Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)

Blackstone Recruitment Limited; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone Recruitment Limited is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join an Adult Community Mental Health Team. This Band 6 role focuses on safe, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care for adults with complex needs, providing assessments, care planning and delivery of interventions in the community.

The post holder works within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with GPs, local authorities and crisis services to ensure seamless, person-centred service delivery and

Qualifications

• Current professional registration as a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Social Worker.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary mental health environment.
• Experience managing a caseload involving individuals with complex mental health, social and/or risk-related needs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments of adults experiencing complex mental health difficulties.
• Develop person-centred formulations and personalised care and support plans in collaboration with service users and carers.
• Identify and respond appropriately to mental health, physical health, social, safeguarding and risk-related needs.
• Regularly review and update care plans in response to changes in a person\'s needs, circumstances or level of risk.
• Use appropriate outcome measures, including DIALOG+, to monitor progress and support shared decision-making.
• Deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused and profession-specific mental health interventions.
• Provide brief interventions, psychosocial interventions, relapse prevention and longer-term therapeutic support where appropriate.
• Support individuals experiencing deterioration in their mental health and escalates concerns through appropriate clinical pathways.
• Support individuals who may be difficult to engage or who require assertive outreach due to complexity, risk or deterioration.
• Promote independence, recovery and positive outcomes for service users.
• Manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health and social needs.
• Act as Named Worker where required, coordinating care and maintaining continuity of therapeutic engagement.
• Monitor progress, risks and outcomes and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Participate in clinical huddles, MDT meetings, case reviews, supervision and reflective practice.
• Ensure appropriate handover arrangements are in place when unavailable.
• Complete and regularly review risk assessments, risk management plans and safety plans.
• Apply positive risk management, least restrictive practice and shared decision-making principles.
• Identify and appropriately respond to safeguarding concerns relating to adults and vulnerable individuals.
• Contribute to crisis management, inpatient discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up where required.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to clinical emergencies and changes in risk or presentation.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support shared clinical decision-making and effective care coordination.
• Liaise with GPs, primary care networks, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations, inpatient services, crisis teams and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to effective communication and continuity of care across organisational and service boundaries.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings, clinical huddles, supervision and relevant partnership meetings.
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.
• Work within professional registration requirements, relevant legislation, clinical guidance and Trust policies.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, service evaluation, incident reviews and implementation of learning.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical pathways, procedures and service improvements.
• Maintain professional knowledge and skills through continuing professional development, supervision and reflective practice.
• Establish and maintain compassionate, respectful and therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and families.
• Communicate effectively with individuals experiencing distress, complex mental health difficulties or heightened emotional states.
• Use trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, strengths-based and recovery-focused approaches.
• Provide clear information regarding care plans, treatment, safety planning, review arrangements and access to support.
• Comply with safeguarding policies and procedures relating to children and vulnerable adults.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with information governance and data protection requirements.
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures and relevant health and safety requirements.
• Identify, report and appropriately manage incidents, accidents, complaints, near misses and other risks.
• Ensure all clinical and organisational information is recorded accurately and maintained securely.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Care planning

Trauma-informed practice

Communication skills

DIALOG+

Education

NMC/HCPC registration or equivalent

Tools

DIALOG+

Job description

Blackstone Recruitment Limited is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join an Adult Community Mental Health Team. This Band 6 role focuses on safe, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care for adults with complex needs, providing assessments, care planning and delivery of interventions in the community.

The post holder works within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with GPs, local authorities and crisis services to ensure seamless, person-centred service delivery and