Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD, ELIGIBLE AGENCY WORKERS, SBU VOCATIONAL TRAINEES OR SBU VOLUNTEERS.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a dynamic Mental Health professional to join our expanding Primary Care Mental Health team in Swansea.
The Local Primary Mental Health Support Service (LPMHSS) has been established to meet the requirements of Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure (2010). Our service offers, assessment, signposting and brief interventions to people with mild to moderate, common mental health disorders.
The service also aims to support the wider Primary Care team through advice, education and support, as well as offering information and advice to carers.
Main duties of the job
The main functions of the post will be to screen, assess, signpost and provide brief follow-up interventions to primary care referrals within an agreed GP community network within Swansea. The post holder will have extensive experience of undertaking assessments in a mental health setting and will have knowledge and experience of working within the community. New practices have been introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and assessments are primarily carried out via telephone or virtually, therefore computer literacy is key.
The post holder will work within a Primary Care team that currently comprises of Qualified Mental Health Professionals, an Occupational Therapists and small Support Worker Team.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. State Registered professional with a qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy, social work or clinical psychology
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
2. Post registration experience in mental health
3. Experience in community working
4. MDT working experience
5. Experience of person-centred assessments
6. Basic knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance Awareness of specific government policy / legislation pertinent to role
7. Knowledge of specialist approaches appropriate to this setting e.g. CBT
Desirable criteria
8. Some experience of research and/or audit
9. Documented evidence of CPD.
10. Previous experience of supervising support staff
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
11. Ability to work single-handedly with individuals or groups
12. Understanding of team dynamics and the need to maintain effective team working across professional and multi agency boundaries
13. Ability to identify risk factors in the provision of support given to the service user.
14. Computer Literacy
15. Effective written and oral communication skills.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
16. Physically and mental fitness to undertake rehabilitation of service users with complex mental health needs.
17. Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload appropriately whilst working under pressure.
18. Ability to handle difficult and unpredictable situations
Desirable criteria
19. Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
20. Group work Skills
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable