Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Social Worker to join this dynamic, expanding team. Bury Home treatment is extending their hours to be a 24hr, 7 day a week service.
Working Pattern
Working pattern for the post holder includes working 7 days a week including bank holidays, rotating days and nights as part of the HTT team to deliver an effective and efficient response to people who access the service, providing clinical assessments and interventions focusing on relapse prevention and improved quality of life for service users.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide face‑to‑face gatekeeping throughout the night, not only for Bury, but across the north division if necessary and review and assess for suitability for HTT any patients referred from a S136 assessment.
* Work autonomously in the community, complete full mental health assessments and manage risk in the community, while also being an integral part of the multidisciplinary team; we also provide clozapine titration in the community.
* Participate as part of the dedicated team of nurses, OTs, Social workers, QAP and support workers who work closely with our consultant psychiatrist, colleagues in the community mental health team, acute inpatient wards and the wider members of the MDT.
* Provide reviews in a safe environment where appropriate, including patients who are seeking self‑discharge from the wards, providing a safer discharge and any Bury HTT patients that present at A&E.
* Complete emergency home visits if risk assessed safe to do so, providing greater flexibility for supervised medication regimes for patients.
* Provide 24‑hr telephone support to patients under Bury HTT including patients on the community Clozapine pathway.
* Be involved in the ongoing development of the service.
* Undertake accurate psychosocial/risk assessments and act as co‑worker for service users supported by the Home Treatment Team who present with acute mental health problems or psychological distress; work in close liaison with other MDT members, including care coordinators, to implement treatment/management plans to facilitate Home Treatment.
* Act as the gatekeeper for all people requiring admission to inpatient services, including those requiring assessment under the MHA and provide an alternative to hospital admission through Home Treatment interventions where appropriate.
* Deliver care in accordance with all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures, the Mental Health Act and community care legislation.
About Pennine Care
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Equality Statement
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Miss Samantha Doherty
Job title: Home Treatment Team Manager
Email address: samantha.doherty@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01617161066
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