Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/SW)

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 SCM Practitioner to work with service users in the Preston West Community Mental Health Team, delivering Structured Clinical Management for those with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. You will be clinically supervised by the PDMCN specialists and work within a multi-disciplinary framework.

The post offers opportunity to develop evidence-based skills, contribute to recovery, and support complex needs in a community

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of Structured Clinical Management (SCM).
• Ability to work in a community CMHT setting with service users with EUPD.
• Engagement in risk assessments and interagency referrals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver SCM to a caseload within the community CMHT.
• Facilitate and lead groups to support recovery.
• Provide mental health assessments including risk assessments.
• Coordinate with GP, IAPT and secondary MH services.

Skills

SCM knowledge

Community mental health

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Preston West Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for a Band 6 (Structured Clinical Management) SCM Practitioner. The successful candidate will work with service users who have a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) who are currently on CMHT caseloads. You will deliver SCM to a caseload of service users within the community setting.

SCM is recognised as the gold standard of care for people with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). It is evidenced based and recommended in NICE guidelines. SCM has been selected by the trust as the approach to implement within the personality disorder pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop specific skills in line with evidence based treatment and be involved in providing support for service user's to recover, develop autonomy and no longer require secondary mental health services., Working for the local CMHT, clinically supervised by the Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network, to provide high quality interventions for service user's who have a diagnosis/present with difficulties associated with the diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD)

You will be aligned to work within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) providing Structure Clinical Management (SCM) for a caseload of service user's. You will facilitate and lead groups to support the recovery of service users.

Promote positive attitudes towards service users with complex needs by providing a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance inclusion and deliver better outcomes.

To undertake mental health assessments including risk assessments and be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.

Providing a communication structure between GP's, IAPT and secondary MH services in LSCFT, non-statutory service to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care.

To provide advice and support for the CMHT Multidisciplinary Tm to deliver the highest standards of care for service user's with a diagnosis of EUPD. This may include joint working at times.

You will receive regular clinical supervision from the PDMCN Specialist Practitioners and (Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network) PDMCN Clinical Lead.

It is desirable to have some knowledge of SCM and also an interest in working with people with personality disorder.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

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