Senior Mental Health Practitioner OpCourage

Pennine Care NHS FT; Nottingham; Híbrido; GBP 35.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

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Flexible working

Full-time

Compressed hours

Descripción de la vacante

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Mental Health Nurses or Mental Health Social Workers for the Op Courage service supporting veterans and service leavers with a six‑month discharge date. The role offers hybrid working across office, home base, online and community settings in the North West.

You will conduct triage, risk assessments and caseload management, delivering evidence‑based interventions with the MDT and coordinating with MoD venues and local services to ensure timely care.

Formación

• Thorough psycho-social assessment and collaborative care planning.
• Experience delivering brief psychological interventions in a community/NHS setting.

Responsabilidades

• Screening and telephone assessment with referrers and providers.
• Delivering individualised interventions based on care plans and risk management.
• Co-facilitate MDT meetings and liaise with MoD and local services.
• Maintain electronic records per trust protocols and discharge summaries.

Conocimientos

Psycho-social assessment

Risk assessment

Brief psychological interventions

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Case load management

Mentor/assessor for students

Community mental health delivery

Triage/screening referrals

Educación

RMN or MHSW

Postgraduate diploma level

CBT/counselling cert/diploma

CPD in Primary Care Mental Health

Herramientas

PC-MIS

Descripción del empleo

To be a Mental Health Nurse or Mental Health Social Worker within the Op Courage service to veterans and "service leavers" with a six month discharge date from Military, within the North West of England.

As part of the OpCourage North collaborative, assist in triage/ screening referrals for the collaborative, alongside specifically NW clients.

The post consists of hybrid working between office, home base, online/ virtual appointments, face to face and community settings.

Responsibilities include: o Participation in a Duty rota including liaising with referrers and other services, providing support to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in relation to risk management and safeguarding issueso Case management of veterans, clinical interventions and signposting/ liaising with local services.

The service delivery of clinical interventions occurs within a range of venues (including MoD venues) across the North West or home setting where clients' needs necessitate this.

Main duties of the job

Senior mental health practitioners would be expected to carry out initial face to face mental health, social care and risk assessments using the OpCourage standard assessment (including collecting outcome measures); case management of an assigned group of clients who require on-going monitoring of their mental health and risk management; emotional and practical support; and the delivery of evidence basedinterventions supported by the psychological team. The evidence based intervention for the clients identified needs relating to their time in the military with a goal of accessing military attributable therapy.

About us

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#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

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

Job responsibilities

To undertake screening and telephone assessment duties including liaison with referrers and other service providers to ensure clients are treated in the most appropriate service for their needs. To provide a thorough psycho-social assessment of the client (aged 18+), this will include a risk assessment, safety plan and care plan. To deliver individualised interventions to the client based on individual care plan Liaison with local services, MDTs and 3rd sector organisations. To manage own caseload by delivering brief interventions to the client, whilst maintaining and allocating new clients. Undertaking initial assessments as part of duty tasks and offering an additional face to face assessment slot weekly to support the brief interventions pathway. To conduct a thorough psycho-social assessment of clients referred to the OpCourage Service, to identify their needs and develop a collaborative care plan To provide case management and brief interventions for clients with moderate and complex mental health problems where required focus is generally around Military attributable needs, risk to self or others. Ensuring referrals to safeguarding children or safeguarding vulnerable adults are made where required in a timely manner. Have a good working knowledge of medication that is prescribed within Primary Care. To work jointly with colleagues within Op Courage MDT where required. To assess clients presenting multiple and complex issues and make decisions regarding the appropriate therapeutic intervention required to meet clients needs. This may include referral on to another service or modality of treatment. To assess risk of harm to self / others or property and take action as appropriate. This may involve breaching of client confidentiality in the interest of the clients or others safety e.g. Safeguarding Children / Adults, acts of terrorism etc. This will be assessed in line with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies To organise and manage a clinical caseload To maintain appropriate electronic records using PC-MIS web based clinical system in line with agreed protocols as directed by Line Manager To maintain effective communication and clear and concise documentation for individualised care as per service protocols and Trust policies To inform referrer of outcome of assessment and provide a summary of interventions delivered at discharge To ensure accurate completion of weekly diary on outlook to ensure following staff safe guidelines in line with trust procedures and policies. To co-facilitate therapeutic groups where appropriate and requested by Line Manager To act in accordance with requirements for practice- NMC Code of Conduct To actively participate in clinical and management supervision To provide a resource for discussion for other members of the MDT Facilitate communication with colleagues by active participation in team and clinical meetings as required by Team Manager. There is an expectation for you to deliver services across the North West. This may include home visits.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

• Able to conduct a thorough psycho-social assessment and develop a collaborative care plan with the client
• Ability and skills to deliver a range of therapeutic interventions within a community setting
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work with the MoD other agencies e.g. SMS, CMHTs and IAPTS in other Trusts; GPs, and Voluntary agencies
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal e.g. client records
• Able to proactively assess and manage risk
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to manage a caseload of clients and deliver brief interventions
• Skills in screening and telephone assessment Established skills of being a mentor/assessor of Student Nurses

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Primary Care Mental Health and delivery of brief interventions
• Demonstrate understanding of the mental health needs of Military Veterans and their families/carers
• Excellent knowledge around risk management
• Demonstrate up to date knowledge of current issues/legislation within Primary Care Mental Health including IAPT model
• Excellent working knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
• Knowledge of different types of NICE approved/evidence based psychological therapies available
• Contributed to CPD of a service

Education/ Qualification

• RMN or MHSW
• Short course and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Certificate / diploma in CBT / counselling
• ]CPD in Primary Care Mental Health

Experience

• Case management of clients who have common/complex mental health difficulties or experience of care coordination including the delivery of brief psychological interventions
• Worked within a community NHS setting
• Worked within a multidisciplinary team
• Previous service within the armed forces communities
• Or, experience of working with the military communities/service charities
• Or, evidence of understanding the veterans' communities
• Managed a community client caseload
• Delivered a variety of therapeutic interventions within a community setting
• Experience of group work
• Fulfilled role of mentor / assessor for student nurses
• Experience of working with individuals who have drug and / or alcohol problems including models of care and the recovery and abstinence agenda.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Arundel House is base - but work is across the whole of North West

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

311-F1033-26-A

Job locations

Arundel House is base - but work is across the whole of North West