Mental Health Community Practitioner

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Full time
Join our team; we pride ourselves on providing outstanding care to patients across Evesham, Upton, and Pershore. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career, as well as flexibility, continual professional development, and a wide range of wellbeing and support.

This post is 22.5 hours per week over 3 days.

In the Evesham Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT), we strive to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our local communities.

We have incorporated a huddle into the daily functioning of the team, which enables us to focus on the recovery of the patient through a multidisciplinary approach, with expertise from doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers, and psychological therapies staff.

If you are passionate, self-motivated, and looking to be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of NMHTs, we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.

Please note this post is not eligible for sponsorship; to apply, you must have current right to work in the UK status.

Main duties of the job

Will work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team. This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to gain experience of working across South Community Mental Health Service, developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies, and wider mental health services. You will have the opportunity to design and deliver evidence-based recovery-focused mental health interventions and groups. Knowledge of delivering psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage. You will have experience of working with this user group in community settings. You will have a registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy, or social work. You will hold a blended caseload of common mental health disorders and severe mental illness patients. The ability to work flexibly as the need of the service demands is essential. Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professional meetings, and signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need. Support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive, offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfill your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours. Flexible and agile working opportunities. Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support. Wide range of supportive staff networks. Health and wellbeing opportunities.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems. Assessment and management of clinical risk. Working within a multi-disciplinary team. Managing own caseload.

Skills and abilities

Essential

Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems. Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management. Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation.

Additional criteria

Essential

Able to meet the travel requirements of the post. You understand that we cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration. RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT. Recent evidence of continuing professional development. I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems. Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management. Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Waterside Day Hospital

Waterside

Evesham

WR11 1JT

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