Community Mental Health Practitioner

This community mental health practitioner post sits in the Stockport Secondary Care CMHT at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, supporting people aged 16 and over with severe and enduring mental health needs. The work centres on holistic assessment, risk assessment, care planning and key working, plus administering depot medication for people unable to attend clinic, and supervising staff and students. The team is going through a service transformation, with planned investment and new role development. HCPC or NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Act as community mental health practitioner and key worker for an identified client group, working towards recovery and social inclusion
• Provide holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for people on the caseload
• Administer depot medication for people unable to attend the depot clinic
• Provide supervision to an identified group of staff and students on placement with the team
• Manage a caseload

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in social work, mental health nursing or occupational therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC or NMC registration

Experience

• Experience in community mental health work
• Experience of supervision
• Experience working with people with moderate to severe mental health needs
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience working within mental health law policies and procedures

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the recovery model and social inclusion
• Knowledge of mental health legislation
• Managing a caseload with effective time management
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and recording to a professional standard
• Supervising junior staff and students

Checks & eligibility

• Use of a car or other means of travel across the Trust footprint
• Enhanced DBS disclosure

Other

• Willingness to undertake further training arising from legislative or service change
• Valuing diversity and following Trust equality and diversity policies

Nice to have

• Evidence of post-basic qualification and training
• PSI training
• MSLAP or equivalent mentor training
• Experience of leading a team or acting up
• Experience of managing or participating in change

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and medical and dental staff
• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to continuing professional development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to a staff wellbeing service
• Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

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