Overview
Senior Mental Health Practitioner role at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).
The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for Older Adults is a well-established, multidisciplinary team based in Fulbourn, Cambridge. The team provides intensive support and treatment at home and in care homes for older adults with mental health challenges, including the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. The service includes crisis intervention, intensive treatment, support, risk assessment and management to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to facilitate earlier discharge from mental health hospital. Dementia Intensive Support offers a practical and psycho-educational approach to care within patients\' homes and care homes.
Responsibilities
* Work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for older people to provide a mental health service seven days a week, in a community setting, delivering psychosocial assessment to individuals presenting with a range of mental health problems.
* Work in partnership with service users and carers to provide treatment within the least restrictive environment.
* Take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership support to others to ensure full assessment of individual care needs, and that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis.
* Provide assessment to those at risk of hospital admission and deliver care, support and treatment within a community setting or facilitate admission to hospital and promote rapid discharge.
* Provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis.
* Act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual client needs.
* Provide a crisis and home treatment service to patients, incorporating dementia intensive support.
Qualifications and attributes
* A similar passion for working with older people.
* A desire to develop and enhance existing skills and knowledge.
* Drive and motivation whilst working under pressure in a very busy team.
* Experience in carrying out clinical assessment including robust risk assessments.
* A strong team-player with a great sense of humour.
* Motivated by a desire to make a difference. Able to contribute to team meetings and offer a lead role within the teams.
About CPFT
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, while supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services in inpatient, primary care, and community settings across a range of specialisms.
Equality, diversity and sponsorship
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, including disabled people and members of ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date if sufficient applications are received. We cannot offer sponsorship for all roles; if sponsorship is not available for a role, applications may be rejected.
For further information on CPFT, visit: www.cpft.nhs.uk
For informal enquiries: Rowan Simpson, Team Leader, Crisis Team South
Email: rowan.simpson@cpft.nhs.uk
Tel: 01223 726300
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