mental health practitioners

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Lancashire is hiring for a role in the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team, focusing on delivering mental health interventions for young adults with complex needs. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, collaborating with various professionals, and providing support to junior staff. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a solid understanding of mental health legislation. The Trust encourages flexible working patterns and is located in a vibrant coastal town with numerous attractions.

Qualifications

• Sound working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Experience providing mental health interventions.
• Ability to deliver line-management to junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health interventions to young adult service users.
• Liaise with statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Work across various health pathways including psychology and psychiatry.

Skills

Effective mental health assessment

Communication with multi-agency professionals

Understanding of Mental Health Act 1983

Experience with moderate and complex mental health difficulties

Education

Relevant qualifications in mental health

Job description

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries. We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored. We employ more than 6,500 staff, and have approximately 900 beds. We run a portfolio of in-house courses that can be accessed by all staff to enhance their professional development needs. This post is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary Homeless & Rough Sleepers Service to provide mental health interventions to the client group. The post-holder will mainly work with young adult service users and work with client's who have a secondary care mental health history, to provide longer-term intervention, identifying and implementing the most appropriate pathway of care. The post-holder will provide line-management to junior members of staff, promoting mental health services to other providers and pro-actively working towards our Trusts values and objectives. The post-holder will have a sound working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, The Care Act, relevant documentation and knowledge of Primary and Secondary Care Mental Health Services and Social Care. Informal enquiries welcome.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be specialist key member of the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team.
• Effective in mental health assessment, formulating and providing intervention to people who are referred with moderate and complex mental health difficulties.
• Liaison with various multi agency professionals from both statutory and voluntary organisations. Sign-posting referrals as necessary to ensure that clients access the most suitable care in a timely manner.
• The role will work across all pathways within the Primary Intermediate Mental Health, including but not limited to locality, Early Help, SMI health checks, psychology, psychiatry, perinatal, autism and ADHD. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

Additional Information

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south. If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50. You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures. Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here. Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this. Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.