Mental Health Practitioners - Referral and Assessment Hub
Job Description
Job summary
As part of Community Transformation, we are changing the way we manage referrals. We have developed a Referral and Assessment Hub in Wigan and are looking to recruit three Mental Health Practitioners to support the screening of referrals and subsequent assessments within the Hub.
You will screen referrals to the Hub for people with mental health difficulties. Following your screening/assessment as a Trusted Assessor, you and your colleagues within the Team's MDT will determine the care pathway of the service user within mental health services, ensuring that the service user is allocated to the most appropriate service, including the VCFSE sector and Social Care.
You will provide duty assessments for the Referral and Assessment Hub at the designated base or at a venue agreed with the service user and carer. You will need to be able to travel across Wigan and Leigh. There may also be times when that duty assessment will require you to in-reach into the inpatient wards if a service user is an inpatient at the time of referral.
These posts are full time position and the working hours will be 9am-5.00pm Monday to Friday initially and over a flexible rota. Dependent on service need, the service may be extended in future to cover seven days per week, including Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
Key duties willinclude:
- Triage of referrals coming into the Referral and Assessment Hub as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing an onward journey if not appropriate for Community Services.
- Maintain a competent knowledge of community resources available outside of statutory services to support people in mental health recovery.
- Complete assessment for those inpatients who may require a mental health service upon discharge.
- To link in with the MDT and attend a daily meeting to discuss your assessments
- To promote awareness of the role of the Referral and Assessment Hub within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
- Supporting service user, carer and stakeholder involvement
- Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development
- Adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure, ensuring junior staff compliance with this.
Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.
Job 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
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team, Home Treatment Team or other statutory mental health community services
- Evidence of post-registration specialist training and development.
- Knowledge of eligibility requirements to access statutory mental health services
Desirable
- Good knowledge of community assets, including VCFSE
- Previous experience in a clinical supervisory role
- NMP
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification and current registration (Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker)
Desirable
- Post registration training relevant to mental health/leadership/management
Other
Essential
- Able to travel around the Trust footprint
- Ability to work over a 7 day period, from 9am to 7pm
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures in community settings
- Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
- Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles
- Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
- Evidence of completing mental health assessments
- Contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss
- Evidence of risk and safety planning skills
- Evidence of continued learning through CPD or development
Desirable
- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons
- Evidence of supporting a busy duty system
- Evidence of triaging referrals
- Evidence of Completing Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Evidence of working across multiple pathways
Knowledge
Essential
- Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team based on solid clinical experience of mental health assessment
- Participate in and ensure provision of Clinical Supervision, both as Supervisee and Supervisor and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change
- Ensure compliance with policy, procedure, and protocol, in consultation with the Team Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads
- Participate in multi-agency meetings e.g., Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.
- Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide professional representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
- Full understanding of the Care Programme Approach including the needs and rights of Carers.
- Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues.
- Good knowledge of assessment and triage of referrals
- Ability to formulate needs-led, recovery-focused care and pathway plans.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management processes.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation including: Mental Health Act Mental Capacity Act Care Act Section 136 processes
Desirable
- Support the Team Managers and other Senior Practitioners / Professional Leads in the daily operation of the Teams.
- Promote a learning environment for students
- Detailed knowledge of local community, voluntary and third-sector services.
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with service users, carers and partner agencies.
- Ability to communicate complex information and manage challenging or emotive situations.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
Desirable
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries with health, social care and voluntary sector partners.
Governance
Essential
- Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities.
- Understanding of information governance and confidentiality requirements.
- Commitment to maintaining accurate clinical records. ...
