accrington at The Mount and will include referral screening, triaging, signposting and supporting the call handlers and administrators team, who provide information and support over the telephone.Shift times and days are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.We are looking for people who are dedicated to promoting recovery, and who can inspire people experiencing mental health and their families that recovery is possible for everyone.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN/Dip SW/OT)

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of mental health problems
• In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems
• Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
• Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues
• In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
• Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy

Experience

• Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
• Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
• Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of risk assessment and management
• Experience of multi-agency working.

Personal

• Ability to assess service users' presenting problems and needs, quickly and accurately, under pressure.
• Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options.
• Ability to communicate clearly the outcomes of assessment, verbally and in writing.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
• Time management and caseload management skills.
• An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively with a range of agencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust