The team is based at Hall Court in Telford and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in Telford & Wrekin. 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

Assessing mental health crises and delivering safe and effective home treatment for an identified client group in accordance with that persons wellbeing and recovery action plan where one exists or creating such a plan where not.

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Be a Registered Mental-health Nurse as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and be active on their register.

Desirable

• 18 months post registration experience

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in the community

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Telford CRHT

Fuller House, Hall Park Way

Telford

TF3 4NF

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