We have a fantastic opportunity for a compassionate, enthusiastic and committed worker to join our multi-disciplinary team in Borehamwood. We are seeking an autonomous professional with an ability to think both creatively and strategically to undertake the role of duty worker for our busy ACMHS team. The role would also include acting as safeguarding enquiry officer, and care coordinator when needed.

If successful you will be joining a busy and vibrant team who foster a strong team ethic who are supportive of each other and have a commitment to improving the lives of service users and carers experiencing mental illness.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will require a professional registration for social work, nursing or occupational therapy to undertake this role and to act within the appropriate professional code of conduct at all times.
• The post holder will act as the named duty worker for the team.
• The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered in line with operational and service delivery requirements.
• Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of Support Time and Recovery staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
• You will lead for delivering a quality service that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators.
• You will contribute to strategic service development, working collaboratively with other agencies.
• You will work co-productively with service users accessing our duty system, promoting their recovery and developing their support plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
• The post holder will work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations
• The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Job description Job responsibilities

We have a fantastic opportunity for a compassionate, enthusiastic and committed worker to join our multi-disciplinary team in Borehamwood. We are seeking an autonomous professional with an ability to think both creatively and strategically to undertake the role of duty worker for our busy ACMHS team. The role would also include acting as safeguarding enquiry officer, and care coordinator when needed.

If successful you will be joining a busy and vibrant team who foster a strong team ethic who are supportive of each other and have a commitment to improving the lives of service users and carers experiencing mental illness.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered mental health professional appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Completion of mentorship /preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete

Experience Essential

• Minimum of at least 2 years post-registration experience
• Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
• Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems
• Experience of assessment of biopsychosocial needs
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Experience of delivery teaching sessions to colleagues and professionals

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