Job summary
- Main area
- Talking Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-O544-24-A
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 111 Union Street
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
About the Trust
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 #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
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
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
Job overview
To be a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner within NHS Oldham Talking Therapies.
To work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team with the responsibility for providing full psycho-social assessment and brief interventions with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, to clients that are referred and accepted into our service. Assessment and interventions can be delivered within a clinic or as indicated by the intervention plan as required.
The service provides stepped care Talking Therapies with the addition of a commissioned step '3.5' element. Within the step 3.5 pathway we deliver a successful emotional skills group based on DBT principles. You would after training be expected to contribute to the delivery of this group.
Main duties of the job
To provide a thorough psycho-social assessment of the client (aged 16+), this will include a risk assessment and a care plan.
To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff To conduct a thorough psycho-social assessment of clients referred to Oldham Talking Therapies to identify their needs and identify collaborative care plan.
This joint working could take the form of supporting the in-vivo exposure element of a client’s therapy plan, facilitating attendance at appointments or behavioural activation plans, facilitating harm reduction procedures, etc.
To support the engagement and access of treatment for clients from vulnerable backgrounds or communities that traditional struggle to make use of our service, e.g. ethnic minority groups, young people, those with co-morbid substance misuse, troubled families or clients accessing Early Intervention support
To assess clients presenting with multiple and complex issues and make decisions regarding the appropriate therapeutic intervention required to meet client’s 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.
Working for our organisation
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 #PennineCarePeople and 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a through psycho-social assessment of the client (aged 16+), this will include a risk assessment and a care plan
To deliver individualised interventions based on individual care plan
Liaison with all referrers, members of the Primary Care Mental Health Service, Secondary Care Mental Health Services, and Voluntary or Statutory agencies as required
To manage own caseload by delivering brief interventions to the client, whilst maintaining and allocating new clients from the Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner waiting list
To deliver agreed clinical contacts as set by service
To use Information Technology to support the care process to benefit service users and their families through recording relevant data. Record patient activity and interventions in a contemporaneous manner whilst acting on this information if necessary
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and code of conduct,
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures.
To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals
To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- RMN / SW / Occupational Therapist / PWP
- Short courses and experience to post graduate level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Case management of clients who have common/complex mental health difficulties
- Worked within a community setting
- Worked within a multidisciplinary team
- Managed a community client caseload
- Delivered a variety of therapeutic interventions within a community setting
- Full participation in clinical / managerial supervision
- Must be able to travel to a variety of locations and clients homes to deliver interventions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Primary Care Mental Health and delivery of brief interventions
- Maintenance of own CPD
- Requires excellent knowledge around risk management
- Demonstrate up to date knowledge of current issues/legislation within Primary Care Mental Health including Talking Therapies model
- Excellent working knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
- Excellent working knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 other agencies e.g. SMS and Voluntary agencies
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Fallon
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 2777
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