Senior Mental Health Practitioner

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider is seeking a Band 6 community mental health professional for their Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team. This role involves triaging referrals, conducting assessments, and providing therapeutic interventions for older adults with mental health issues. A commitment to quality care and previous experience with community patients over 65 is essential. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment focused on excellence in mental health care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and wellbeing activities

Staff discounts on retail and leisure

Qualifications

• Essential experience working with community patients over 65 years of age.
• Commitment to working with older adults experiencing mental health problems.
• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals to community mental health services.
• Conduct assessments and develop individualized care packages.
• Provide psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Liaise with other professionals and agencies.

Skills

Community mental health experience

Psychotherapeutic interventions

Risk assessment

Assessment skills

Job description

A vacancy has become available within our Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team, Single Point of Entry service, based in the Etherow Building at Tameside General Hospital.

Responsibilities

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to older peoples community mental health services.
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage.
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment.
• To develop individualized packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary.
• To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate.
• To provide short term risk management as appropriate.
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations.
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers.
• To evaluate systematically and record outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes.
• To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent.

As a Band 6 you would work with the existing team of staff to triage new referrals. This will involve offering advice, support, signposting, initial assessments and onward referrals to older people who are experiencing a mental health problem. There are two clinical pathways within our team, organic/dementia and functional. You need a real commitment to working with this client group.

Previous experience of working with community patients over 65 years of age is essential. You will be supported by the team manager and existing team through clinical and managerial supervision.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Benefits

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.