Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the New Community Enablement and Recovery Team (CERT) for the Black Country. This role includes providing wrap around care in conjunction with CMHTs and care co-ordination of service users from a capped team caseload that are either in out of area rehabilitation placements or living within the Black Country. These individuals will be open to secondary care services with a diagnosed Severe Mental Illness and requiring community rehabilitation support.
The post holder will also be responsible for supporting discharge from hospital, providing recovery focussed interventions and assessing the complex mental health needs of individuals, ensuring that the placement and or package of care is appropriate to their needs and step down to locality based services. The post holder will work intensely with the client for up to 18 months, focussing on helping to build resilience, improve their wellbeing and tailoring interventions to meet their individual, cultural and social needs to help them to achieve their optimum level of functioning and a fulfilling life
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Community Enablement and Recovery Team (CERT) MDT, which includes a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist and Occupational Therapists. The post holder will liaise with external agencies to achieve personalised recovery outcomes for patients within the service.
The post holder will be able operate flexibly from home and /or a community-based facility and will provide service from the work base, virtually or within the service user's place of residence. Some travel will be required to visit out of area placements to review care
The service will operate Monday to Friday 9-5 hours but is expected to advise service users and carers of access to services outside of these hours and liaise and refer on to other mental health care providers in cases where support outside of these hours is required.
About us
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country . We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.
This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide care co-ordination, Wrap around input to CMHT, assessment and recovery focussed interventions to service users within a specified time frame across the Black Country
Liaison with external services to facilitate discharge from out of area placements, co-ordinate 117 packages of care and to support referral process
Contributing to the development and implementation of the Community Enablement and Recovery Team (HOPE team)
Working within an MDT to work holistically and improve our patients recovery journey
For further details please see Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide care co-ordination, Wrap around input to CMHT, assessment and recovery focussed interventions to service users within a specified time frame across the Black Country
Liaison with external services to facilitate discharge from out of area placements, co-ordinate 117 packages of care and to support referral process
Contributing to the development and implementation of the Community Enablement and Recovery Team (HOPE team)
Working within an MDT to work holistically and improve our patients recovery journey
For further details please see Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 6 months post registration
- Community experience
- Experience of working with individuals with severe mental illness
- Knowledge of person centred, recovery focussed and trauma informed care
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Recovery Model
Knowledge
Essential
- Multi-professional teamwork
Desirable
- Mental Health Legislation and policy including CPA and 117
Skills/Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment / Genuine interest of client group within area of speciality
- Ability to prioritise workload
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 6 months post registration
- Community experience
- Experience of working with individuals with severe mental illness
- Knowledge of person centred, recovery focussed and trauma informed care
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Recovery Model
Knowledge
Essential
- Multi-professional teamwork
Desirable
- Mental Health Legislation and policy including CPA and 117
Skills/Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment / Genuine interest of client group within area of speciality
- Ability to prioritise workload
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
