Mental Health Practitioner (Developmental Role)

Mental Health Practitioner (Developmental Role) Peterborough, England

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Peterborough, England 27055 - 32934 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Are you a newly qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker who is keen to progress?

Why not join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) based in Peterborough in a developmental post?

We are looking to employ a registered Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner with a planned progression to a Band 6 post, following completion of the preceptorship, should agreed objectives and competencies be met.

The Peterborough Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team provides 24/7 care to service users experiencing an acute mental health crisis as an alternative to hospital admission. The team is accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (HTAS) and has a strong focus on delivering high quality care to service users and their friends and family.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

  • Superb clinical and communication skills together with vision and enthusiasm to develop the mental health services;
  • Strong leadership and people management skills;
  • A dynamic approach with the ability to thrive on exciting challenges
  • The desire to develop their expertise;
  • Have a relevant degree and previous experience of working with patients with unstable conditions;
  • Have the expertise, passion and experience to make a real difference to caring for people;
  • Experience of working as a member of a full multi-disciplinary team.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Other benefits from joining us are:
  • Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (depending on NHS service)
  • Pension scheme
  • Full-time/Part-time or job share opportunities
  • Salary sacrifice scheme
  • Staff discount scheme
  • Professional leadership programs for experienced nurses through NHS Academy
  • Stress awareness training
  • Mindfulness training
  • Counselling service
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

  • The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to provide a mental health service seven days a week, within a community setting, by providing an urgent response and/or psychosocial assessment to those who present with a range of mental health problems and who are in mental health crisis.
  • Referral agencies include the First Response Service, in-patient facilities, psychiatric liaison service and other adult CPFT mental health services.
  • To work in partnership with service users and carers to provide treatment within the least restrictive environment.
  • To provide rapid response assessment to those at risk of being admitted to hospital and provide care, support and treatment within a community setting or facilitate admission to hospital and promote rapid discharge.
  • To work completely within the Framework of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
  • To provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis
  • This a developmental post. Following completion of the preceptorship period objectives and competencies will be set to be achieved in the following 6 months. Successful completion of these objectives and competencies will result in a Band 6 post.

Mental Health Practitioner (Developmental Role)
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
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