Senior Rehabilitation Practitioner

Job overview

This role is your opportunity to be part of the brand new community rehabilitation team which is part of the newly developed complex psychosis pathway which has been developed to provide a whole system approach to Mental Health Rehabilitation and Assertive Community Treatment in Leeds. This role will involve the coordination of care of a caseload of service users both within the community, and supporting them during admission with a view offering a community lens to transitioning back to the community in a timely manner.

The pathway which includes Newsam Ward 5 (Level 2 Rehab & relocating to Parkside Lodge), Asket Croft and Asket House inpatient settings, (Level 1 Rehab), the Community Rehabilitation Team and Assertive Outreach Team. The pathway also includes Rehabilitation practitioners embedded within the Community Hubs providing early rehabilitative and reablement interventions and enabling transitions for service users between Community Services and more intensive Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation Support.  These are clinical delivery services.

Main duties of the job

The pathway includes an out of area /Trust case management role and mental health placement reviewer for people with complex psychosis who are placed in Level 2 rehabilitation Independent Hospitals outside of the Trust or in funded residential placements.

In addition, Leeds Recovery College, Arts and Minds and the Volunteers Service are included within the pathway, providing innovative networks supporting social inclusion and a recovery ethos, while continuing to serve the citywide populations of Leeds, LYPFT and care services directorates.

The pathway provides treatment, intervention and vocational opportunities for people and their families living with complex needs, associated with psychosis and with significant reductions in quality of life, described within NICE guidance as “severe and treatment resistant symptoms”. Many people also experience other serious and cooccurring conditions that severely affect activities of daily living, social functioning, physical health, welfare, and limit vocational opportunities.  The pathway provides a strong recovery ethos, with flexibility for differing levels of need and longer term support where necessary, and in the least restrictive environment possible. The pathway aims to provide a whole person approach working together with individuals and their families on agreed goals that improve mental and physical health, welfare, social inclusion and psychological wellbeing that maximises independence and quality of life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will involve working with individuals with a complex psychosis from assessment of rehabilitation needs, through care planning interventions to build on skills and increase independence and developing safety and risk management plans for individuals in the community.

You will coordinate the care of a caseload of individuals, whilst working alongside a diverse MDT supporting delivery of a range of interventions to support the rehabilitation of this population both across the community, but also those who require inpatient rehabilitation, or an episode of acute care.

In addition to direct patient care there will also be coordination of the shift through a duty worker role ensuring safe and effective care, management of lone working and prioritisation of clinic care across the team through a duty worker system.

The team will work closely with colleagues from other teams in the pathway, ensuring service users are accessing the support that meets their needs. As a senior rehabilitation practitioner, you will also have a role in supporting service development through lead roles, and supervision of others.

Travel will be required across the West Yorkshire Area. There will also be some travel to out of area hospitals outside of the West Yorkshire Footprint as part of assessment and engagement, in addition to supporting service users funded by Leeds but supported in placements within west Yorkshire region.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]  Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

For informal enquiries contact either:

Dawn Martin / 07929 858655 / [email protected]

Carol Dove / 07980956305 / [email protected]