Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

Service/Ward/Department Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join the Young & Rarer Dementia Team as a Mental Health Practitioner.

This award-winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector to meet the mental health needs of our service users.

Role Summary:

The post holder will be based in the Memory Assessment Service and covers the borough of Stockport.

You will provide direct care to service users to support individuals who are in crisis because of physical health or social status changes which is directly, or indirectly, impacting on the individual’s mental health.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Work

• To work in the community and liaise with in-patient areas assessing and prioritising clients appropriately
• To manage a caseload of clients with complex and challenging mental health needs
• To assess clients in the most appropriate location often in their own home working in accordance with the Lone Working Policy
• To plan and implement client centred interventions using selected and graded activity to meet the needs of the individual ensuring issues of behavioural disturbance, aggression, wandering, mood disorder, psychosis and de-motivation are considered
• Contribute to making decisions regarding client care in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specific packages of care (in conjunction with other team members).
• Maintain standards with regards to the quality of interventions provided.
• Work within the framework of the Care Programme approach act as care coordinator / care manager, as required.
• Work within the framework of the All Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
• Policy and be willing to undertake relevant training

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

Provide advice on issues related to activities of daily living, working with service users / carers / relatives with regards to all aspects of the care package

• Communicate clearly with service users who may lack insight into their condition and the risk issues involved.
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users’ current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning
• To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting
• To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with comorbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.
• Maintain confidentiality and a high professional standard at all times

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

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.