We are looking for a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Assessment & Brief Intervention Practitioner to join the Tiverton Core Adult Community Team.

This is a really great opportunity to join the team at an interesting and exciting time as we work towards transforming our community service so that we offer the best and most comprehensive care to the people of Mid Devon.

There will also be oportunity to work within the PCN to develop closer links with our Primary Care collegues

Devon Partnership Trust will support you to learn the skills you need to thrive in the role. We will offer you the training and development support you need to begin a fulfilling career. In return, you will need to be motivated, flexible and eager to learn.

The team promotes a dynamic and innovative way of working that includes triage, signposting and conducting mental health assessments.

Main duties of the job

Working as dedicated practitioner to primary care network (PCN) as part of PCN multiagency team alongside mental health treatment practitioners, psychology, psychiatry and social care.

• Provide a combined consultation, advice, triage and liaison function.
• Work with patients to:

support shared decision-making about self-management

facilitate onward access to treatment services

provide brief psychological interventions, where appropriate.

• Work closely with other PCN-based roles to help address the potential range of biopsychosocial needs of patients with mental health problems. This will include the PCNs MAT, including, for example, PCN clinical pharmacists for medication reviews, and social prescribing link workers for access to community-based support.
• Operate without the need for formal referral from GPs, including accepting some direct bookings where appropriate, subject to agreement on volumes and the mechanism of access between the PCN and mental health team.

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.

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

• Hold a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker Professional qualification
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Teaching/training qualification
• Psychological therapy qualification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Knowledge of principles of assessment of people presenting with mental health concerns
• Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
• Able to present sensitive information clearly and concisely, verbally and in a variety of other formats.
• Ability to build and sustain effective working relationships in stressful and demanding situations
• Mental health assessment skills
• Care planning
• Skills for assessing, decision making and problem solving on a range of service planning and clinical issues in the face of considerable adversity and complexity

Desirable

• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to travel to meet requirements of the post

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a mental health setting
• Assessment of people presenting with mental health issues
• Assessment and management of clinical risk
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Working in a primary care setting
• Working in collaboration with VCSE services
• Training/developing staff and or patients
• Experience of delivering evidenced based psycho/social interventions

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Tiverton & District Hospital

Kennedy Way

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 6NT

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C9369-24-0423