Community Mental Health Meaningful Intervention Practitioner
Community Mental Health Meaningful Intervention Practitioner
We are looking to recruit an innovative and independent practitioner who will be provided with an opportunity to work in a developing and nurturing team. You will work in multi-disciplinary recovery-based mental health services and will be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision of high quality mental health meaningful interventions. The role includes working closely with our community partners, including GP, staff and voluntary sector.
The team’s vision is to move work from clinical settings into the community and focus on Newham’s population health needs to dissolve boundaries between health and community.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality and effective mental health support and care to Newham residents. To respond to the needs of adults with mental health needs and their carers in a timely manner, within the boundaries of statutory legislation, and with regard to individual circumstances. To explore need using a person-centred approach and effectively assess and manage risk. To plan and deliver outcome meaningful interventions linked to promoting independence & social inclusion. To act as an allocated worker taking responsibility for the provision of community services to mental health services users and carers.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
- Professional registration: Mental Health Nursing, Social Work
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Post qualifying experience of delivering relapse prevention work and specific psycho-social interventions
- Post qualifying certificate/diploma/MSc in mental health.
- Approved Mental Health Professional
Experience
- Experience of working in a mental health community team as a qualified member of staff implementing the recovery model of care.
- Experience of making full psycho-social assessments and writing reports.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-professional team
- Experience of providing support and education to carers/families and supporters
- Experience of working in a multi-racial inner city area
Skills and Abilities
- Experience of promoting recovery.
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work effectively as part of a community team.
- Ability to actively and appropriately participate in team meetings
- Ability to problem solve and be innovative in daily practice
- Ability to co-facilitate community group programme
- Ability to teach and support junior members of staff and students of any discipline.
- To participate in team continuing professional practice by facilitating themed education meeting.
Knowledge
- Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Understanding of the principles and practice of DIALOG+ and the Care Act 2014.
- Understanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Newham Integrated Community Mental Health Services
£45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum Incl HCA
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-NEW8025920
Job locations
Newham Integrated Community Mental Health Services
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