Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
About
Established in April 2006, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust specialising in the provision of mental health services throughout Kent. The Trust serves a population of approximately 1.8 million people across a mix of urban and rural areas and socio-economic groups.
We aim to provide effective, efficient and high quality care to all clients and the services provided include assessment of need, support, individual or group programmes of care, education and the promotion of mental health issues. These services are provided in a variety of locations including inpatient units, community homes, mental health centres, day treatment units and in clients' own homes. Our Care Programme Approach has encouraged clients to become fully involved in their own programme of care. This ensures that their views and wishes and those of their families and carers are reflected in their treatment of care.
Our Vision
The Trust aims to deliver quality through partnership. Creating a dynamic system of care, so people receive the right help, at the right time, in the right setting with the right outcome.
Our Values
Respect: We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
Open: Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
Accountable: We are professional and responsible for our actions.
Working Together: We work together to make a difference for our service users.
Innovative: We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
Excellence: We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
Key details
Location
Site: Priority House
Address: Hermitage Lane
Town: Maidstone
Postcode: ME16 9PH
Major / Minor Region: Kent
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts, days, nights 7 days a week)
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 6
Specialty
Main area: West Kent Directorate
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Job overview
To work as a member of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team, delivering support to patients and their families using evidence-based, profession-specific and general mental health knowledge, providing client-centred, recovery-oriented principles and practice for individuals, families and carers referred to the Service. You will also work within the Rapid response function undertaking assessments 24/7 received from Urgent Mental Health Helpline as well as undertaking gatekeeping assessments. To work in accordance with Trust and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Policies and Procedures and the Care Programme Approach. To provide an alternative to inpatient admission treating patients in their home environment who are presenting in a crisis with significant distress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Working with service users referred to Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service
* To screen and work with all newly referred service users experiencing acute mental health crisis providing assessment or short-term interventions until crisis is resolved.
* To provide short-term specific psychosocial interventions for those who would benefit from crisis interventions.
* To ensure documentation is reviewed and updated in line with quality improvement standards.
* To shift coordinate lead the shift, allocate work to the wider MDT and prioritise workloads.
* To contribute to the planning and implementation of induction, training and education of students and staff.
* To contribute to the delivery of specialist/professional training packages of in-service training and staff development when necessary.
* To fulfil the role of mentor/practice educator, maintaining own update training and ensuring responsibility for regular placement provision and ensuring supervision and written assessment of students whilst on placement.
* To assist the band 7 senior practitioner by identifying personal and professional training needs in order to appropriately plan for future training and development.
* To provide effective supervision, support, and guidance for support/STR/peer workers and any work delegated to them.
* Responsible for the delivery of individual care plans for a caseload.
* Expected to implement policies as directed by the trust/directorate for the department, ensuring awareness throughout the department.
* Participate in leading service developments.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
* Registration with relevant regulatory body. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable criteria
* Mentorship or practice educator qualification
* Further training relevant to the role
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience working in mental health service
* Experience of prioritising casework and allocation/delegation of tasks to others.
* Experience of liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to organisations.
* To be able to work a 24hr shift pattern including day shifts, nights shifts and weekend shifts
Desirable criteria
* Experience working within Crisis Home Treatment Team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Care programme approach, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment.
* An understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
* Understanding of the impact of mental health crisis on lifestyle and function for clients, family and carers and common pharmacological and psychosocial treatments.
* Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, especially in complex/challenging situations.
* Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interprofessional team.
Desirable criteria
* Ability to motivate, empower and enable others.
* Leadership skills
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Natalie Frater
Job title: Operational Team Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01622725000
Additional information: 01227 666188 option 5
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