Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health - Assertive Outreach
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 285-2188-MH
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CMHT Wolverhampton South
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
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Care Coordinator Assertive Outreach - CPN
NHS AfC: Band 6
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.
Job overview
We are currently receiving significant investment aiming to transform community mental health services across the Black Country.
Are you ready to take on an exciting role at the forefront of adult community mental health services in Wolverhampton. If you’re someone who is innovative, proactive, and passionate about providing high-quality holistic care, then don’t miss your opportunity to apply for this exciting new role within our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
We are developing an Integrated Community model, with the focus on new ways of working within integrated mental health teams to support people living in their communities with mental health challenges.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, preferably with adult and community mental health experience of working with severe and enduring mental health service users working. You will be responsible for Care coordinating the service users with complex long term mental health problems who find it difficult to engage. You will have experience in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans and outcome measures for adults with complex mental health problems and have current knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health. You will participate and support the CMHT duty system and be responsible for managing the mental health needs of service users referred to the team.
The successful applicants will also have previous experience of the Recovery Model, have a good working knowledge of psychotropic medication and effectiveness plus the ability to deliver a range of therapeutic interventions. In addition, the post holder will demonstrate the ability to undertake and manage clinical risks and develop robust clinical management plans for Service Users within the service. You will support the team manager and clinical lead to adhere to and deliver high quality service and have in depth knowledge of national quality indicators.
The team is committed to providing safe, sound and supportive services. You will receive regular supervision, with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with Service User needs and organizational values.
Working for our organisation
As a trust we are committed to ensuring staffs wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services, staff counselling. In addition to this you will have access to the Vivup services, Car lease schemes and other benefits.
We encourage site visits so to arrange an informal visit or for an informal discussion about this post please contact us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Description and Person Specification are attached within this vacancy. For additional information please contact Gurcharan Panesar on 01902 443977
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN Registration
Education
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification at least to degree level in a relevant subject
Edcuation/Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training relevant to Mental Health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within mental health services and within a multidisciplinary team
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in community settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skills in risk assessment/management, assessment and care planning for both service users and carers
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
- Gurcharan Panesar
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 443977
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