NHS Senior Practitioner - Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Description
he practitioners will work out of hours for the Safe Haven and in core hours for the Home Treatment Team.
The hours of operation for the Safe Haven will be 5pm to 9am 7 days per week, thus ensuring the service user can be appropriately referred or signposted to existing services the following morning if required.
Research suggests that currently there is a peak of presentations of individuals to the emergency department in the evening which is more likely to lead to admission It has been recognised that most admissions happen in the evening and when service users present in crisis it is usually in the evening.
It is envisaged that this approach will provide a timely and quality experience for the service user and avoid an inpatient admission where clinically appropriate.
The post holder will work as part of the Safe Haven and Home Treatment teams to deliver an effective and efficient response to people who access the service, providing clinical assessments and interventions focusing on relapse prevention and improved quality of life for service users.
The Home Treatment Team will provide intensive support for patients as an alternative to hospital admission, with the opening of the Safe Haven, this service will become 24 hours.
The Safe Haven is a new service that will provide out of hours support for people experiencing mental health problems who may be open to the Home Treatment Team or who may be referred from other Mental Health Professionals.
Non-medical prescribing qualification
Further training in brief psycho-social interventions.
Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
Experience of providing supervision to junior staff
Adult acute mental health work experience
Experience of working with a recovery model of care
Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes
Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training.