Community Mental Health Practitioner:- Access Pathway
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Community Mental Health Practitioner:- Access Pathway
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Job Overview
The Mental Health Practitioners have a crucial role in processing, assessing and determine the mental health and social care needs of a person referred to determine their ongoing needs and facilitation of service provision. The role will require excellent risk assessment and management skills in relation to and positive risk taking and decision making to enable safe and effective responses for an identified client group, largely by telephone/assessment.
Job Overview
The Mental Health Practitioners have a crucial role in processing, assessing and determine the mental health and social care needs of a person referred to determine their ongoing needs and facilitation of service provision. The role will require excellent risk assessment and management skills in relation to and positive risk taking and decision making to enable safe and effective responses for an identified client group, largely by telephone/assessment.
You will participate in the delivery of the agreed aims and objectives of the service and identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved. They will assist in the delivery of a high standard of Mental Health care to service users referred to the service. They will implement agreed systems for the monitoring of effectiveness of care.
You will be based with either the Shropshire or Telford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (dependant on preference). At times, there will be some expectation to be based at either The Redwoods Centre or Hall Court.
You will be working closely with the Crisis team and the Access Call handlers.
The post is working 22.5 hours per week and will alternate each week between
week one: Monday to Friday 4pm - 8.45pm
week two: Saturday and Sunday 8am - 8pm
Main duties of the job
* Leading on the assessment of people referred to the Access Team.
* Development and maintenance of effective communications within the area of work and promotion of positive working relationships with pathway colleagues, departments and other agencies.
* Organising and delivering informal, team-based, training to the wider team which focuses on the particular needs of all age clients with functional mental health problems.
* Managing time effectively to ensure the best use of staff and resources when acting as Shift Co, informing senior members of the team/pathway when issues impacting on service delivery become apparent.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached detailed job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Be a Registered Mental Health Professional e.g Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
Desirable criteria
* Non medical prescribing qualification AMHP
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post-registration experience
Desirable criteria
* Experience of previous working in a similar role.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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