Mental Health Community Practitioner - Development Role (Band 5-6)

Mental Health Community Practitioner - Development Role (Band 5-6)

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Are you newly qualified and looking to deliver mental health care to your local community? Evesham NMHT are seeking to recruit a community Mental Health Practitioner to deliver outstanding care to the community. If you are passionate about delivering evidenced-based interventions in the community, a career with us may be just what you’re looking for.

We have a full-time developmental band 5-6 Mental Health Practitioner opportunity, which is an exciting position for a Community Mental Health nurse; however, we would also welcome and consider part-time applicants. This development role is underpinned by a supportive competency-based framework to help build both your experience and competence in becoming a band 6 practitioner. We welcome newly qualified band 5 MHP, or a nurse with inpatient experience who would like to develop their expertise in a community mental health setting.

If you are passionate, self-motivated, and looking to be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Service Team in Worcester, then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

37.5 hours during Monday to Friday

Band 5- Band 6

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use your initiative and take responsibility for yourself and the quality of your work and the service you provide to patients.

Work across all clinically appropriate patients, 17 years old and over, to deliver evidence-based interventions.

Under the direction of the Service Lead and as part of the Community Mental Health Service, provide prompt local assessment, triage, risk assessment, risk management, signposting, onward referral, and evidence-based interventions for people presenting with mental health problems.

Represent the team on specific projects and working groups as required.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfill your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Person Specification

Experience

• Assessment and management of clinical risk
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
• Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g., in nursing (RMN), social work (BSc/Dip SW), Occupational Therapy (BSc OT)
• Current professional registration
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Skills & Abilities

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Delivery of evidence-based interventions in mental health

Additional Criteria

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata for part time