Senior Mental Health Practitioner (EIS)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Banks; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner role is based in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Early Intervention Service within the Trust's Children and Families Network. The post focuses on coordinating care for people aged 14 to 65 with first episode psychosis and complex needs, including families.

The practitioner works autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, leading assessment and care planning, delivering interventions such as cognitive behaviour therapy, and registering with

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.
• Accredited learning at degree level 6 or above relevant to practice.
• Postgraduate experience in mental health care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality care to complex cases and families.
• Deliver specialist interventions such as psychosocial and family interventions.
• Provide leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care.

Skills

Psychosis knowledge

Autonomous clinician

Team leadership

Care planning

Assessment

Education

Degree-level training (6+)

Job description

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner sits in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Early Intervention Service, within the Trust's Children and Families Network. It centres on coordinating care for people aged 14 to 65 with first episode psychosis, many with complex needs, and their families. The holder works autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, leading assessment and care planning, and delivers interventions such as cognitive behaviour therapy. Applicants need a qualification as a registered mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker.

What the job involves

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, effective care to service users with highly complex needs, often linked to high-risk behaviours, and to their families and carers
• Act as an autonomous clinician delivering specialist interventions within the core competencies of the role, such as psychosocial and family interventions
• Provide leadership within the multidisciplinary team
• Ensure effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care for service users
• Promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team
• Work in line with Trust values and the professional body's Code of Conduct

Qualifications

• First level professional qualification as RMN, social worker or occupational therapist
• Accredited learning at degree level 6 or above relevant to practice

Registration & licences

• Current professional registration (NMC for RMN, HCPC for OT, Social Work England for social work)

Experience

• Postgraduate experience
• Assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
• Working with carers and families of service users
• Using and interpreting structured psychometric assessments

Skills & knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of mental health conditions, specifically psychosis, and their recommended treatments
• Specialist knowledge within own professional area of client care
• Thorough knowledge of acute and community mental health care on the psychosis pathway
• Knowledge of policy drivers for early intervention services

What’s offered

• Flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wellbeing resources and support