Community Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse/OT/Social Worker) - ILS
Job Description
Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to work within our Intensive Life Skills Pathway based in South Staffordshire (Lichfield and Tamworth, Burton and Uttoxeter, Cannock, and Stafford and Seisdon).
This service is expanding, and it is an exciting time to join the service as a highly skilled NMC Registered Nurse, HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist or Registered Social Worker.
The Intensive Life Skills Pathway is a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Team providing assessment and intervention for adults experiencing complex emotional difficulties as part of the Adult Mental Health Service.
The team works in a highly psychologically minded way and are enthusiastic about working with service-users who present with high levels of emotional distress and often have histories of complex trauma and/or adverse experiences.
The pathway uses Structured Clinical Management (SCM) as a core therapeutic model, combining individual and workshop-based interventions. A range of additional therapeutic models are utilised including attachment theory, behavioural theory, Compassion-Focussed Therapy, EMDR, Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mentalisation-Based Treatment, and DBT informed interventions.
An understanding of this model would be desirable, but training, support and supervision will be offered within the service.
You will need to travel independently over a large geographical area and will require suitable transport.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Community Practitioner you will be expected to undertake holistic comprehensive assessments and formulation of complex clinical presentations, including risk assessments and risk management.
The role will involve:
Delivering group based and individual interventions in line with the pathway model and utilising Structured Clinical Management (SCM). There will be a requirement to undertake the role of named worker for a caseload of service users.
Some individual and group-based interventions are being delivered remotely, and the successful candidate will therefore have strong ICT skills and be able to communicate effectively with others through technology.
Participate in both delivering and receiving a range of clinical supervision and professional and clinical development within the pathway.
Responsible for care coordination of an identified caseload.
Provide consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.
About us
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)
- 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)
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.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job responsibilities
Please check out the below videos showcasing why MPFT is a great place to work and to grow your career:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following in CMHN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychological Therapy
- Post qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses and training relevant to people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability
Desirable
- Qualification in psychological interventions such as DBT, SCM, CBT, EMDR, MBT, relevant to a client group with complex mental health needs
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a client group who present with difficulties relating to emotional dysregulation, high risk challenging and chaotic behaviour, highly complex needs relating to trauma
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services
- Experience of working with people engaging in high risk behaviours and self harm
Desirable
- Experience of working within a structured therapeutic model individually and in group settings
- Experience of facilitating psycho-educational and/or skills based groups
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lichfield/Stafford
Lichfield/Stafford
ST16 3SR
