Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse, Social Worker or OccupationalTherapist to join the Blackburn & Darwen Community Mental Health Team. You must be a motivated individual, committed to promoting recovery and well-being for our service users as part of our multi-disciplinary team. Excellent communication skills are essential for the role. Previous experience of Community Mental Health work is desirable.

Blackburn with Darwen Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.

With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.

You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.

You must have some post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.

You need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and haveexperience of planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programmeapproach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with on-going Professional Registration.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of health and safety policies and procedures
• Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983 Can provide evidence of recent professional development

Experience

Essential

• Willingness to participate in mentor and preceptorship process in respect of own practice.

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks.
• Good interpersonal skills Developed clinical skills
• Can demonstrate communication skills through practice and experience

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with on-going Professional Registration.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of health and safety policies and procedures
• Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983 Can provide evidence of recent professional development

Experience

Essential

• Willingness to participate in mentor and preceptorship process in respect of own practice.

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks.
• Good interpersonal skills Developed clinical skills
• Can demonstrate communication skills through practice and experience

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.
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.
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Daisyfield Mill

Blackburn

BB1 3BL

United Kingdom

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