Job summary
Band 6 - Community Mental Health Practitioner
Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Integrated Mental Health Team in Burton base at Horninglow Clinic. We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.
As an experienced Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist from the NHS or private sector, you'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and you'll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.
Main duties of the job
- Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
- Delivering a high quality clinical service to service users and their families.
- Managing a complex caseload and responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
- Operating as care coordinator for a defined case load of service users.
- Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
You will be responsible for working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need. They will be responsible for care coordination of an identified caseload.
You will be responsible for undertaking clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical pathway, in order to establish the persons needs, goals, risks and strengths in order to generate a formulation based care plan agreed with all involved. They will be responsible for delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties. And also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.
Working Monday to Friday 9am 5pm and requires travel across a large geographical area, access to suitable transport is required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
You will be responsible for working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need. They will be responsible for care coordination of an identified caseload.
You will be responsible for undertaking clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical pathway, in order to establish the persons needs, goals, risks and strengths in order to generate a formulation based care plan agreed with all involved. They will be responsible for delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties. And also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.
Working Monday to Friday 9am 5pm and requires travel across a large geographical area, access to suitable transport is required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- registered mental health professional E.g. Nurse or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level
- Practice supervisor / Assessor (Nursing candidates only)
- Active on NMC/HCPC register
Desirable
- Degree in Nursing / OT/ Social Work or Equivalent
- Psychological interventions qualification (CBT, EMDR, CAT, DBT, Family Therapy)
- Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties OR experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams
- Experience of contributing to CPA process
Desirable
- Experience of leading CPA process
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- registered mental health professional E.g. Nurse or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level
- Practice supervisor / Assessor (Nursing candidates only)
- Active on NMC/HCPC register
Desirable
- Degree in Nursing / OT/ Social Work or Equivalent
- Psychological interventions qualification (CBT, EMDR, CAT, DBT, Family Therapy)
- Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties OR experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams
- Experience of contributing to CPA process
Desirable
- Experience of leading CPA process
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit
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).
