Job summary
The post holder will work as part of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Multi-Disciplinary Team across member practices with specific responsibilities
to liaise with and support Primary Care Colleagues to ensure seamless care and
assessment. Provide advanced triage process directly to GPs, directly liaise
with GPs and act as a single point of contact for the PCN where there is
uncertainty about the level of mental health need that requires further
exploration.
Act as a
liaison point between primary and secondary care services, including liaison
with Care Coordinator where the service users presenting in primary care is
already known to Navigo's community mental health team.
Work
as an active member of the PCN MDT undertaking supervisor role
Main duties of the job
Communicate complex clinical and non-clinical
information in a non-judgemental and understandable way to a variety of
stakeholders, service users and other agencies.
Promote and
foster a culture of active engagement and co-production across the PCN
community & system wide.
Liaise with
other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care
provided clients.
Attend
multi-disciplinary meetings, Professionals Meetings, Complex Case Meetings and
others relating to referrals or Service Users in treatment, where appropriate.
Use highly
developed communication skills in working with people to understand their
personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop carefully tailored
interventions.
Use highly
developed communication skills in working with external agencies/referrers to
understand their concerns relating to mental health and ensure that the right
interventions are provided across North East Lincolnshire
List not exhaustive
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, 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 feature in the Best Companies
top 100 large company list.
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.
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
and Join us !
Please
note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI
generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has
been automatically generated.
Should
you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability
or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Physical
Effort,
On occasion,
physical effort may be required in the transport of equipment as needed for the
role such as physical health screening equipment and Information Technology
equipment. Much of the role is seated for documenting and whilst in sessions
etc. though some sessions with service users may be walking or playing a sport
where appropriate/needed.
Mental
Effort,
Service users
present with complex needs which requires sustained mental effort to provide
accurate and relevant assessment, formulation and intervention.
Emotional
Effort
You
will be required to have regular contact with service users who present with
varying needs and difficulties. Consequently, you will use considerable
emotional and psychological effort to carry out your duties appropriately. You
may be exposed to vicarious trauma and will need regular individual and peer
supervision to manage this effectively.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Physical
Effort,
On occasion,
physical effort may be required in the transport of equipment as needed for the
role such as physical health screening equipment and Information Technology
equipment. Much of the role is seated for documenting and whilst in sessions
etc. though some sessions with service users may be walking or playing a sport
where appropriate/needed.
Mental
Effort,
Service users
present with complex needs which requires sustained mental effort to provide
accurate and relevant assessment, formulation and intervention.
Emotional
Effort
You
will be required to have regular contact with service users who present with
varying needs and difficulties. Consequently, you will use considerable
emotional and psychological effort to carry out your duties appropriately. You
may be exposed to vicarious trauma and will need regular individual and peer
supervision to manage this effectively.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience of working with mental illness.
- Experience of triage and signposting.
- Experience of complex care assessments and assessments of risk.
- Experience of delivering complex care.
- Experience in delivering clinical supervision.
- Delivering a range of interventions.
- Working in multi-disciplinary team settings.
- Experience of providing assessment of physical health care in Mental Health.
- Not Exhaustive.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering staff training.
- Experience of working across adult and older adult service areas.
- Experience of joint working with Primary care staff including GP and District Nursing.
Knowledge
Essential
- Be able to assess service user need, both mental health, health and social needs and risk and advise on next steps.
- Ability to keep composed and work under pressure and to problem solve in complex and often chaotic situations.
- Be able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- Be able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people.
- Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners.
- Not Exhaustive.
Desirable
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Ability to and experience of teaching/training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to act up for line management in times of need.
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care and be optimistic in the face of staff members.
- Ability to lead by example and motivate and inspire staff especially during times of change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with a relevant professional body such as NMC, HCPC, Social Work England.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- A desire and willingness to undertake relevant training as required for your role as identified by your line manager.
Desirable
- PSI Qualification.
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience of working with mental illness.
- Experience of triage and signposting.
- Experience of complex care assessments and assessments of risk.
- Experience of delivering complex care.
- Experience in delivering clinical supervision.
- Delivering a range of interventions.
- Working in multi-disciplinary team settings.
- Experience of providing assessment of physical health care in Mental Health.
- Not Exhaustive.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering staff training.
- Experience of working across adult and older adult service areas.
- Experience of joint working with Primary care staff including GP and District Nursing.
Knowledge
Essential
- Be able to assess service user need, both mental health, health and social needs and risk and advise on next steps.
- Ability to keep composed and work under pressure and to problem solve in complex and often chaotic situations.
- Be able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- Be able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people.
- Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners.
- Not Exhaustive.
Desirable
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Ability to and experience of teaching/training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to act up for line management in times of need.
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care and be optimistic in the face of staff members.
- Ability to lead by example and motivate and inspire staff especially during times of change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with a relevant professional body such as NMC, HCPC, Social Work England.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- A desire and willingness to undertake relevant training as required for your role as identified by your line manager.
Desirable
- PSI Qualification.
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.
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).
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