Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Merseycare; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Nurse Practitioner for their Later Life and Memory Service. This full-time role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of older adults in Halton. You will join a supportive team, providing assessments and post-diagnostic support, while engaging in clinical supervision and management duties. This position promises a rewarding experience as you contribute to high-quality care and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. If you are passionate about mental health and committed to delivering exceptional care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must have up-to-date professional registration and relevant post-registration training.
• Experience in dementia care and team leadership is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments and triage for new referrals.
• Support the delivery of education and self-help materials.
• Ensure adherence to Effective Care Coordination.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Communication skills

Tact and diplomacy

Risk management

Education

Professional Registration on NMC or equivalent

Post registration training

Leadership/Management training

Job description

Main area Later Life and Memory Service [LLAMS] - Mental Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-MHC6859398

Site The Brooker Centre Town RUNCORN Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/12/2024 23:59 Interview date 06/01/2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

Job overview

We are pleased to be able to offer a 12 month Fixed-Term, full time role for a senior nurse practitioner within the Later Life and Memory service. This will be highly appreciated in order to continue with delivering a high standard of care to the older adults of Halton.

We are looking for a committed and compassionate Band 6 Nurse Practitioner to join our Later Life and Memory Services (LLAMS) in Halton. The role will involve supporting with assessments of new referrals, memory reviews and where appropriate offering post diagnostic support. You would join a busy, well established team who are supportive and welcoming. The job itself can be challenging but rewarding and provides job satisfaction.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with local services to provide mental health assessment, appropriate triage and cognitive assessment. They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL

• Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
• Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service users and carers.
• Provide short-term, evidence-based practices and fixed-term interventions.
• Support the delivery of education and self-help materials within a variety of locations.
• Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with services in other statutory and non-statutory organisations.
• Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
• Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users' health, safety and well-being.
• Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
• Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multidisciplinary team.
• Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.

MANAGERIAL

• Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required.
• Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and procedures as appropriate.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff.
• Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination.
• Provide statistical information as required.

Person specification

Skills

• Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles.
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively.

Experience/ Knowledge

• Experience of working with persons with dementia.
• Experience of mentorship, supervision and coordination of staff.
• Experience in positive leadership of a team.
• The principles of person-centred dementia care.

Qualifications

• Up to date Professional Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or equivalent HPC register.
• Post registration training in relevant field.
• Leadership/Management training.

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As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.