Community Mental Health Social Worker

Opportunities have arisen for Community Mental Health Practitioners (Care Co-ordinator) looking to join a great team, providing specialist mental health care to the population of Oldham. The Secondary Care CMHT support residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions. We aim to provide outstanding care to the people of Oldham and listen to improve, in response to the needs of the population we serve.

This an exciting time for Oldham CMHT. We are currently undergoing a transformation within our service as part of the National Transformations of community services and the local Living Well developments. It is an opportunity to be part of our service development, with planned investment in our staff and new role development.

The CMHT work with people aged 16 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs. The CMHTs are integrated with the local authority, providing a multidisciplinary approach to the care provided.

Responsibilities:

1. Assessment of health and social care needs
2. Producing collaborative care plans
3. Risk assessment and management
4. Monitoring and evaluating care plans
5. Liaising with wider MDT
6. Providing evidence based therapeutic interventions
7. Providing education advice, emotional and psychological support
8. To promote choice in service user involvement in care planning and risk management
9. Ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models
10. Identify packages of care to meet the needs of the service user
11. Ensure carer involvement in the service user's care
12. To report concerns identified under Safeguarding adult procedures
13. Maintaining accurate records

We are proud of the consistent feedback from the current team members that shows working in Oldham is different from their experience working in other areas. What sets Oldham apart is the great working relationships within the teams and wider mental health teams in the Borough, fantastic peer support, with staff members having a wealth of knowledge and experience. The managers are proactive at providing advice and guidance where required, with an open-door policy in place. As managers we like to encourage professional autonomy through assisting the development of practitioners’ skills and talents, using a reflective approach, while also providing a more nurturing approach where needed.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

All individuals meeting the person specification criteria are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Kathryn Woolley
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: kathrynwoolley@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0161 770 4151