Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking onsite

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is seeking a full-time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Community Mental Health Team for older adults in Central Cambridge. The role requires travel across the county and a full driving licence with access to a vehicle to meet service needs.

You will manage a caseload, deliver a range of clinical skills and therapeutic interventions, and work within an MDT to support recovery and discharge planning, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Registered professional qualification (Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist).
• Training in supervision and appraisal.
• Post qualifying training and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and interventions for older adults with mental health conditions such as dementia, depression, psychosis and personality disorders.
• Offer training, advice and guidance to colleagues on common mental health conditions.
• Participate in MDT meetings and ensure key information is recorded in shared care plans.
• Work closely with the integrated care team to provide an excellent mental health service.
• Clinical assessment of mental health needs and risk.
• Participate in a duty rota to offer on-call support to service users and carers.
• Holistic care planning and co-producing crisis plans with service users and families.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Team working

Travel readiness

Driving licence

Education

Registered professional qualification (RMN/SW/OT)

Post qualifying training

Supervision & appraisal training

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join our small and supportive Community Mental Health Team for older adults, embedded within an exciting Integrated Care model. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team, with lots of support and CPD opportunities. There is free parking onsite.

We provide patient focused, evidence-based mental health interventions and assessment for people aged 65 and above, with a range of Functional and Organic mental health illness. You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a range of clinical skills and therapeutic and recovery-based interventions. The work is varied and rewarding.

Your primary area of coverage will be Central Cambridge , but you must also remain flexible to support other parts of Cambridge as needed. Regular travel will be essential for this role therefore, successful applicants will need to have a drivers License and access to a vehicle for work.

The post is based at Brookfields Hospital. CPFT supports agile working, with flexibility for work-life balance. Visits to the team are welcome.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

As a practitioner in the team you will act as a care co-ordinator for people who use the service and promote carer involvement in the delivery of care with service user consent.

You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a diverse range of clinical skills and building a therapeutic and recovery based relationship. We seek to empower service users to actively engage in their recovery journey, working toward an effective discharge and utilising third sector support where needed.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times, and with a desire for innovation.

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Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• Mental Health practitioners will provide assessment and interventions for people with significant mental health conditions such as dementias, depression, psychotic illness and personality disorders.
• Offer training, advice and guidance to colleagues on common mental health conditions.
• Participate in MDT meetings and ensure key information is recorded in shared care plans
• Work closely with the mental health integrated care team in order to provide an excellent mental health service.
• Clinical Assessment of mental health needs.
• Assessment and management of risk.
• Participating in a duty rota to offer on call support and advice to service users and their carers.
• Holistic care planning and co-producing crisis plans with service users, keeping service users and their families at the heart of the intervention.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant professional registered qualification (Registered mental health nurse, Social Worker or Occupational therapist)
• Training in supervision and appraisal
• Post qualifying training

Experience

• Significant relevant experience in working within a mental health service
• Experience of working with older people with mental health needs
• Experience of clinical and managerial supervision of junior staff
• Experience of working with an older people’s community mental health service.
• Have a lived experience of mental health challenges

Skills and abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Excellent clinical skill in assessment and interventions for common mental health conditions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to summarise information and communicate with colleagues
• Experience of working with nursing home and care providers
• Experience as safeguarding lead

Knowledge and understanding

• Excellent understanding of statutory framework and care commissioning including: safeguarding, commissioning of care and Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity act

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Suzanne Valentine Job title Clinical Lead Mental Health Practitioner Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0330 808 0765