First Response Mental Health Practitioner - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Livewell Southwest

Livewell Southwest

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Clinical / Service Specific Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice. Responsibility for the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual patients within First Response. Provide assessment, planning and implementation of individual packages of care and treatment. Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner.

Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.

Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures. Act as the patients and relatives advocate. Enable patients and carers to manage disability, loss and change.

Champion patients rights, including:
dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.

When undertaking all of the above ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing.

Communication and Working Relationship Skills Provide complex and sensitive information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (users of services, carers, multi-disciplinary staff, and other statutory / non statutory services)

Contribute to the safe and effective day to day operations of the service managing clinical enquires Provide a high standard of written and verbal communication that is clear and in line with local guidance Role model effective communication; demonstrating empathy, respect, compassion and hope where there may be barriers to understanding.

Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable in line with operational guidance Maintain professional relationships with all colleagues to ensure professional standards are met Promote a culture that incorporates Organisational values and is recovery focused Analytical and Judgement Skills Undertake complex clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies / procedures Reporting of exceptions, complaints and gaps in service Assist in data collection for the on-going evaluation of the service Assist in Promotion of the Service locally and nationally as appropriate Act as the persons and their carers / familys advocate Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the organisations incident reporting policy supporting appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence To assist with ensuring day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and person experience To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment To comply at all times with the organisations Safer Governance related policies Seek advice and support from senior colleagues/line manager whenever necessary Planning and Organisational Skills Ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing Plan assessment/appointments for service users Discuss and arrange appropriate police response as required under guidance from senior staff Co-ordinate any agreed lone working arrangements To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection Responsibility for Persons Care, Treatment and Therapy Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner Promote a recovery model that empowers persons, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making, owning their packages of care / treatment Create, implement and update care plans and risk assessments as required Champion persons rights and service users including:
dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect Provide advice and guidance regarding mental health problems Share clinical information on individuals coming into contact with Police Officers, as per agreed information sharing protocol under guidance from senior staff Request information on specific individuals from Police Officers as per information sharing protocol Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults Implementation of NICE guidance and other statutory / best practice guidelines (if appropriate) under guidance from senior staff To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to service provision Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation Participate in programmes of audit and research within the team as agreed, implementing the findings Contribute to clinical governance arrangements in order to ensure the quality of the service provided Involvement in the development of local systems and process that ensure the implementation of Organisational policies Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources The post holder does not have fin