The post holder will be part of NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Talking Therapies. This post will support the service to ensure that national guidelines are adhered to, targets are achieved and that the clinical governance arrangements are in place.

To provide evidence based psychological interventions to patients at step 3, across all sectors of care, providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working under supervision within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will manage and provide a triage function to referrals received by the SPA via electronic, telephone, and paper referrals. Providing the initial telephone clinical assessment where required of referrals to NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Offer a same day triage of referrals

Co-ordinate and lead for shifts as required.

To provide the initial telephone clinical triage as required of referrals to the Talking Therapies service.

To gather further information as required from referrer or other providers to help support a clinical outcome decision.

Identify the appropriate intervention or management required and process to the appropriate CPFT pathway or 3rd sector agency.

Provide completed outcome reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard.

Have excellent telephone communication skills.

Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, National Service Framework, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.

Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with the Primary Care providers, Community Teams, Acute Care Services, and 3rd Sector providers.

The post will include flexible working patterns over a range of working hours

Represent NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies SPA at local and Trust wide meetings.

To contribute to the professional development within the NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies SPA

To always promote and display the highest professional standards.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification e.g. Dip OT, Dip SW, RMN, Clinical Psychology Grade A, or equivalent further qualification in mental health work
• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience of working in a mental health care setting and of liaising and working with GPs

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working across organisational boundaries and working effectively with a range of external partners
• Experience of supervising qualified and unqualified members of staff
• Excellent communication skills when dealing with service users, relatives, carers, and other outside agencies either by telephone/letter or face to face.
• Be proficient in the use of computerised systems especially databases and Microsoft Word and Excel at a level to enable the production of a high standard of finished work.

Desirable

• An understanding of the national Talking Therapies service and how it links to governmental objectives.
• A knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological therapies.

Skills & Ability

Essential

• Confident and competent IT skills.

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Experience and awareness of mental health and wellbeing

Physical Requirements

Essential

• High proportion of computer-based activity, long periods of sitting.
• Can sit for long periods and maintain concentration.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Town Hall

Bridge Street

Peterborough

PE1 1HJ

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