Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Practitioner - Home Based Treatment Team
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience that is looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Bolton HBTT to work as a Senior Practitioner within a well established Homebased treatment team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Mental Health Liaison, Inpatient and Community colleagues, offering alternative to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would over see the care of patients under the service along with oversight of patient flow to gain an understanding on where service pressures may be, and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT. The post holder will proactively support colleagues within HBTT and advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development alongside participation in service development projects within the team and urgent care services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will –
· Focus on ensuring a rapid response to all urgent referrals coming into the service, alongside playing an integral role in supporting patient flow through the system. This will include:
· Supporting the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
· Proactively identifying and facilitating supported early discharges from our inpatient settings.
· Supporting with admission avoidance from MHLS and community teams.
· Supporting the team development to meet the Core Fidelity Standards.
Ensure high standards of clinical contact with service users and carers accessing HBTT care and ensure the smooth day to day functioning of HBTT. This will include
- Oversee the homebased treatment caseload to ensure service user flow through the HBTT service offer
- Proactively engage in Senior leadership meetings to ensure KPI and trust targets are achieved
- Engage in service development projects to enhance care delivery in HBTT
- Ensure open communication and liaison with community teams via interface
- Deputise for HBT team manager in there absence
- Supervise junior members of staff and provide regular IPDR reviews, including following HR guidance around performance
- Engage in the locality on call manager rota
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements:
Band |
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am |
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) |
1 |
Time plus 47% |
Time plus 94% |
2 |
Time plus 41% |
Time plus 83% |
3 |
Time plus 35% |
Time plus 69% |
4 – 9 |
Time plus 30% |
Time plus 60% |
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in RMN, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualification relevant to job role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Acute / urgent care experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a leadership role previously
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage complex cases autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Line management and staff development skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the function and purpose of a Home Based Treatment Team
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the functions and purposes of our MHLT and inpatient colleagues
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- JODIE WOOD
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204483072
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