Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join the Access Team in Bury.
You will be screening, triaging, and assessing referrals into the service and onward into secondary care mental health services.
The service covers 7 days a week, including bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
The post will involve triaging referrals and assessing the appropriateness for mental health services and signposting to other services if not appropriate.This post will be responsible for the assessment and formulation of presenting mental health problems experienced by people at a primary care level.You will also be responsible for delivering brief psychological based interventions for people experiencing common mental health problems.
The post-holder will contribute to the provision of the duty role.This post involves liaison with other roles and services within the community.
About us
The NHS long term plan and the Community Mental Health Framework (2019) outline an ambitious vision for the transformation of community mental health services across England. You will be joining Pennine Care at an exciting time as we respond to this challenge by implementing the 'Living Well' model of care and support for people with complex mental health needs who are not accessing specialist services. We are re-designing existing services with new investment in clinical and non-clinical roles to create multi-disciplinary teams that offer person centred, trauma informed and holistic support.
We envisage our existing access into secondary care function will change and integrate into the Living Well multi-disciplinary team. We are currently consulting with staff as we want to reflect a strengthened emphasis in current roles on multi-disciplinary working, particularly with the Voluntary Sector, Housing, Employment and Substance Use partners.
We want to emphasise that we are not recruiting to at risk roles, all roles are secure and permanent. Instead, you will join us at a point where we are working together with our staff and people with lived experience to develop new ways of working, building on existing roles, and with opportunities for you to make an active contribution to the development of our future offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
- Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Formal teaching qualification.
- Further training in brief psychosocial interventions.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
- Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of providing supervision to junior staff.
Desirable
- Primary care mental health work experience
- Experienced in the use of outcome measures such as CORE, PHQ9 and GAD7
- Experience of working with a psychological model of care
- Experience of triaging referrals.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
- Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
- Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
- Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
- Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Comprehensive I.T Skills
- Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training.
- Skills in the area of audit or research
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
- Evidence of on-going CPD
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Formal teaching qualification.
- Further training in brief psychosocial interventions.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
- Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of providing supervision to junior staff.
Desirable
- Primary care mental health work experience
- Experienced in the use of outcome measures such as CORE, PHQ9 and GAD7
- Experience of working with a psychological model of care
- Experience of triaging referrals.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
- Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
- Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
- Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
- Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Comprehensive I.T Skills
- Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training.
- Skills in the area of audit or research
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).
