Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
Part Time - 30 hours per week

Applicants will need to be (newly) qualified Mental health Nurses, Mental Health Occupational Therapists and Social Workers only.

An opportunity has arisen, for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to be part of our innovative and crucial service in Peterborough. You may be looking to move on from your first qualified post to a community role within the crisis resolution home treatment team.

We are looking for people who have a relevant NMC or HCPC registration and:

• Relevant pre-registration experience of working in mental health environments, however this is not essential.
• Previous experience and skills which can transfer into this role - good communication, organisational skills and timekeeping amongst others.
• We welcome applications from people with lived-experience of mental health challenges.
• People who are passionate about working with older people in the community experiencing mental health challenges

Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence\* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

The role involves (but is not limited to):

• Providing support interventions for people with significant mental health conditions.
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team with colleagues in the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.
• Monitoring and reviewing the use of prescribed medications.

If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you!

The successful candidate will be required to be flexible but primarily based at Cavell Centre, Peterborough. We will provide the support to ensure your development within your role. We provide a preceptorship programme and regular support and supervision.

If you are looking for a new challenge and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with mental health needs then we want to hear from you.

\*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• Support planned interventions and implementation of individual packages of care and treatment.
• Support clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures.
• Support risk management; practising safely and accordingly to individual service user needs.
• Support evidence based clinical interventions.
• Collaborate with senior colleagues in the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual patients.
• Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective, and integrated manner.
• Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers, and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Registered mental health nurse OR Qualified Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with mental health experience

Desirable

• Mentorship training or other recognised teaching qualification
• Post basic education/training/development in acute mental health

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional practice within an acute mental health setting
• Previous experience working/placement within an Older People's Mental Health team

Desirable

• Six months Post-Registered experience in an acute older persons mental health setting (will consider newly qualified with preceptorship programme for development)

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Clear and effective communicator
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team
• Ability to manage case work/own time

Desirable

• Ability to participate and contribute to service developments

Physical Requirements
Essential

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• To be physically able to meet the requirements of the job as outlined in the job description

Other
Essential

• A professional and smart manner/appearance
• To be able to work out of normal hours in line with service developments
• Ability to adapt and work within a changing environment in line with service developments

Knowledge & Understanding
Essential

• Working knowledge of relevant government initiatives/strategies e.g. Care Programme Approach, Capacity Act, NSF for Older people and related policies
• Basic IT knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge of Systm One electronic patient record

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).