We are looking for an experienced and skilled Mental Health professional to join our established Home Treatment Team based in Ivybridge and covering the West Devon and South Hams region.

The team is established and provides a supportive and learning environment. You will receive regular professional and managerial supervision with enhanced training opportunities.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we are working towards closer integration with our primary care, 3rd sector and community mental health teams as part of the Community Mental Health Framework

Main duties of the job

• Triaging and assessing referrals from internal and external referrers.
• Assessing and care planning with patients experiencing high levels of distress and at risk of needing hospital admission
• Liaising with a wide range of internal and external agencies to ensure safe care planning
• working within the service to support close links with our primary care, 3rd sector and community mental health teams as part of the Community Mental Health Framework
• Participating in regular MDT and team business meetings
• Supervising and supporting students and other trainees as required

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

• A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ENB 811/812 or CPN Degree.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
• Clinical Supervision qualification
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• CPA Process
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
• Able to produce well written reports.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
• Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.

Desirable

• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health
• Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of managing a extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health problems.
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

11 Fore Street

Ivybridge

Devon

PL21 9AB

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