Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000

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Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner, Stockton-on-Tees

Client:

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Job vacancies

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

Job summary

The Tees Perinatal Mental Health Team are looking to recruit 1x Permanent, Full Time Senior Community Mental Health Practitioners. In addition, there is a fixed term/secondment, 30 hour Senior Community Practitioner vacancy to cover a maternity leave of 12 months. We are seeking highly motivated mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker with a keen interest in perinatal mental health. You will be a member of a pro-active and forward thinking multi-disciplinary team and be offered opportunities to develop and enhance your skills in this field.

Nursing applicants should already hold NMC registration and have successfully completed their preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified Nurses or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience of assessing and managing service users within the community and be experienced in delivering psychological wellbeing interventions. The post holder must have excellent communication skills, be able to act on their own initiative and have a knowledge of safeguarding procedures. You must be able to work flexibly within a challenging environment.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Date posted

27 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

346-TSA-040-25

Job locations

Lancaster House

Westland Way

Stockton on Tees

TS19 7EJ

Job responsibilities

You will have experience of assessing and managing service users within the community and be experienced in delivering psychological wellbeing interventions. The post holder must have excellent communication skills, be able to act on their own initiative and have a knowledge of safeguarding procedures. You must be able to work flexibly within a challenging environment. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Additional Informal enquiries: Doreen Morris, Team Manager on 01642368303 or 07385383918.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1. Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
3. For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
4. Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
5. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
6. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Desirable

1. Leadership or management qualification
2. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

Essential

1. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment.
2. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
3. Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
4. Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement.
5. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
6. Quality improvement activities

Desirable

1. Leadership or management experience
2. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community environment.

Knowledge

Essential

1. Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
3. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
4. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
5. Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
6. Clinical Governance and its application in practice
7. Research and development methodology
8. Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment

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Created on 30/03/2025 by TN United Kingdom