Mental Health Practitioner - MHUCH

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Leicester seeks a dedicated Mental Health Practitioner to join their team at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit. This role demands strong clinical skills and the ability to work independently. The practitioner will conduct thorough assessments and manage patient care in various crisis situations. Candidates must have a background in mental health nursing and knowledge of key legislations like the Mental Health Act. Competitive benefits and opportunities for flexible work patterns are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Must work autonomously and demonstrate strong clinical skills.
• Experience in a variety of settings including crisis care.
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously in a dynamic team environment.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage patient safety.
• Formulate effective risk management plans.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations

Experience in mental health nursing

Knowledge of mental health disorders

Crisis care experience

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse or similar qualification

Job description

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We are excited to offer an amazing opportunity for the role of Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join our vibrant and evolving team.

We are looking for dynamic people who are a Mental Health Practitioner, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

The team is based at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit and includes the Mental Health Urgent Care hub (MHUCH), Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) and Place of Safety Assessment Unit (PASU) within the Urgent, Emergency and Access Care pathway. The MHUCH hub is a unit set up during COVID to divert patients from accident and emergency for the purposes of triaging and assessing patients within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) who are experiencing mental health crisis. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with band 6 MHPs and Band 3 Health Care Assistants (HCA's). The MHRV is a new service set up in early 2024, it is a Mental Health Ambulance grey in colour with the NHS logo inscribed on the side. It provides on the scene triage and assessment for patients in mental health crisis within LLR. It is also staffed by Band 6 MHPs and Band 3 HCA's, operating between 12:00pm and 00:00am 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

The team is dynamic and fast moving and requires Practitioners to work autonomously. You must have excellent clinical skills, be able to demonstrate an ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess patient safety and risk, formulate safe and effective risk management plans and document this clearly.

You should have experience of mental health nursing, including crisis care in a variety of settings including community; you will be able work autonomously with awareness of when to seek advice. You will hold a sound working knowledge of common mental health disorders, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital

Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital