Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified and experienced candidates within our new Complex Psychosis teams across the Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith and Fulham.  Each borough is mobilising these new services bringing together the existing Community Rehabilitation teams alongside new investment to develop an assertive outreach pathway for service users who need an assertive approach to engagement as part of their clinical presentation to provide care, treatment and support.

Successful candidates will show knowledge and experience of the clinical processes and treatments that support the care of people experiencing psychosis with complex needs. They will also demonstrate experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team setting; taking responsibility for assessing need and setting up robust care plans to support service user recovery. They will be able to take a flexible, robust and persistent approach to working alongside service users and their support networks to deliver care and get the greatest benefit from treatment.

These are new posts that will be available across all of our local boroughs; Ealing, Hounslow  and Hammersmith & Fulham.  When applying, could applicants indicate whether they have any preference as to the borough in which they work.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working in a Complex Psychosis Team within the Assertive Outreach Pathway, taking responsibility to assess, plan and coordinate the care plan and treatment of a defined caseload of service users with complex needs related to psychotic illnesses.

The Complex Psychosis Teams are a multidisciplinary, community-based service responsible for providing on-going holistic assessments, treatment and support to clients with severe and enduring mental illness living in the community. The service will enable patients with severe mental health problems to be supported and cared for in the community in the least restrictive setting through an assertive, personalised and integrated approach to care and treatment.

The service will provide an intensive community-based mental health service delivered in service users’ home environments and in supported living accommodation or other locations agreed with the service user utilising “A whole system approach” to recovery from mental ill health. The approach maximizes an individual’s quality of life and social inclusion by supporting engagement, encouraging their skills, promoting independence and autonomy in order to give them hope for the future which leads to successful community living through appropriate support

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed