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Military Medical Personnel; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments

Flexible assignments

Uniforms provided

PVG/Access NI

Free training

Consultant support

Job summary

Military Medical Personnel seeks a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner for a MoD assignment at Wrexham DCMH, Wrexham, Wales. The role covers outpatient mental health work with a 37.5-hour week. The hourly rate is £28.28.

The successful candidate will deliver care to MoD personnel, perform initial assessments and ongoing reviews, maintain records and liaise with MOs and GPs, while contributing to supervision and governance activities.

Qualifications

• Provide outpatient community mental health service within the Department of Community Mental Health remit.
• Carry out initial mental health assessments and reviews for referred personnel.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• Produce reports and liaise with Medical Officers, General Practitioners and other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver up-to-date, evidence-based mental health interventions in line with NICE and NTA guidance.
• Engage in departmental clinical and business meetings and lead assigned initiatives.
• Participate in clinical supervision and Health Governance (HG) activities.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Clinical supervision

Care planning

Job description

We are looking for a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Wrexham DCMH, in Wrexham, Wales.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Hourly rate - £28.28 per hour

Job Description:

• To provide an outpatient occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary mental health team.
• To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH.
• To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
• To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
• To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
• To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g. audits) as directed by the HG lead.
• Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.