Mental Health Practitioner - Oldham, United Kingdom - Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen from a Band 5 Registered MH Practitioner to join the Home Treatment Team in Oldham.

The team has gone through an exciting period of change and investment in order to meet core fidelity standards.

This role would be ideal for someone looking to develop their skills in community crisis services whilst receiving support from an outstanding team with a diverse skill set.

To assess the patient's mental health needs and aid access to the appropriate service.
To help manage any presenting risks and liaise with any family and agencies as needed.
To ensure safe discharge of patients back to the GP or other services/agencies where appropriate.
To provide effective, evidence based assessments and short-term interventions (if appropriate) for people experiencing a mental health crisis.
To be responsible for own record keeping standards and in-putting to information systems.
To participate in the service development of the team, and take part in team business and practice meetings.
To contribute to learning outcomes for student placements within the team.
To ensure adherence to operational policies and participate in audits to monitor quality of care.
To participate in programmes of audit.
To contribute to mandatory training requirements

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services.

Were really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.

Please see attached JD and PS for further information, for an informal discussion please contact the Team Manager.