INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY - DEVELOPMENT POST

The team is based at The Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in Shropshire. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital.

We are a team that consists of Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Band 3 Support Workers, Non-Medical Prescribers, Medical Staff, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and Business Support Staff. As we work with people with all types of mental health presentations, we need to have a range of skills and interests that create a strong and responsive team.

Main duties of the job

Mental Health Practitioner - Nurse, OT, Social Workers

• Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will
• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers
• Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatment
• Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues
• Co-ordinate the work of the Team

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a developmental role

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to the formulation of the persons needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the persons negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions. The post holder, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, will provide interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.

Upon successful completion of Band 6 competency framework the post holder will be progress to substantive Band 6. The competency level will be evaluated and evidenced through the supervision and PDC framework.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Social Worker/ Registered Occupational Therapist.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with adult experiencing mental health related difficulties.

Desirable

• Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Redwoods, Shrewsbury

Somerby Drive

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS

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301-VA-24-6599983