Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Service Manager for the Peterborough Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, with posts across the county. The HTAS-accredited service offers opportunities for growth within high-quality community mental health care.

You will conduct comprehensive assessments, plan care with service users, and lead staff in risk management, governance and cross-agency collaboration. Travel across the county and a full UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Work qualification.
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience in a leadership role.
• Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes.
• Experience of managing and training staff.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
• Able to cover shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.
• Ability to travel across a large geographical patch.

Responsibilities

• Offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.
• Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or if necessary, recommend the most suitable referral agency.
• Provide assessment reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard and monitor reports by junior staff to ensure they are of an equal standard.
• Contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Crisis Care Concordat, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.
• Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with partner agencies both statutory and non-statutory.

Skills

Leadership

Community care

Risk management

Teaching & development

Written & verbal communication

Education

Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Work qualification

Post qualification specialist mental health training

Qualification in leadership

Mental Health Act Training

Job description

Job summary

Hi, my name is Mike and I am the Service Manager for both Peterborough and Cambridge CRHTT's. This post is for the Peterborough team but we have positions both ends of the county. We are HTAS accredited, reflecting the high standard of care we provide, and have great opportunities for personal growth and development.

Peterborough Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team is a well-established service at the heart of acute crisis care within Peterborough and surrounding areas. Covering a large geographical area, rich with diversity, team is made up of very experienced staff, of various disciplines, all with their own unique brilliance.

You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments and collaboratively planning care and treatment interventions with those we are supporting. This includes effectively managing high risk presentations at times, so requires a good knowledge base and comprehensive skill in risk management and safety planning.

Main duties of the job

• Offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.
• Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or if necessary, recommend the most suitable referral agency.
• Provide assessment reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard and monitor reports by junior staff to ensure they are of an equal standard.
• Contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Crisis Care Concordat, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.
• Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with partner agencies both statutory and non-statutory.

Job responsibilities

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. The post will include flexible working patterns over a 37.5 working hours per week to incorporate cover for 24 hours, 7-day service, including on call if required to meet the needs of the service users and carers.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Work qualification
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience in a leadership role
• Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes
• Experience of managing and training staff
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Able to cover shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days a week
• Ability to travel across a large geographical patch

Desirable

• Post qualification specialist mental health training
• Qualification in leadership
• Mental Health Act Training

Employer details

Employer name: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Location: The Cavell Centre, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.