Job summary
An exciting vacancy has arisen in our Older People's
Acute mental health team, Konar Suite, for a band 6 Senior Mental Health
Practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Practitioner will have the following roles and
responsibilities with, as the service takes shape, specific lead/supportive
responsibilities. The purpose of the
Acute Mental Health and Memory Service (AMHMS) is to provide a specialised
service which offers an alternative to hospital admission when possible or an
intensive inpatient programme of care with the philosophy bringing about early
discharge.
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that
provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is
to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental
health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist
support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation
and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating
disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK
companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company
list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.
As a social enterprise, we do
things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially
viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities
including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.
Working at Navigo is not like
working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with
forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come join us!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post
Holder will be expected to take responsibility for a number of tasks including:
1.Process
referrals and prioritise, risk assessment of service users who are in crisis
and may be displaying high risk behaviours and risk management plans.
2.The Post
Holder will be responsible for determining the level of acute mental health
need and the use of resources within AMHMS.
3.The Post
Holder will have to have an understanding of the relevant policies and their
application to related face to face physical aggression and associated actions,
eg COSHH, Infection Control, exposure to body fluids. Exposure to both verbal and physical
aggression.
4.The Post
Holder will be expected to professionally contribute and/or lead and manage
serious untoward incidents, challenging behaviours, ensuring all parties are
debriefed and supported.
5.The post
holder will be expected to be involved in and implement new and revised
policies within their own sphere of work.
6.Will offer
clinical supervision to staff from own discipline.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post
Holder will be expected to take responsibility for a number of tasks including:
1.Process
referrals and prioritise, risk assessment of service users who are in crisis
and may be displaying high risk behaviours and risk management plans.
2.The Post
Holder will be responsible for determining the level of acute mental health
need and the use of resources within AMHMS.
3.The Post
Holder will have to have an understanding of the relevant policies and their
application to related face to face physical aggression and associated actions,
eg COSHH, Infection Control, exposure to body fluids. Exposure to both verbal and physical
aggression.
4.The Post
Holder will be expected to professionally contribute and/or lead and manage
serious untoward incidents, challenging behaviours, ensuring all parties are
debriefed and supported.
5.The post
holder will be expected to be involved in and implement new and revised
policies within their own sphere of work.
6.Will offer
clinical supervision to staff from own discipline.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues involved in the treatment of mental illness for older people and relapse prevention
- Broad knowledge of risk assessments
Desirable
- Knowledge of the principles of nurse prescribing and the use of service users group directives/protocols
- Can demonstrate experience in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Three years post-registration, 1 year of which at a senior level
- Experience working with clients with mental health problems of a severe and enduring nature
- Knowledge of relapse prevention
- IT Literacy
Desirable
- Psychosocial interventions
- Use of clinical assessment measures
- First Aid training
- Leadership
- Working with older people with mental health problems
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, Social worker, Occupational Therapy)
- Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Evidence of post graduate training / studies
Desirable
- Post qualification award in health/social care at degree or equivalent level
- D32/33 or ENB998 (equivalent)
- Clinical Supervision Training
- Nurse prescribing
- Degree level study
- AMHPs trained/willingness to undertake training
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Approaches to risk assessment
- Communication and liaison with a range of others
- Management and change management
- Clinical abilities
- Team Worker
- Determination
- Flexibility
- Positive attitude to change
- Able to work across organisational boundaries
- Commitment to flexible working patterns
- Access and use of transport to ensure timely response to service users in the community
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues involved in the treatment of mental illness for older people and relapse prevention
- Broad knowledge of risk assessments
Desirable
- Knowledge of the principles of nurse prescribing and the use of service users group directives/protocols
- Can demonstrate experience in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Three years post-registration, 1 year of which at a senior level
- Experience working with clients with mental health problems of a severe and enduring nature
- Knowledge of relapse prevention
- IT Literacy
Desirable
- Psychosocial interventions
- Use of clinical assessment measures
- First Aid training
- Leadership
- Working with older people with mental health problems
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, Social worker, Occupational Therapy)
- Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Evidence of post graduate training / studies
Desirable
- Post qualification award in health/social care at degree or equivalent level
- D32/33 or ENB998 (equivalent)
- Clinical Supervision Training
- Nurse prescribing
- Degree level study
- AMHPs trained/willingness to undertake training
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Approaches to risk assessment
- Communication and liaison with a range of others
- Management and change management
- Clinical abilities
- Team Worker
- Determination
- Flexibility
- Positive attitude to change
- Able to work across organisational boundaries
- Commitment to flexible working patterns
- Access and use of transport to ensure timely response to service users in the community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
