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Trauma Informed Mental Health Practitioner

Employer
Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Leeds
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa
Closing date
19 Jun 2023

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Profession
Mental health, Mental health practitioner
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A new role has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner, within the LYPFT Rough Sleepers Mental Health Service.

We are a new team within LYPFT and you will be part of shaping an developing the service and implementing the Psychologically Informed Environments Model (P.I.E.) across partner services in Leeds.

This newly developed team will have the time and space to deliver care directly to those service users using a trauma-informed approach.

Working collaboratively with the city's other street support teams, we hope to be able to provide exceptional holistic treatment to those who need it most. Rough sleeping and homeless services in Leeds are unique and comprehensive and this team has a real opportunity to make a huge difference to those that needs support the most.

We are aiming to provide a trauma informed service for rough sleepers and individuals at risk of rough sleeping. We aim to be a service who provides a variety of specialist psychosocial interventions and formulation for those who are rough sleeping, at risk of rough sleeping, who experience poor mental health.

This role will work as part of a wider, established team to minimise and prevent rough sleeping within the local authority of Leeds by engaging and maintaining service users with care plans and support individuals to engage with relevant services to support their needs appropriately and aim to make mainstream services more accessible to those who would usually not access them.

Main duties of the job

The team will be based in the city centre and will go out onto the streets of the city to offer help and support to those living on the streets.

Working collaboratively with the city's other street support teams, we hope to be able to provide exceptional holistic and specialist treatment to those who need it most. Rough Sleeping and homeless services in Leeds are unique and comprehensive and this team has a real opportunity to make a huge difference to those that needs support the most.

We will be working closely with our partners and providing a psychologically informed, service user empowering, compassionate way of working to enable a positive service user experience.

We are looking for someone who is skilled and knowledgeable in trauma informed approach and those that are compassionate about this population of service users.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the mental health practitioner will be to work as part of a wider, established team to minimise and prevent rough sleeping within the local authority of Leeds by engaging and maintaining service users with care plans and support individuals to engage with relevant services to support their needs appropriately and aim to make mainstream services more accessible to those who would usually not access them.

To provide mental health support to service users aged 16+ and to coordinate their care, including assessment, outreach support, specialist psychosocial Interventions (SPSI) delivery and multi-agency working.

To build and maintain links with secondary mental health service in Leeds, particularly the Crisis service, CMHT, Adult Social Care and other Key Partners across Leeds, so as to improve access to treatment for this service user group.

We welcome applications from candidates with a nursing or equivalent professional qualification and who are registered with a professional body.

The working days are Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required to meet service and service user need. However, there may be a requirement for some evening hours in order to meet service demands.

A car driver is essential for the post.

Other responsibilities:

To work in a proactive role, offering mental health support to those rough sleeping, or at risk of rough sleeping, in the local authority of Leeds.

To support individuals to access services most appropriate for their needs and engage with professionals

To support individuals mental health by trauma informed interventions

To assist and partake in formulations

The post holder will actively use their knowledge, skills and experience to support the Clinical Leads, Lead Consultant & Clinical Operations Manager in achieving all service standards set for the team.

Key Activities
  • Co-ordinate and lead a trauma informed focussed approach to service users identified as vulnerable, who have experienced trauma and are rough sleeping, with a view to engaging them in appropriate services and move them away from street based lifestyles.
  • To participate in patterns of shift work to maximise potential contact with service users through assertive outreach sessions.
  • To work in close partnership with Crisis, CMHT, CGL street outreach team and Street Support teams to assist service users with mental health difficulties to gain rapid access to advice/support/ treatment.
  • Attend the MASP to support coordination, partnership working and support of service users.
  • To work alongside already established street outreach teams in Leeds, working specifically with rough sleepers in order to develop positive relationships and work with them on their mental health and past trauma.
  • To carry a small caseload of complex service users
  • To create and review robust risk assessments and care plans and formulations.
  • To support service users in accessing information and services relating to their lifestyle and personal choices.
  • To participate in multi-agency initiatives and shared working to reduce the level of street activity and its associated impact.
  • To identify and target entrenched rough sleepers, including those who find engaging with service very difficult.
  • To maintain comprehensive records on service users, updating case notes and databases in a timely and accurate way.
  • To assess the needs of the street population and involve specialist agencies, working closely with those services to achieve outcomes for service users.
  • To maintain service user confidentiality compatible with the effective sharing of information with appropriate agencies to achieve the best outcome for service users.

If you have any questions relating to this post then please contact Emma Marsh, Clinical Team Manager, LYPFT for further information and/or an informal visit. She can be contacted on 07980 957 083 or emmalouise.marsh@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN/RGN/equivalent professional qualification
  • Registration with relevant professional body


Experience / Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working in a trauma informed way
  • Worked across life course, care settings, with 'difficult to treat' populations
  • Experience of undertaking risk assessment and management of clients with complex needs and trauma
  • Car Driver - Full clean driving licence


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rough Sleepers Service

Leeds base to be determined

Leeds

LS12 3QE

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173-39823-RSP

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