Senior Mental Health Practitioner (MH / LD Nurse)

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated& enthusiastic Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) post with the Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmentaldisorder team (FIND) based at Easby House.

The FIND Team is managed within the SecureServices directorate in Devon Partnership NHS Trust. This role is in the FINDteam which is based in the Community Forensic Services (CFS). The CFS iscomprised of three teams including the Specialist Community Forensic team(SCFT), FIND and the Forensic Personality Disorder service (FPDs). Since 2021the CFS have been working to integrate the management of the SCFT, FIND and FPDteams to ensure a single point of entry to the service, centralising triage andgatekeeping functions. This is an exciting opportunity to join our FIND team at one of thecountry's most respected providers of secure mental health services.

FIND aims to reduce length of stay forsecure care patients with a primary diagnosis of Learning Disability (LD),Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and reducethe use of out of area or specialist placements in order to support /facilitate the use of South West network beds. This involves the development of a structured approach of direct work with patients (e.g. intervention, specialist assessment, case management) as well as indirect work with staff teams (e.g. consultation, training, supervision).

• The scheduledinterview date is 20th July 2026

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be a core member of a multi-disciplinary FIND service, and will beresponsible for taking an active role in carrying out the functions of thatteam; including carrying a case load of varying complexity, with a principlefocus on service users who would benefit most from an specialist forensic LDand A intervention. The post holder will provide expert assessment andtreatment for people with complex difficulties and their carers. This willinclude recovery care co-ordination (design and co-ordination of treatmentpackages that are personalised and evaluated).

Thepost holder will deliver care management, assessment, care planning, review andevaluation. The liaison with a wide range of statutory and non-statutoryagencies is central to this role. The post holder will contribute to theclinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other members andparticipating in team and service development, and evaluation.

You will often work under pressure and withoutdirect supervision, so we are looking for someone confident and capable. Youwill prioritise tasks, and manage your own workload, providing support for yourcolleagues where required.

Working as part of Devon Partnership NHSTrust, you will make a difference to peoples lives from the moment you start.

We expect all our staff to embrace this way ofworking, recognising the equal value of everyone involved in service design anddelivery.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note on this occasion the post is only open to applicants with a Mental Health / Learning Disability NMC professional registration.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note on this occasion the post is only open to applicants with a Mental Health / Learning Disability NMC professional registration.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• An understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Health Capacity Act requirements
• Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities
• Understanding of recovery principles
• Good working knowledge of health legislation and current practice including CPA, CeTR and risk assessment and management
• Training and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Group work skills
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings
• Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and ethical issues.
• Skilled in assessing, planning and evaluating profession specific interventions.
• Demonstrate an ability and awareness to maintain personal and professional boundaries
• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent self-management skills and ability to set own priorities
• Ability to take initiative and develop new ideas
• To support patients with their medication. This may include administration on IM medication as per relevant policies

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area
• To be able to respond promptly to physical and mental health emergencies, to think quickly and to deal with situations in a calm and sensible manner

Experience

Essential

• Established learning disability, autism and acquired brain injury experience
• Experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex forensic needs
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinical supervision for qualified and/or support staff
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Understanding of current issues within secure services, clinical governance issues, practice education and implications for your chosen profession
• Application of health and safety and risk management policies
• Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
• Understanding of team dynamics

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Professional Registration (Mental Health / Learning Disability)
• Post graduate qualification relevant to forensic mental health
• Student supervisor/assessor or Practice Educator accreditation or equivalent
• Evidence of Post Graduate Courses, on-going training and development in theory and practice in chosen profession.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• An understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Health Capacity Act requirements
• Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities
• Understanding of recovery principles
• Good working knowledge of health legislation and current practice including CPA, CeTR and risk assessment and management
• Training and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Group work skills
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings
• Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and ethical issues.
• Skilled in assessing, planning and evaluating profession specific interventions.
• Demonstrate an ability and awareness to maintain personal and professional boundaries
• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent self-management skills and ability to set own priorities
• Ability to take initiative and develop new ideas
• To support patients with their medication. This may include administration on IM medication as per relevant policies

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area
• To be able to respond promptly to physical and mental health emergencies, to think quickly and to deal with situations in a calm and sensible manner

Experience

Essential

• Established learning disability, autism and acquired brain injury experience
• Experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex forensic needs
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinical supervision for qualified and/or support staff
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Understanding of current issues within secure services, clinical governance issues, practice education and implications for your chosen profession
• Application of health and safety and risk management policies
• Awareness of the implications of long-term institutional care
• Understanding of team dynamics

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Professional Registration (Mental Health / Learning Disability)
• Post graduate qualification relevant to forensic mental health
• Student supervisor/assessor or Practice Educator accreditation or equivalent
• Evidence of Post Graduate Courses, on-going training and development in theory and practice in chosen profession.

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

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address

Easby House

Langdon Hospital

Dawlish

Devon

EX7 0NR

United Kingdom

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