Job summary
Here at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, we are inclusive and dedicated, working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our encouraging and friendly Mental Health team located at DMRC Stanford Hall.
The position offers 28 hours per week and requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We offer the following employee benefits:
- NHS pension
- Free parking
- Access to gym
- Local shops
- Access to swimming pool
- Inclusive working environment
Main duties of the job
The successful Mental Health Practitioner will aspire to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary
team (MDT) to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service within psychological
rehabilitation.
The post holder will require robust clinical risk assessment skills and will be willing
to gain a working knowledge of the occupational role and needs of personnel. The Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) will be proactive in assisting in the development of
service and organisational initiatives.
About us
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing a rapid, timely and high quality mental health service to all patients
referred to the Psychological Well-Being Service (PWS) for assessment and treatment of mental health problems and
implementing changes as and when necessary.
- Managing a clinical caseload delivering optimum personal and professional
standards to assist the care process in accordance with PWS protocols and
clinical governance.
- Acting as a clinical and educational resource to the various rehabilitation teams
within DMRC and offer advice on mental health matters, the administrative
management of personnel with mental health difficulties and when required to
assist within the team in mental health promotion.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application and CV.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. There will be no
reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill:
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
- NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement
- NHS Core - NHSC5 - Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB6 - Assessment & Treatment Planning
Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into
account business needs.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will
be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective
from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security
requirements before they can be appointed.The level of security needed is
security check.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge,
experience, qualifications and memberships in your application and that you
have saved it.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence
of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity
may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must
be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel,
but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based
at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated
against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the
attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect
on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a
skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been
deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical
and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require
sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and
be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any
provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities
who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable
adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing a rapid, timely and high quality mental health service to all patients
referred to the Psychological Well-Being Service (PWS) for assessment and treatment of mental health problems and
implementing changes as and when necessary.
- Managing a clinical caseload delivering optimum personal and professional
standards to assist the care process in accordance with PWS protocols and
clinical governance.
- Acting as a clinical and educational resource to the various rehabilitation teams
within DMRC and offer advice on mental health matters, the administrative
management of personnel with mental health difficulties and when required to
assist within the team in mental health promotion.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application and CV.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. There will be no
reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill:
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
- NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement
- NHS Core - NHSC5 - Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB6 - Assessment & Treatment Planning
Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into
account business needs.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will
be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective
from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security
requirements before they can be appointed.The level of security needed is
security check.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge,
experience, qualifications and memberships in your application and that you
have saved it.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence
of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity
may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must
be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel,
but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based
at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated
against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the
attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect
on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a
skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been
deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical
and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require
sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and
be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any
provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities
who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable
adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse (Mental Health) with Nursing Midwifery Registered Council with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above.
- Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting.
- Demonstrate experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions.
- Registration with relevant professional body: you are expected to have the skills required to work as a registered professional and adhere to the HealthCare Professionals Council (HCPC) Code of Conduct.
Provide a C.V.
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment. Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurse (Mental Health) with Nursing Midwifery Registered Council with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above.
- Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting.
- Demonstrate experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions.
- Registration with relevant professional body: you are expected to have the skills required to work as a registered professional and adhere to the HealthCare Professionals Council (HCPC) Code of Conduct.
Provide a C.V.
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment. Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
