MH Practitioner Care Home Liaison inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED 7 JUN 2024
Pennine Care NHS FT rBoxRRq
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To offer rapid and skilled assessments to residential and nursing homes, enabling them to meet the needs of residents presenting with complex and challenging problems.
Job summaryService/Ward/Department Summary:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join our Community Mental Health Team. This new role will have particular responsibility for assessment and intervention into residential nursing homes.
Role Summary:
The post holder will have extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, preferably in both in-patient and community settings. You will have excellent assessment and communication skills and the ability to work flexibly according to service need.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- To offer rapid and skilled assessments to residential and nursing homes, enabling them to meet the needs of residents presenting with complex and challenging problems
- To develop care plans within these settings, Prioritising non-pharmacological interventions the aim of preventing unnecessary hospitalisation or moves to higher levels of care
- To manage the work of support workers within the service
- To build supportive relationships with colleagues across the care sector, working with sensitivity and tact
As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Care Home Liaison Team within the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Liaison Service.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to post graduate diploma level.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to complete
- Degree
- NMP qualification
Essential
- Experience of working within Older Age Services
- Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area
- Knowledge of medication used in this service user group
- Ability to monitor effects and side effects
- Experience of community working
- Skills training in physical health assessment
- Experience of delivering training
Essential
- Thorough understanding of dementia and the impact this has on care providers as well as the individual.
- Understand of the impact of physical health problems for this group of service users, and a knowledge of delirium.
- Awareness of relevant mental health legislation i.e. MHA/MCA/DoLS
- Experience of MDT working
- Proven experience in delivering non-pharmacological interventions in dementia with the aim of reducing medication use.
- Evidence of management skills/previous supervisory experience
- Awareness of End of Life issues in dementia care
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership with colleagues/service users/carers and others
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice
- Excellent assessment and care planning skills
- Experience of receiving and utilising clinical supervision
- Experience of providing supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide professional expertise to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work flexibly according to the requirements of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in planning and developing services
Essential
- Must be willing to develop competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to post graduate diploma level.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to complete
- Degree
- NMP qualification
Essential
- Experience of working within Older Age Services
- Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area
- Knowledge of medication used in this service user group
- Ability to monitor effects and side effects
- Experience of community working
- Skills training in physical health assessment
- Experience of delivering training
Essential
- Thorough understanding of dementia and the impact this has on care providers as well as the individual.
- Understand of the impact of physical health problems for this group of service users, and a knowledge of delirium.
- Awareness of relevant mental health legislation i.e. MHA/MCA/DoLS
- Experience of MDT working
- Proven experience in delivering non-pharmacological interventions in dementia with the aim of reducing medication use.
- Evidence of management skills/previous supervisory experience
- Awareness of End of Life issues in dementia care
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership with colleagues/service users/carers and others
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice
- Excellent assessment and care planning skills
- Experience of receiving and utilising clinical supervision
- Experience of providing supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide professional expertise to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work flexibly according to the requirements of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in planning and developing services
Essential
- Must be willing to develop competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
The Meadows
Owens Farm Drive
Offerton, Stockport
SK2 5EQ
Employer's website
Job summary
Service/Ward/Department Summary:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join our Community Mental Health Team. This new role will have particular responsibility for assessment and intervention into residential nursing homes.
Role Summary:
The post holder will have extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, preferably in both in-patient and community settings. You will have excellent assessment and communication skills and the ability to work flexibly according to service need.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Care Home Liaison Team within the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Liaison Service.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Education / Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
The Meadows
Owens Farm Drive
Offerton, Stockport
SK2 5EQ
Employer's website
Service/Ward/Department Summary:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join our Community Mental Health Team. This new role will have particular responsibility for assessment and intervention into residential nursing homes.
Role Summary:
The post holder will have extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, preferably in both in-patient and community settings. You will have excellent assessment and communication skills and the ability to work flexibly according to service need.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
- To offer rapid and skilled assessments to residential and nursing homes, enabling them to meet the needs of residents presenting with complex and challenging problems
- To develop care plans within these settings, Prioritising non-pharmacological interventions the aim of preventing unnecessary hospitalisation or moves to higher levels of care
- To manage the work of support workers within the service
- To build supportive relationships with colleagues across the care sector, working with sensitivity and tact
As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Care Home Liaison Team within the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Liaison Service.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.
To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.
Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.
To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.
To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.
To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to post graduate diploma level.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to complete
- Degree
- NMP qualification
Essential
- Experience of working within Older Age Services
- Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area
- Knowledge of medication used in this service user group
- Ability to monitor effects and side effects
- Experience of community working
- Skills training in physical health assessment
- Experience of delivering training
Essential
- Thorough understanding of dementia and the impact this has on care providers as well as the individual.
- Understand of the impact of physical health problems for this group of service users, and a knowledge of delirium.
- Awareness of relevant mental health legislation i.e. MHA/MCA/DoLS
- Experience of MDT working
- Proven experience in delivering non-pharmacological interventions in dementia with the aim of reducing medication use.
- Evidence of management skills/previous supervisory experience
- Awareness of End of Life issues in dementia care
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership with colleagues/service users/carers and others
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice
- Excellent assessment and care planning skills
- Experience of receiving and utilising clinical supervision
- Experience of providing supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide professional expertise to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work flexibly according to the requirements of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in planning and developing services
Essential
- Must be willing to develop competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to post graduate diploma level.
- Mentor qualification or willingness to complete
- Degree
- NMP qualification
Essential
- Experience of working within Older Age Services
- Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area
- Knowledge of medication used in this service user group
- Ability to monitor effects and side effects
- Experience of community working
- Skills training in physical health assessment
- Experience of delivering training
Essential
- Thorough understanding of dementia and the impact this has on care providers as well as the individual.
- Understand of the impact of physical health problems for this group of service users, and a knowledge of delirium.
- Awareness of relevant mental health legislation i.e. MHA/MCA/DoLS
- Experience of MDT working
- Proven experience in delivering non-pharmacological interventions in dementia with the aim of reducing medication use.
- Evidence of management skills/previous supervisory experience
- Awareness of End of Life issues in dementia care
Essential
- Experience of working in partnership with colleagues/service users/carers and others
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice
- Excellent assessment and care planning skills
- Experience of receiving and utilising clinical supervision
- Experience of providing supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide professional expertise to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work flexibly according to the requirements of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Experience in planning and developing services
Essential
- Must be willing to develop competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
The Meadows
Owens Farm Drive
Offerton, Stockport
SK2 5EQ
Employer's website
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