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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Altrincham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you an experienced Band 5 Nurse looking for the next step in your career or a current Band 6 looking for a fresh challenge as a Mental Health Practitioner in Trafford Home Based Treatment Team.

We are looking for enthusiastic, 'can do', motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds including perinatal, later life and CYP to join us.

You will be actively supported to develop as a mental health professional, building on your existing experience and knowledge.

Due to the diverse nature of the populations we serve, you will have a wide range of exciting learning opportunities available to you.

The day-to-day diversity of our services and the support in learning are key reasons why people join us Your learning will be further supported by the fact that you will be working within an experienced multidisciplinary team among experts in a number of different fields involved in wider research and service development agendas.

As one of the main mental health providers within Greater Manchester, we recognize the priority to achieve a parity between mental and physical health care and are committed to achieving this, enabled by our CORE 24 Liaison Mental Health services.

Our services work at the interface between physical and mental health to bridge this gap.

Our teams operate 24/7 to provide responsive mental health care in the acute hospital and A&E settings, delivered by experienced and established multidisciplinary teams.

Trafford Home Based Treatment Team are a committed integrated service that strives to provide quality recovery based support to people with severe and enduring mental health related difficulties in Trafford 7 days per week, 24 hour service.

The service calls upon a wide range of evidence based holistic assessments and interventions. You will be expected to complete home visits to support people in crisis and help to avoid hospital admissions.

You will be required to liaise with ward staff to help facilitate early discharges in a proactive and timely way.

There is a requirement to provide clinical leadership and to assist in the organising, supporting, supervision and development of junior staff members.

You will also be expected to act as assessor/mentor for student nurses. The post holder will play a key role in the further development of the service and in the implementation of its Clinical and Social Care Governance agenda

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

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