Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job Overview

The Community Mental Health Team are seeking a skilled, motivated, organised and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner to work within an established integrated, multi-disciplinary team, focusing on individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. The successful post holder will undertake responsibility for the care co‑ordination and case management of a defined caseload of clients with complex and challenging needs as defined within Parts 2 and 3 of The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

Main Duties of the Job

• Responsible for the care co‑ordination of a designated caseload of clients with severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Ensure that the Care and Treatment Plans are adhered to and that standards are met in line with the Mental Health Measure (Wales) 2010.
• Act as a point of contact for GP’s and other interface services to offer advice, support and signposting to appropriate agencies.
• Formulate and develop standard and complex outcome‑focused care and treatment plans.
• Ensure that a comprehensive risk assessment is completed and documented for actual and potential risk.
• Welsh language skills are desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are welcome to apply.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Full job description and person specification are available in supporting documents. Applicants may view details via Trac.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications and/or Knowledge
• Experience
• Aptitude and Abilities
• Values

Desirable Criteria

• Qualifications and/or Knowledge
• Experience
• Aptitude and Abilities
• Other

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