he practitioners will work out of hours for the Safe Haven and in core hours for the Home Treatment Team.

The Home Treatment Team hours of operation are 8.30am to 9.30pm 7 days a week. The hours of operation for the Safe Haven will be 5pm to 9am 7 days per week, thus ensuring the service user can be appropriately referred or signposted to existing services the following morning if required. Research suggests that currently there is a peak of presentations of individuals to the emergency department in the evening which is more likely to lead to admission It has been recognised that most admissions happen in the evening and when service users present in crisis it is usually in the evening.

It is envisaged that this approach will provide a timely and quality experience for the service user and avoid an inpatient admission where clinically appropriate.

The Safe Haven is a new service and potential candidates will be instrumental in its success and future development.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join this dynamic, expanding team.

The post holder will work as part of the Safe Haven and Home Treatment teams to deliver an effective and efficient response to people who access the service, providing clinical assessments and interventions focusing on relapse prevention and improved quality of life for service users.

• RMN / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker equivalent.
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship/Practice Teacher/Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Post registration experience.
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs

About us

The Home Treatment Team will provide intensive support for patients as an alternative to hospital admission, with the opening of the Safe Haven, this service will become 24 hours.

The Safe Haven is a new service that will provide out of hours support for people experiencing mental health problems who may be open to the Home Treatment Team or who may be referred from other Mental Health Professionals.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential

• RMN / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker equivalent.
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Formal teaching qualificaton.
• Further training in brief psycho-social interventions.

Experience Essential

• Post registration experience.
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs.
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of providing supervision to junior staff

Desirable

• Adult acute mental health work experience
• Experienced in the use of outcome measures such as CORE, PHQ9 and GAD7
• Experience of working with a recovery model of care
• Experience of gatekeeping

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
• Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Comprehensive mental health and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Comprehensive I.T Skills
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills.

Desirable

• Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training.
• Skills in the area of audit or research

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