Living Well Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

The post involves working collaboratively with individuals in a community setting to help them navigate and connect to a range of mental health services, community activities / services in line with their individual needs, circumstances and goals to enhance their health, wellbeing, quality of life.

Main duties of the job

Offer initial conversation / biopsychosocial assessments, collaboratively engage in person centered next step plan. Screen referrals and if required devise risk management plans with service users as part of the duty function. This pathway promotes self-management to enable service users' engagement with other parts of Neighbourhood/ PCN & offer advice to colleagues where necessary.

As a SMHP you will also be able to offer brief interventions (max12 weeks) including devising coping strategies, problem-solving, motivational & behavioral activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & interagency support, providing psychological support & biopsychosocial education aimed at insight development, promoting self-help through resources & signposting & reviewing treatment plans with service users deemed too complex for primary care offers or who may not meet the criteria for secondary care services.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification: Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.

Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher/, is desirable together with significant post-registration experience.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Further training in brief interventions.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Primary care mental health work experience
• Experience of screening referrals

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues
• Knowledge of psycho-social assessment and risk assessment / management processes

Skills

Essential

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills
• Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions
• Comprehensive I.T Skills
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Further training in brief interventions.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Primary care mental health work experience
• Experience of screening referrals

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues
• Knowledge of psycho-social assessment and risk assessment / management processes

Skills

Essential

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills
• Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions
• Comprehensive I.T Skills
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT
Address

Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Birch Hill Hospital

Rochdale

OL129QB

United Kingdom

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