Mental Health Practitioner - MHIST- Rehab Case Management Team

Job overview

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Rehab Case Management Team working within their Rehab Access Function.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and delivering tailored assessments for individuals undergoing rehabilitation, both in community and inpatient settings. You will manage a caseload of patients within our Inpatient Rehabilitation Services, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care.

In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you may be required to step in as a deputy for the Clinical Lead during periods of absence, such as annual leave or sickness. This will involve serving as the primary point of contact for both internal and external agencies related to the Rehab Access function, ensuring smooth operations and continuity of care.

Main duties of the job

You will manage a caseload of individuals across both local and national inpatient rehabilitation services, including Level 1 services within the locality and specialist placements in Level 2 services.

Your primary responsibility will be overseeing and reviewing the treatment progress of patients in hospital, ensuring that their rehabilitation goals are met effectively and on schedule. This will involve attending all scheduled meetings, conducting face-to-face reviews every 12 weeks, and maintaining regular communication with families and carers to ensure continuity of care and support and ensuring all required documentation is completed appropriately.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!