Clinical Practitioner

1. Key Responsibilities Provide follow up care for service users who struggle to access care and support through the traditional 9-5 operating hours as well as offer care and support to other service user who requires support within 8-8pm. Work closely with colleagues in specialist community mental health services to ensure smooth transitions between teams and services and facilitate an easy in, easy out approach to improve access to evidence-based interventions. Support service users through co-produced assessments and evidence-based interventions, including the completion of Dialog+ care plans. Support with processing referrals, triaging and liaising with colleagues and carers in the provision of holistic support. Share in the clinical management of a defined caseload and develop an interface with other services and agencies so that service users are offered focussed and co-ordinated packages of care which are appropriate to their needs. Alongside the Team and Service Manager, take a leadership role in the provision of out of hours support, supporting with the development of internal processes and the monitoring of the impact of the support provided. 3.1 Financial responsibility To operate within agreed budgets and ensure compliance with Standing Financial Instructions and other policies and procedures and any audit recommendations. 3.2 Responsibility for Human Resources To maintain compliance with the Trusts approach to Human Resources, including the developing of training plans for the teams. In line with the Trusts polices, take the leading role in the investigation of serious incidents and complaints. 3.3 Responsibility for Administration To produce high level reports to the Division as required. To maintain up to date clinical records in a timely and accurate manner in line with standard operating procedures. Improve and maintain statistical records of work data within the services to include own and other accurate records. Report to the Team Manager any serious untoward incidents and ensure documentation and records are in accordance with Partnership guidelines. To demonstrate and awareness of the Partnership policies, procedures, legislation and practice within the guidelines in particular critical incident procedure, child and adult safeguarding, risk assessment. 3.4 Responsibility for IT and Digital Systems/Services Ensure systems are in place to collect social care performance activity management data as required. 2. Clinical Responsibilities To work in collaboration with clinical leads and all professionals in the MDT and clinical leads. Provides a brief clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health needs or support. Provide care or support via telephone/Video or a face-to-face assessments. Work closely with other mental health services and agencies; such as the police, ambulance, local authority and third sector. Using a range of brief solution-focused interventions, to empower people, carers and their families in decision making; diverting to a range of health and social care resources for support. Communicate with service users and callers at their level of understanding, culture and background. Always remain courteous and professional. Provide skilled and detailed triage, full assessment and intervention to clients for all follow up or new referrals to the team. In the event of support during mental health crisis, re directing to the most appropriate services. Offer support and advise to carers in prevention and management of crisis situation. Provide clinical advice, education, support and training to team colleagues, CMHTs, primary healthcare teams, other professionals, service users and carers on the management of mental health problems. Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research. To maintain safe and acceptable standards of practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Participate in the development, mentorship and clinical supervision of staff and students. Practice in a way that minimises dependency and promotes recovery. Demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in the provision of mental health support. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Mental Health Act (2007) and its use in a non-mental health setting. Provide clinical advice and support to other professionals about risk management and mental health via the professionals' line. To keep professionally updated with ongoing developments in mental health though an evidence-based approach to delivering high quality mental health services by evaluating, updating, imitating and/or participating in training, audit and research. The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to take account of the changing needs of the service as dictated by the service user and organisational lead. Continue the promotion of a culture of evidence-based practice and support specialist practitioners in their role Reducing and managing risks to service users through collaborative working together with service users/carers in their treatments and adherence to their care-plans. 5. Operational Responsibilities Deputise in the absence of the Team Manager The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities within the framework of the post as determined by the Managing Director. This post is subject to an annual review of performance to agreed targets. Targets will be agreed with the Managing Director and the post-holder and will be subject to regular review of progress. 6. Policy / Service Development Comply with statutory social care guidance and partnership care policies. 7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Promote and encourage research and evidence-based care, including participating and collaborating in research and QI projects. Undertake clinical and others audits as directed by your manager. Evaluate service and performance using a range of information sources to identify and implement service improvements.

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