Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and organised Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker to the Mental Health Out of Area team (secure)

The team consists of three practitioners who support CWP patients who are admitted into the secure pathway (High, Medium and Low).  Each practitioner holds a caseload of patients and their role focuses on ensuring a strong connection and local link is maintained whilst these patients are in out of area hospitals.  The team aim to build strong links with their MDT and families and support them along with their recovery journey in hospital and transition back into the community when ready for discharge.

The team is based at Bowmere hospital, however is a trust wide team and the post holder will be expected to travel across the North West footprint.  The Forensic Support Service base is located in Saddlebridge and this could be considered as a base if required (please indicate at interview)

Main duties of the job

The team sits alongside the Forensic Support Service and links in with the team for peer supervision, training and clinical network activities.

The successful individual will need to demonstrate a knowledge of evidence based forensic risk assessment and formulation, to support pathway management, public protection and service user outcomes.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills and be able to work both autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team.

A good knowledge base of the mental health act, secure inpatient provision, section 117 aftercare, ICB and local authority commissioning processes and mental health is required.

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!