- Mental Health practitioners in Neighbourhood Teams will provide assessment and interventions for people with significant mental health conditions such as dementias, depression, psychotic illness and personality disorders.
- Offer training, advice and guidance to colleagues in the neighbourhood team on common mental health conditions.
- Participate in Neighbourhood Team MDT meetings and ensure key information is recorded in shared care plans Work closely with the mental health integrated care team in order to provide an excellent mental health service.
- Clinical Assessment of mental health needs.
- Assessment and management of risk.
- Participating in a duty rota to offer on call support and advice to service users and their carers. Holistic care planning and co-producing crisis plans with service users, keeping service users and their families at the heart of the intervention. Person Specification
- Relevant professional registered qualification (Registered mental health nurse, Social Worker or Occupational therapist)
- Training in supervision and appraisal
- Post qualifying training
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Significant relevant experience in working within a mental health service
- Experience of working with older people with mental health needs
- Experience of clinical and managerial supervision of junior staff
- Experience of working with an older people's community mental health service.
- Have a lived experience of mental health challenges
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Excellent clinical skill in assessment and interventions for common mental health conditions
- Excellent communication skills and ability to summarise information and communicate with colleagues
- Experience of working with nursing home and care providers
- Experience as safeguarding lead
- Excellent understanding of statutory framework and care commissioning including: safeguarding, commissioning of care and Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity act
- Ability to travel in the community
- Ability to sit for sustained periods of time
-
Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United KingdomYou will be contributing to the assessment of memory functioning and participating in the treatment process including post-diagnostic support. You will support service users and carers, offering information and signposting them to other agencies. You will work closely with collea ...
-
Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United Kingdom**Are you passionate about patients receiving the best care? Are you looking for a specialist career pathway? Do you want to be influential in leading and developing a new model for the future? Then you may be the person we are looking for to be involved in shaping our services.* ...
-
Mental Health Practitioner
4 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United KingdomYou will be contributing to the assessment of memory functioning and participating in the treatment process including post-diagnostic support. You will support service users and carers, offering information and signposting them to other agencies. You will work closely with collea ...
-
Pdcs Mental Health Practitioner
4 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United KingdomWe are looking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to work within our Personality Disorder Service. · The service is a NICE compliant specialist outpatient service which operates across all four localities within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Tru ...
-
Crhtt Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United KingdomPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to provide a mental health service seven days a week, within a community setting, by providing ...
-
Environmental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
South Cambridgeshire District Council Cambourne, United Kingdom**Summary** · We are an ambitious Council with an exciting green agenda for the future. We want to improve the quality of life for our residents, develop sustainable communities, and drive economic growth and prosperity. We're proud of what we've achieved so far and we're committ ...
-
Health and Safety Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Global Marine Systems Chelmsford, United Kingdom**The purpose of the** **Health and Safety Practitioner role is to**: · - Provide the Global Marine UK shore-based facilities with guidance in the management of H&S activities. · - Report and verify on H&S performance throughout the shore-based facilities. · - Develop and impleme ...
-
Mental Health Practitioner
19 hours ago
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Cambridge, United Kingdom Part timeJob Overview · We are excited to present the opportunity for the role of Band Mental Health Practitioner in the South Memory Assessment Service at Cambridge and Ely. We seek an individual with a strong passion for dementia and elderly care. This position is suitable for registere ...
-
Mental Health Practitioner
4 weeks ago
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Stevenage, United KingdomThis is an exciting time to join a growing team of dynamic professionals as early intervention is becoming a growing priority nationally. · We are looking for highly motivated, creative individuals to join our team that is committed to improving child and adolescent mental health ...
-
Mash Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Huntingdon, United Kingdom**Job Purpose**: Respond to requests for health information within the MASH as per the memorandum of understanding, GDPR, Data Protection Act and Information Sharing Agreement to safeguard and protect children from significant harm. Collate and analyse health information in relat ...
-
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
2 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, United Kingdom PermanentJob summary · Having worked in crisis teams for around 8 years, I can safely say it is a great place to work. If you are up for a challenge this rewarding and dynamic job is for you · We are the South Cambridge Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), providing 24/7 ca ...
-
Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
NHS Professionals Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom**Will either be at any Locations mentioned: QE2 Hospital, WGC, Danestrete Child Development Centre, Stevenage, St Albans Children's Centre, Peace Children's Centre, Watford** · **About the Service**: · PALMS (positive behaviour, autism, learning disability and mental health serv ...
-
Mental Health Advanced Practitioner
1 week ago
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Cambridge, United Kingdom Full timeJob overview · Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker? · Are you looking for new challenges and opportunities? · Why not consider working for our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team based in Cambridge. · We are looking for an e ...
-
Mental Health Advanced Practitioner
3 weeks ago
East of England Ambulance Service Trust Bedfordshire, United KingdomOur vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST. · - The Mental Health Advanced Practitioner works across various clinical settings utilising a range of tools and models of practice. · - A highly proficient and autonomous practitioner, the M ...
-
Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust March, United KingdomWe are currently looking to recruit a full time enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join the Wisbech Neighbourhood Team. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly, dynamic and busy a ...
-
Mental Health Advanced Practitioner
3 weeks ago
East of England Ambulance Service Trust Essex, United KingdomOur vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day #WeAreEEAST. · - The Mental Health Advanced Practitioner works across various clinical settings utilising a range of tools and models of practice. · - A highly proficient and autonomous practitioner, the M ...
-
Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
3 weeks ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust March, United KingdomWe are currently looking to recruit a full time enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join the Wisbech Neighbourhood Team. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly, dynamic and busy a ...
-
Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
2 days ago
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Sawston, United KingdomPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Mental Health practitioners in Neighbourhood Teams will provide assessment and interventions for people with significant mental health conditions such as dementias, depressi ...
-
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
2 weeks ago
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Harlow, United KingdomAs an senior mental health practitioner, you will work within a fast paced urgent community care pathway offering an urgent and crisis response to those experiencing mental distress within the Community. ...
-
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
4 weeks ago
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds, United KingdomNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. · At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and ...
Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Sawston, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join our small and supportive Community Mental Health Team for older adults, embedded within an exciting Integrated Care model (the Neighbourhood Team). This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team, with lots of support and CPD opportunities. There is free parking onsite.
We provide patient focused, evidence-based mental health interventions and assessment for people aged 65 and above, with a range of Functional and Organic mental health illness. You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a range of clinical skills and therapeutic and recovery-based interventions. The work is varied and rewarding.
You will mainly be covering Job covers East Villages NT, Cambridge, will also require flexibility to cover other areas of Cambridge when required, so regular travel is required. Therefore, successful applicants will need to have a drivers License and access to a vehicle for work.
The post is based at Sawston Medical Centre. CPFT supports agile working, with flexibility for work-life balance. Visits to the team are welcome.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
As a practitioner in the team you will act as a Care Co-ordinator for people who use the service and promote carer involvement in the delivery of care with service user consent.
You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a diverse range of clinical skills and building a therapeutic and recovery based relationship. We seek to empower service users to actively engage in their recovery journey, working toward an effective discharge and utilising third sector support where needed.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times, and with a desire for innovation.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
Physical
Essential
