Community Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the South West Older Adult CMHT service for a mental health practitioner. The successful candidate will work as part of an experienced MDT providing assessment and treatment for people living with both functional mental ill health and cognitive changes.

Main duties of the job:

• This is an exciting opportunity for a practitioner who has an interest in supporting older adults to live well in the context of mental ill health.
• This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals.
• As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for completing cognitive and appropriate functional mental health assessments.
• Presenting the case in a formulation MDT, signposting to other services including our partner organisations such as Dementia Forward, Age UK, Mind and the Community Hubs.
• At the appropriate juncture in the patient journey, you will also be responsible for discharge meetings and will work to ensure a supportive living well process at this point for people transferring back into the care of other organisations.

This is an exciting period of development with our already well-established team and will enable the post holder to bring their skills and experience into new and innovative service development opportunities.

About us:

Based at Worsley Court in Selby, you may be asked to support with clinical work across the wider team which also encompasses York and the surrounding villages. However, your core caseload and all travel time can be based in Selby. The team are committed to providing excellent evidence-based quality care based on both clinical evidence and guidance but also a commitment to service improvement and development. We are therefore keen to support the successful applicant to grow and develop into their role and as a result this is open to newly qualifying nurses.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care—our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Job responsibilities:

• You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development.
• In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
• You will also be supported with in-house training and development to grow your practice and support future developments in your professional role.
• Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification:

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
• Manage own time and prioritise effectively
• Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale)
• Use approved breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale).
• Competency in ECG and venepuncture

• Working with people with mental ill health
• Working in a person-centred therapeutic organisation
• Working in a community setting
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

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.