Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

This post is suitable for registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists

Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) are looking to recruit a qualified Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The applicant would need to be registered with a professional regulating body. The successful candidate may be required to work in either the Non-Psychosis Service Line or the Psychosis Service Line and undertake CMHT tasks as required.

The team serves the population of Lancaster and Morecambe. It is an established team with a friendly and supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive leadership team who are committed to clinical supervision and professional development.

This is a demanding role in a busy service. Ideally, you will have current or previous experience of working within a mental health setting. Clinically confident in working with individuals with complex needs and be able to work effectively in a multi professional context. You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic approach as well as passion and commitment in developing and promoting recovery based approaches for adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.

The post requires that you are a good communicator, and are able to adopt a flexible, adaptable and proactive approach to your work.

Main duties of the job

o Provides comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment to people with highly complex needs referred to Community Services in accordance with care pathways for given specialismo Delivers specialist interventions in accordance with care pathways for given specialismo Develops packages of individual care and treatment and according to identified need within the Care Co-Ordination and Care Act Frameworko Works closely with other professionals within and outside the Community Teamo Actively supports the Team Leader/Advanced Practitioner in the achievement of KPI / CQUIN and related County Council targets, and maintenance of registration with regulating bodieso Takes the lead on specific objectives as directed by the Team Lead and Clinical Team Lead.o Provides supervision and direction to practitioners and support staff within community services, undertaking appraisals and supporting the personal development of colleagueso Contributes to the screening of referrals and allocation to service lineso Contributes to the assessment of complex cases to support the appropriate allocation of referralso Supports a culture of ongoing learning and development on an individual, team and service basis to ensure high standards are maintained and, where appropriate, contribute to the delivery of training as appropriateo Provide leadership to colleagues acting as a positive role model

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lancaster & Morecambe CMHT

East Barn/ Victoria House

Morecambe

LA4 5QG

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lancaster & Morecambe CMHT

East Barn/ Victoria House

Morecambe

LA4 5QG

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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