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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-VS-24-6089703-A
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Severnfields Health Village/Telford Langley School
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Mental Health Practitioner - BEEU (CAMHS)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to recruit a dedicated, passionate, mental health practitioner to join our core mental health team. (applications from band 5 with an interest in career progression are welcome).

The core team provide assessment and interventions for children and young people with complex, severe, and persistent emotional wellbeing and mental health problems providing care as described in NICE guidance. As a specialist mental health team we support young people with  moderate, severe and enduring mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.

The successful applicants will join our existing Multi-Disciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work alongside an extensive range of individuals with varying professional backgrounds. This includes psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, family and systemic practitioner.

The service is going through an exciting period of transformation and we need skilled people to be a valued member of the journey with us.

There will be scope for creativity in this team, to develop evidence based interventions, to think systemically and work collaboratively with children, young people and families, informed by the local Transformation Plan, Future in Mind and the THRIVE framework. It really is time to think differently and creatively about how we can help more children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. 

Main duties of the job

  • Assessing and providing therapeutic interventions for young people who require intervention and support from a secondary mental health service.
  •  oversight and delivery of the provision of planned recovery focused care working in partnership with young people, carers and other professionals.
  • working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and other services to provide seamless and holistic care for young people, this may include, social care, schools or our other partnership agencies.
  • management of a caseload, which includes, assessment, care-planning in conjunction with service user and carer and utilising service specific outcome measures to guide and evaluate effectiveness of individual treatment plans 

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a bee u core mental health practitioner you will:

Take responsibility for the management of a caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), and care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans for CYP with mental health needs.

Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance.

Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient condition

To encourage and support service user and carer involvement and participation.

Attend and contribute to CAMHS Multi-disciplinary team

Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process. Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.

The post holder will be required to work within their Code of Practice and professional guidelines.

Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.

To display effective networking skills, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with multi-professionals- within and external to Health departments.

Person specification

Skills/qualification

Essential criteria
  • hold a professional registration - RMN, Social worker, AHP
  • Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with working with Children and Young people
  • experience of working with a caseload
  • experience of working within an MDT

experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Royce
Job title
Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03001240093
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