Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

In this role you drive community-based care for people with complex psychosis within an assertive outreach pathway. You work in a multidisciplinary team to assess needs, plan robust care, and support recovery in the client’s home and community settings. You’ll manage high-risk cases, engage hard-to-reach service users, and coordinate treatment to maximise quality of life and social inclusion. This role offers meaningful impact by delivering personalized, least-restrictive care in collaboration with service users and their networks.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and coordinate care for a defined caseload of service users with complex psychosis
• Deliver ongoing holistic assessments, treatment and support in community settings
• Develop and implement robust care plans aimed at recovery and reduced risk
• Engage with disengaged clients and their support networks to improve engagement and outcomes
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to provide integrated care and treatment
• Utilize a whole-system, community-based approach to maximise independence and social inclusion
• Apply risk assessment, crisis management and CPA process in care delivery
• Promote psychosocial interventions and recovery-focused practice

Key requirements

• Current professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing (live registration)
• Experience in multidisciplinary mental health teams with severe/long-term conditions
• Experience with disengaged clients in community settings
• Skills in risk assessment, crisis management and care delivery
• Knowledge of CPA process and relevant mental health legislation
• Understanding of diverse groups and engaging with them
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive care packages
• Understanding of complex psychosis and impact on service users and carers
• Skills in psychosocial interventions

• Engagement and rapport building
• Resilience and persistence
• Effective communication
• Risk assessment
• Crisis management
• Care planning and care package evaluation

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