Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Are you an experienced, dynamic and energetic clinician looking for a new challenge? Would you like to add military mental healthcare to your career portfolio? We deliver military mental healthcare service delivery across the South West England and you could play a role in this exciting project. We are looking for someone with vision, experience and drive who can adapt to a new organisational culture whilst still adhering to the highest standards of professional practice. Being an active team member will inspire mental healthcare colleagues to work together to provide the best care we can for serving military personnel whilst your clinical experience will ensure timely and efficient service delivery. This is a unique opportunity to work in a specialist occupational mental health service with both patients and colleagues who have served around the world. You will need to maintain a flexible approach to evolving service delivery requirements in a fast-paced occupational environment. Experience of working with military populations is an advantage but it is by no means a pre-requisite for application. Your interest, enthusiasm and commitment are more important! The full-time position being advertised is for 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Main duties of the job
We currently have a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner vacancy at Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), Bulford. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) setting to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) area of responsibility (AOR) and the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Region as required. The post holder will have experience of working in adult community mental healthcare. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and skill to a new delivery setting which includes use of remote video consultation. As the service develops, we would be encouraging you to explore opportunities to work in partnership with Primary Care and Welfare Services colleagues. Access to learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity Access to parking Professional Registration Fees Reimbursed Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing Mental Health assessment, risk assessment and formulation of the mental health and treatment needs for referred patients; acting as care-coordinator. Provide recommendations for maintaining maximal employment, applying an occupational health matrix. Initiating and participating in regular clinical supervision, case conferences/professionals' meetings where mental health clinical input is required. Present patients to the MDT for guidance, support, supervision and training. Acting as a clinical resource and liaise with Medical Officers/General Practitioners (MO/GP) and offer advice to Unit Commanders on mental health matters, the administrative management of personnel with mental health difficulties and mental health promotion. Participating in Healthcare Governance processes to ensure maintenance of DCMH obligations to continuing CQC inspections and Safe and Effective Practice. There may be additional secondary clinical roles to assist the teams delivery of this but will not detract from the main focus of delivering assessment and therapy directly to patients. Communicating, where appropriate, on occupational information directly with service persons chain of command whilst respecting the principles of patient confidentiality (Caldicott). Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, a short presentation or case study will be required, alongside this you will also be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills: NHS Health & Wellbeing-HWB7-Interventions & Treatment NHS Information & Knowledge-NHS IK1-Information Processing Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Person Specification
You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number. Experience
Registered Mental Health Nurse or graduate level professional with background in mental health; substantial post-qualification training and experience in at least 2 evidence-based psychological therapies and accredited or eligible for accreditation from a recognised body (BABCP, BACP, UKCP) OR Registered Mental Health Nurse with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting. Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions OR Must possess a Postgraduate/Graduate certificate in evidence-based psychological treatments with demonstrable experience in a community mental health role. Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time, Job share Reference number
K0003-24-0369 Job locations
Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) Healthcare Facility Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum, pro-rata for part time.
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Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Are you an experienced, dynamic and energetic clinician looking for a new challenge? Would you like to add military mental healthcare to your career portfolio? We deliver military mental healthcare service delivery across the South West England and you could play a role in this exciting project. We are looking for someone with vision, experience and drive who can adapt to a new organisational culture whilst still adhering to the highest standards of professional practice. Being an active team member will inspire mental healthcare colleagues to work together to provide the best care we can for serving military personnel whilst your clinical experience will ensure timely and efficient service delivery. This is a unique opportunity to work in a specialist occupational mental health service with both patients and colleagues who have served around the world. You will need to maintain a flexible approach to evolving service delivery requirements in a fast-paced occupational environment. Experience of working with military populations is an advantage but it is by no means a pre-requisite for application. Your interest, enthusiasm and commitment are more important! The full-time position being advertised is for 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Main duties of the job
We currently have a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner vacancy at Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), Bulford. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) setting to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) area of responsibility (AOR) and the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Region as required. The post holder will have experience of working in adult community mental healthcare. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and skill to a new delivery setting which includes use of remote video consultation. As the service develops, we would be encouraging you to explore opportunities to work in partnership with Primary Care and Welfare Services colleagues. Access to learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity Access to parking Professional Registration Fees Reimbursed Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing Mental Health assessment, risk assessment and formulation of the mental health and treatment needs for referred patients; acting as care-coordinator. Provide recommendations for maintaining maximal employment, applying an occupational health matrix. Initiating and participating in regular clinical supervision, case conferences/professionals' meetings where mental health clinical input is required. Present patients to the MDT for guidance, support, supervision and training. Acting as a clinical resource and liaise with Medical Officers/General Practitioners (MO/GP) and offer advice to Unit Commanders on mental health matters, the administrative management of personnel with mental health difficulties and mental health promotion. Participating in Healthcare Governance processes to ensure maintenance of DCMH obligations to continuing CQC inspections and Safe and Effective Practice. There may be additional secondary clinical roles to assist the teams delivery of this but will not detract from the main focus of delivering assessment and therapy directly to patients. Communicating, where appropriate, on occupational information directly with service persons chain of command whilst respecting the principles of patient confidentiality (Caldicott). Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, a short presentation or case study will be required, alongside this you will also be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills: NHS Health & Wellbeing-HWB7-Interventions & Treatment NHS Information & Knowledge-NHS IK1-Information Processing Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Person Specification
You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number. Experience
Registered Mental Health Nurse or graduate level professional with background in mental health; substantial post-qualification training and experience in at least 2 evidence-based psychological therapies and accredited or eligible for accreditation from a recognised body (BABCP, BACP, UKCP) OR Registered Mental Health Nurse with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting. Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions OR Must possess a Postgraduate/Graduate certificate in evidence-based psychological treatments with demonstrable experience in a community mental health role. Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time, Job share Reference number
K0003-24-0369 Job locations
Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) Healthcare Facility Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum, pro-rata for part time.
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