Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of the Community Mental Health Transformation programme. We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Integrated Place Based Team based along the East Coast based in Skegness. Lincolnshire is one of only 12 areas in England to be chosen to lead on transforming mental health services. In LPFT we are forging ahead in our community transformation plans that aim to offer a dynamic, localised approach that is responsive, evaluated & tailored to local need, targeting health inequalities. We are focused on helping people towards prevention and recovery, enabling them to live well in their community as much as possible. We work closely with the local communities to design and improve services, ensuring we use the existing assets and work to continually improve and develop these. If you are passionate about providing excellent care and support and want to influence new ways of working, we would love to hear from you. Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 9-5. For further information or any questions, please feel free to contact: Ambica Beck, Senior Mental Health Practitioner/ Clinical Lead ##### 01754 800173Main duties of the jobIntervention and management of a case load of patients, working as a specialist practitioner working to pro-actively monitor and anticipate changing phase of illness and health and social care needs of patients with serious mental illness. To ensure delivery of a person centred approach, What matters to me to all patients that enables individuals to achieve their optimum physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Being an advocate for the patient in ensuring they receive appropriate timely care. Act as a specialist practitioner, working with a caseload of people referred to them in a manner which demonstrates a specialist knowledge base and specialist clinical skills and competencies. Improve clinical outcomes for patients by enabling them to function independently by increasing their choice to remain in their own home / community and reduce the need for, or prevent inappropriate hospital admission Triage, initial assessment , management and prioritisation of a caseload of patients according to their health status, who are referred by various agencies including GP, hospital, case managers, social care, and independent sector promoting self-care, self-management and independent living.About usLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life .Visitbeinlincolnshire.com
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. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTriage, initial assessment , management and prioritisation of a caseload of patients according to their health status, who are referred by various agencies including GP, hospital, case managers, social care, and independent sector promoting self-care, self-management and independent living. Establishing effective working relationships with patients, their families and carers including education and promoting individual rights, recognising and respecting their contributions to care planning, placing patient in the centre of their care. Referral on to the appropriate support, ie medical, mental health, physical health, third sector, well-being or social prescribing. Develop individual evidence based holistic care plans and self-management plans with the patient, carers, relatives, health and social care professionals. Recognising the differing phase of illness and planning for deterioration. To work with people requiring support, primary care mental health support workers and social prescribing link workers to set outcomes and objectives, develop, implement and review Facilitate, participate and optimises case conferences / multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings. Establishes and maintains excellent trusted and credible relationships with individuals and groups, exploring issues relating to care options and decisions to sustain effective working across the health, social care and the voluntary system. Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1st Level Registration (NMC,HCPC) Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Evidence of specialist training at diploma level or equivalent Evidence of continuous professional development
ExperienceEssential
Post- Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health. Sound knowledge of clinical/ risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality. Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions and boundaries. Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
Desirable
Experience of leading training sessions Experience of neighbourhood working
SkillsEssential
Highly developed clinical reasoning skills. Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisational skills Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stake holders. Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution. IT skills- email, word processing, excel, systems use. Analyse and interpret data and/ or information. Statistics.
Special RequirementsEssential
Ability to travel independently throughout the county
Employer detailsEmployer nameLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressHolly Lodge 9 The Meadows Skegness PE25 2JAAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 274-10718-AC-A
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