MHSOP Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join a dynamic Intensive Home Treatment Team. This role involves working closely with older patients suffering from various mental health conditions, providing essential assessments and interventions in a community setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and assessment skills, with a commitment to high-quality care and continuous professional development. Join a collaborative environment that values patient engagement and innovative mental health solutions, making a real difference in the lives of individuals and their families.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Regular management and clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Must hold NMC registration and have completed preceptorship.
• 18 months post qualifying experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and provide patient-centered care.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and students.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop intervention plans.

Skills

Communication Skills

Assessment Skills

Therapeutic Skills

Leadership

Clinical Supervision

Mentoring

Education

Current professional registration with an approved professional body

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Non medical prescriber (for registered nurses)

Job description

MHSOP Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for dedicated, highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Community Senior Practitioner to join our busy Intensive Home Treatment Team in County Durham and Darlington. We provide assessment and treatment for older persons with functional and organic illness within the community setting, including supporting patients after discharge from acute hospitals, acute mental health hospital and intermediate care beds. Along with supporting patients and carers in their own homes and providing telephone support for those who are in crisis.

You will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.

There is an expectation of commitment to the development of high quality care, and to engage in quality improvement activities. You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. You will be offered training and development opportunities.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

• Promotes and maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Takes steps to obtain patient consent to care and treatment.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect.
• Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained at all.
• Assesses patients including those with complex needs and develops, implements and evaluates intervention plans.
• Ensures intervention plans are based on current risk assessment and evidence based practice.
• Undertakes risk assessments in accordance with the Trust's Clinical Risk Assessment and Management Policy, devising and implementing actions and intervention plans.
• May be required to accompany and provide support to patients within a variety of community settings, dependent on current risk assessment.
• Supports individual patients and their families/carers in the community, liaising with other support services.
• Provides health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.
• Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation, where necessary seeking advice and guidance from other relevant professionals.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to those who have a professional registration with the NMC or HCPC. You will need to have strong assessment and therapeutic skills to fulfill this role. You will require the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working with older people who are suffering from a range of mental health conditions is essential. The role requires working with many other organisations and partners to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care. As a Senior Practitioner you will be expected to supervise and mentor junior members of staff as well as student nurses.

There is an expectation of commitment to the development of high quality care, and to engage in quality improvement activities. You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. You will be offered training and development opportunities to fully support your role within the team.

Nursing applicants should already hold NMC registration and have successfully completed their preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified Nurses or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
• For registered nurses: Non medical prescriber

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Providing clinical supervision
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Write reports
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
• Use approved breakaway techniques.

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MHSOP Durham and Darlington Intensive Home Support Team

MHSOP Durham and Darlington Intensive Home Support Team