Job summary
Are you a candidate that enjoys variety and excels in providing support for complex patients?
Do you possess an exceptional clinical skill set that helps in making a difference?
An exciting opportunity has risen for a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Community Rehabilitation and Recovery team that supports individuals from across Teesside. The post available is fixed term for 9 months. Due to some recent service improvements you will be joining us at an exciting time to develop the service to meet the requirements of the Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF) and Rehabilitation Services across Tees Valley.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who are able to work with the wider MDT, voluntary sector and third sector organisations.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
The Community Rehab team operates between 9am and 8pm 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Main duties of the job
Key skills and responsibilities will include working in rotation with other senior Practitioners within the team to carry out Rehabilitation assessments to determine the needs of the individual and how these can be met by the team. You will be responsible for having oversight of Rehabilitation bed availability and supporting patient flow from inpatient settings as well as working alongside community mental health teams in assessing service user needs for community rehabilitation interventions. This will guarantee continuity of care for service users transiting into and out of rehabilitation services. You will be responsible for providing coordinating and delivery an individualised support package that will enhance their skills and keep them sage and well in the community - this may be as a 'co-worker' or a 'key worker'. Effectively liaising with referring agents will be crucial within your role. The role will involve producing robust treatment reports and recommendations in accordance with Trust and local policies.
It is essential that you exemplify excellent interpersonal skills as they will be paramount when establishing close working relationships with all appropriate agencies and networks in the field of Mental Health, locally, regionally and nationally. There will be an expectation that you will have a small clinical caseload working alongside the Community Rehab and Recovery team in delivering specialist rehabilitation interventions.
About us
We will support you by providing a positive working experience within our very own team and service, with the commitment of giving you access to opportunities that will be essential in your professional development. Furthermore, you are guaranteed throughout to receive robust supervision and appraisals, talent management and access to training opportunities. There will also be exciting opportunities to help to support service development beyond the team and across the Locality.
Lease car scheme is available and enhancements as the team provide a 7-day service working 365 days of the year. We are looking for highly motivated staff who will lead the way as role models within the team, demonstrating compassionate leadership. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in community mental health service delivery.
We are a team that is compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care to support our community .
Details
Date posted
16 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSA-062-25-A
Job locations
Lustrum Vale
163 Durham Road
Stockton
TS19 0EA
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role would be befitting for a candidate registered as a mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker that would then familiarise themselves and work in the Teesside Community Rehabilitation and Recovery Team.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
3. For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
4. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
5. Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
6. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
7. Leadership or management qualification
8. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
9. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment.
10. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
11. Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
12. Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement
13. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
14. Quality improvement activities
Knowledge
Essential
15. Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
16. Understanding of relevant legislation (. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
17. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
18. Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
19. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.