Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 437-6640517
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cromwell House
- Town
- Eccles
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Practitioner for Community Transitions
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The purpose of this post is to develop the interface between Community (CMHT and Living Well_ and Acute (Inpatients and Urgent care) services.
Based at Cromwell House but available to work across Salford Community Services as required.
Will also be required to go to Inpatient units as required trust wide.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Maintain oversight of all community patients (CMHT and Living Well) in inpatient and urgent care settings
Maintain oversight of patients identified as requiring admission
Ensure appropriate community care following acute care (Inpatient and Urgent Care) episode
Complete initial assessments for CMHT in urgent care/ inpatients
Complete commissioning work for people with no CC or a non-social work CC
Develop extensive knowledge of local providers
Liaise with MDTs in Inpatients/ Community and Urgent Care
Lead discharge planning for community patients
Act as CC for up to 4 weeks – up to 5 patients to facilitate discharge planning and ensure smooth transition to community
Support Care Coordinators to be active participants in acute care
Attend
- Safer Flow
- MADE weekly
- Panel weekly
- CMHT MDTs weekly
- Ward MDTs weekly
Key Interfaces
Team and Ward Managers
CCs
Review Officers
Advanced Practitioners for Social work
Mental Health liaison Team
Home Based Treatment Team
Approved Mental Health Professionals
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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
Please see attached 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
- NMC, HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification training mental health
Expereince
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience working in a CMHT or inpatients
- Experience of working collaboratively with patients, carers and MDT to develop community care plans
- Evidence of post specialist training and development
- Experience of completing audits and understanding how to implement action plans
- Knowledge of the requirements under the care programme approach including needs of carers
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a clinical leadership role
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of contributing and providing consultation to an MDT
- Evidence of ability to lead on implementation of trust wide strategies
- Evidence of continued learning
- Evidence of providing line management and IPDR
- Evidence of supporting students
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes
- Evidence of knowledge around multi agency meetings
- Understanding of Knowledge Skills framework for agenda for change
- Understanding of the needs and rights of carers
- Understanding of national initiatives and policies in relation to SMI
- Evidence of completing a psychosocial assessment, risk management plan and crisis plan
- Evidence of supporting and empowering junior members of staff
- Knowledge of duty assessments, duty triage and effective crisis management for SMI
- Evidence of knowledge around safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge or training in a recovery focused intervention PSI,BFT,SCM
- Knowledge of commissioning packages of care.
Work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- Able to travel across the Salford footprint
- Able to contribute to the BOC/BOS system
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Susan Bryan
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07463987695
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