Mental Health Practitioner - Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Community Health and Justice Services.

We are looking for mental health practitioners within an interest in mental health of people in the criminal justice system.

GMMH offers assessment and access to mental health care through the 5 borough-based teams across our footprint. We are seeking enthusiastic practitioners to join our teams in Manchester, Salford and Bolton.

You will work with a multi-agency team delivering individualised care to people who come into or at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system.

The post holder/s will carry a caseload within which they will provide assessments, care formulations, clinical risk assessments.

Additionally they will liaise with and on behalf of service users to enable timely access to health and social care as well as diversion away from the criminal justice system where appropriate.

The post holder/s will be expected to work closely and in collaboration a range of care and criminal justice partners such as, housing officers, police officers/staff, probation officers, GP's, community health services.

This is a permanent contract post for a qualified mental health nurse or allied health professional at Band 6 level.

You would have the support of a Senior Clinical/ Management Team, as well as the skills and experience of a diverse Multi-disciplinary Team within the mental health services.

These posts are offered as a permanent opportunity for an experienced band 6 mental health practitioners to work within the Health and Justice Community Services.

The roles will be based at April House in Manchester, St Helena Mill in Bolton, St James's House in Salford and Stretford Police Station in Trafford.

The role will involve the case management of service users in the community with mental health problems or neuro diversity difficulties who find themselves in contact with the criminal justice system.

Greater Manchester Mental Health is an award winning mental health Trust, providing health and social care services.

The Trust serves communities in Bolton, Manchester, Salford and Trafford as well as specialist mental health services across the North West.

We also offer local alcohol and drug services throughout several boroughs of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, as well as regional inpatient services.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities - Work closely with a high demand cohort of service users with mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Provide high quality case management to service users with complex needs.
Receive referrals and actively engage person/s in a dedicated time frame.
Be able work in an assertive outreach based model.
To participate in the development of service policy and procedures as well as ensuring that all policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to.
Support the evaluation of practice and other aspects of service provision and implementing appropriate measures for improvement.
Responsible for providing line management and clinical and managerial supervision to junior team members.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of support for service users.
Be able to use GMMH systems of recording and communication.
Refer individuals into services where a need has been identified and there is a service to support.
To maintain clear lines of communication between services, with particular regard to risk assessment and risk management.
Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures for the service.
Be comfortable working and dealing with users and enquiries in a health and justice setting.
Support service users to attend and engage in services which seek to reduce criminal behaviour.
Triage using evidenced based assessments, care plans which are recorded and monitored for progress to move service users through the systems.
Sign post and advise both service users and professionals of all the commissioned serves available in Manchester.
Support service users to participate in positive diversionary activities and seek employment.

General Duties/Responsibilities - Directly engage with individuals who are presenting with mental health problems and support the development of a multi-agency plan of care and/or intervention.

Provide brokerage with local service providers to enable a joined up response which addresses underlying issues relating to mental health or other social problems.
To attend meetings and participate in service development as appropriate to role.
Participate in team and individual and managerial supervision.

Training and Research - Maintain appropriate data of activity and keep accurate, up to date clinical records.

Liaise with other agencies and organisations across health and social care in Manchester on issues related to the service.
Network with other similar schemes on both local and national levels.
Participate in the training and supervision of learners/students nursing and s