Job summary
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
- Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
- NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to provide care and manage Adult patients in the Community and the Inpatient settings. The Community team and the Inpatient team provide to Adults and you will help manage mental disorders in both settings, focusing on ensuring that the service users are supported to remain in their own home wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided and in the hospital setting, to provide good quality care.
Working as part of a multi -disciplinary team you will provide active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of service user care responding quickly to those referred with urgent and high risk mental health needs and provide collaborative, effective, evidence based interventions at the right time with the right person You will need to have the following key skills and experience:
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Registered with the GMC.
- Have a genuine passion for working with service users and their families and their carers.
- Be able to work well in a Team in both settings. Have good communication skills.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide comprehensive medical assessments and appropriate management of service users including the prevention and treatment of complications or medical emergencies
- To provide medical support to the Integrated Mental health team (IMHT) and the Ward Team and to manage service users from a medical perspective to ensure delivery of safe and high quality services.
- To interpret, diagnose and process pathology test results and ECGs and establish appropriate management.
- To ensure prescribing practice is based on current evidence and good practice and compliant with local policies and guidelines.
- To ensure the confidentiality of service user related information and records and comply with Information Governance standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide comprehensive medical assessments and appropriate management of service users including the prevention and treatment of complications or medical emergencies
- To provide medical support to the Integrated Mental health team (IMHT) and the Ward Team and to manage service users from a medical perspective to ensure delivery of safe and high quality services.
- To interpret, diagnose and process pathology test results and ECGs and establish appropriate management.
- To ensure prescribing practice is based on current evidence and good practice and compliant with local policies and guidelines.
- To ensure the confidentiality of service user related information and records and comply with Information Governance standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
Skills
Essential
- Good Interpersonal and team working skills. Leadership skills. Knowledge of relevant requirements and legislation such as The Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach etc
Experience
Essential
- Experience relevant to General adult psychiatry - both inpatient and community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
Skills
Essential
- Good Interpersonal and team working skills. Leadership skills. Knowledge of relevant requirements and legislation such as The Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach etc
Experience
Essential
- Experience relevant to General adult psychiatry - both inpatient and 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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Park House, Cannock, WS11 1JN and St George’s Hospital, Stafford, ST16 3AG
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 1JN
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
