Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN), OT or Social Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Home Crisis Treatment team in South West Staffordshire based at St Georges Hospital in Stafford. We are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.

As an experienced Mental Health Nurse/OT/Social Worker from the NHS or private sector, you'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and you'll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.

Main duties of the job

• Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
• Delivering high-quality clinical service to service users and their families.
• Managing a complex caseload and being responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• Operating as a care coordinator for a defined caseload of service users
• Delivering therapeutic interventions, following an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health-related difficulties.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

As part of our strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates who meet the specific criteria, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical and/or mental disability or offending background.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Job description Job responsibilities

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. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You will be responsible for working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need. Responsible for care coordination of an identified caseload and you will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.

This is a 24 hour service and team members are all practitioners are required to work rostered shifts including weekends and nights and you must have a driving license and access to a car for your shifts.

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube

What you will get:

• An annual salary of up to £40,588 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
• 35 - 41 days annual leave including bank holidays(depending on length of service)
• Ongoing career development and training
• NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
• Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
• Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
• Flexible working opportunities
• Generous relocation packages available

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, a cycle to work scheme, an annual leave purchase scheme, and much more!

Things that you will have:

• A relevant nursing qualification and registration or equivalent RMN/Social Worker
• Strong team-working skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
• Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism

If you would like to discuss the role further please don't hesitate to contact Jacquie Lakin-Woodward - Jacquie.Lakin-Woodward@mpft.nhs.uk

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Professional qualification relevant to Adult Mental Health i.e. CMHN, OT, Social Worker

Experience Essential

• Evidence of extensive post qualification experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties

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