Job overview
- hours per week – 08:00 to 21:30 hours 365 days a year
To work as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team reporting back to colleagues, both verbally and in writing and seeking advice, guidance and support where necessary.
To provide each patient for whom they are a Lead Professional with an agreed care plan, containing review dates, in accordance with Community Mental Health Nurse and Care Programme Approach standards.
To actively seek to contribute to setting standards of care, to generate and implement quality initiatives.
To promote compliance with medication and other treatments prescribed, noting and reporting non-compliance and side effects as appropriate.
To develop and maintain healthy partnerships with all stakeholders including statutory, third sector and voluntary agencies.
To advise patients, carers and significant others of the available resources. Referring assessed need to those agencies best able to meet these in the community and facilitate use of these recourses.
To understand the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, Care Programme Approach, Deprivation of Liberty safeguards as it applies to a psychiatric liaison service.
To carry out the duties of a Lead Professional as appropriate following the principles of CPA.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
- Skills in co-ordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
- An understanding of current mental health issues
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for mental health services, particularly the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Professional experience of working in mental health
- Experience of MDT working
- Skills in coordinating and planning inter-agency approaches in mental health care
- Experience of assessing and managing risk
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community.
- Previous experience within an assessment / liaison workplace.
- Experience of working with statutory and non statutory agencies.
- Experience of working at a Band 6 level.
- Experience of delivering evidence-based treatments.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and current professional registration with the NMC or registered allied health professional.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and IT Level 2 or equivalent
- Risk Assessment and Management Training
- Suicide Prevention Training
- Supervision Training
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent report-writing skills
- IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team
- Understanding of the CPA process
- Excellent assessment skills, including risk assessment
- Understanding of the importance of user/carer involvement in care planning
- Experience of Safeguarding
Desirable
- Skills in CBT.
- Ability to work in a changing environment.
- Ability to elaborate on the translation of personal and professional skills into practice.
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This advert is for Home Treatment Practitioner with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Onyx Centre. It is listed as a Band 6 role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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