Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based close to Monks Cross, York, to support older adults living with mental health needs.
The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
As a senior practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting.
As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity.
You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.
This in an exciting period of development within the team with the ongoing implementation of brief intervention work.
About us This is an incredibly friendly and supportive team with well established safe processes (such as daily lean management) and wellbeing initiatives (such as picnics and sporting challenges) that emphasise whole team working.
You are welcome to come and visit the team before applying to find out what it is like to work with us.
Job description Job responsibilities You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development.
In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Advanced Practitioner.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current professional registration with an approved professional body Evidence of Continuing Professional Development For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent.
Must be achieved within agreed timescale Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent) Desirable Leadership or management qualification Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area For registered nurses: Non medical prescriber Skills Essential Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional and care co-ordinator responsibilities Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Write reports.
Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
Use approved breakaway techniques.
Experience Essential Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
Providing clinical supervision.
Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement.
Working in a multi-disciplinary team Quality improvement activities Desirable Leadership or management experience