Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

This is a new permanent role created to help us deliver our plans to transform our community mental health services, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The transformation of our community mental health services will lead to truly integrated health and social care for adults in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey who have serious mental illness.

Our transformation plans are supported by £25m in funding and will mean the roll-out over the next three years of multi-disciplinary teams of experts working within the new Primary Care Networks and offering wraparound, holistic care to our service users and the wider community. Our aim is to support the whole person as they live with, or recover from, mental illness and to offer them support with other challenges they may face, such as debt, relationship problems, housing, education or training. We will also focus resources on reaching those who currently face obstacles in getting the help they need.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for working age adults who present with functional mental health problems who are residing in the London Borough of Enfield.
• To assess care needs, devise care programmes, packages of care including risk assessment and implement and evaluate these in collaboration with individual service users and their carer's.
• To support and mentor less experienced staff, support workers and students from related professional backgrounds who are on placement within the Hub.
• To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the Hub manager when required.
• The post holder will carry a defined caseload and will work closely with other members of the Hub, including psychology, medical professionals and pharmacology to ensure that the best quality of care is provided.
• This work will be underpinned by a bio psychosocial model of care and the post holder will ensure that best practice psycho-social interventions are offered wherever possible within their skill set.
• The post holder will have a key role in providing on-going care and support to people with mental health problems, their carers and relatives and will liaise with colleagues within primary care, community health and social care services, private and voluntary organisations and the wider mental health of adult services as appropriate.

About us

Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where youcan thrive and succeed.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Lucas House

305-309 Fore Street

Edmonton

N9 0PD

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Lucas House

305-309 Fore Street

Edmonton

N9 0PD

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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