Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join the North Home-Based Treatment Team.

This dynamic and driven multi-disciplinary team offer an alternative to psychiatric hospital admission, supporting service users in acute mental health crisis in their homes, as well as supporting loved ones and carers during this period.

The team are passionate about providing person centred care, tailoring care plans to suit the needs of all individuals involved during the care spell and providing a range of psychosocial interventions during their admission.

The team are required to thoroughly risk assess situations and have access to a supportive leadership team to support such complex cases. Staff wellbeing and development is paramount and well supported in this team. Full supernumerary induction is provided for the first 4 weeks in post.

The post holder will be supported with their professional development as part of their appraisal process, and regular 1:1 supervision is provided. The post holder may also like to become actively involved in potential service development projects as part of their role.

The team operates a 24/7 service, therefore there will be a requirement to cover shift work.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will undertake collaborative care planning with service users and their carers.
• Undertake risk assessment and record risks in line with the trust policy
• Undertake shift co-ordination when allocated to do so.
• Participate in Multi-disciplinary Team(MDT) and agree plans with patients in relation to their care.
• Maintain their knowledge of evidence based home treatment interventions and deliver these interventions in line with service use care.
• Undertake collaborative care planning with services users and their carers.
• Undertake gatekeeping assessments to ensure service users are treated in the least restrictive environment.
• Undertake allocation of shift co-ordination.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

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.