An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Monks Cross in York, to support older adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well.

This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme.Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. As an autonomous practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

This is an incredibly supportive team with a positive culture.

About us

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys are committed to co-creating safe and personalised care that improves the lives of people by involving them as equal partners. The most important way we will get there is by living our values, all of the time.

Our values are respect, compassion, and responsibility.

We listen, we are inclusive, and we work in partnership.

We are kind, we are supportive, and we recognise and celebrate achievement.

We are honest, we are always learning, and we are ambitious.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Advanced Practitioner.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)

Skills

Essential

• Through application evidence of an understanding of legal structures such as the MCA and MHA.
• Evidence of risk assessment
• Evidence of utilising supervision

Desirable

• Evidence of delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Evidence of personal time management and caseload planning

Experience

Essential

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Huntington House

Jockey Lane

York

YO32 9XW

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346-NYM-111-24