Opportunity to work in the Exeter Community Older Adults Team (OPMH) as a senior mental health practitioner.This is anexciting opportunity for someone who has an interest in older peoples mental health and wants to expand their knowledge and skills.

Based at Knightshayes in Exeter, you will become part of the multi-disciplinary team providing recovery-focused assessment and treatment to people with dementia and/or functional diagnosis.

You will be supported to develop and gain experience and we welcome those with a nursing, occupational therapy or social work background.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include recovery coordination (design and co-ordination of treatment packages that are personalised and evaluated in line with payment by results). The liaison with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role. The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other members and participating in team and service development, and evaluation.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile making time for people challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A professional mental health qualification and registration e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in
• OT, SROT

Desirable

• Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ENB 811/812 or Community Nursing Degree
• Non-Medical Prescriber and/or another recognised therapy qualification
• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
• Clinical Supervision qualification
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding Adults and children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• An understanding of the CPA Process
• Understanding of community structures and Health and Social Care Agenda for Older Adults
• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health
• Understanding of the organic presentations in Older People

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Able to produce well written reports.

Desirable

• Able to participate and present information in a group setting

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health presentations.
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Desirable

• Providing clinical supervision.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Knightshaye's clinic

Whipton Hospital

Exeter

Devon

EX1 3RB

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