SPOE Practitioner inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED 12 DEC 2023
Pennine Care NHS FT rLpIFIvA
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To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation.To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments.
To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mental health problems To undertake evidence based practice To observe and practice within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 To maintain professional awareness by keeping abreast of changing trends in clinical/professional practice To be aware of professional accountability, with due regard to your professional Code of Conduct
To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs To maintain accurate and up to date clinical documentation on all service user contacts, ensuring confidentiality at all times To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide and possible management strategies To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and to be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations To contribute to the establishment and review of policies, procedures and practice guidelines relating to the work of the SPOE and the interface between primary, secondary and specialist mental health service
To provide single point of entry and first level gatekeeping into mental health services for older people. To screen, triage and assess all referrals into the service and allocate to the most appropriate service to meet the needs of the service user.To undertake comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of individuals who are referred to the service in addition to comprehensive risk assessments.To coordinate assessment clinics and prioritise appointments.To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation.To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments.It is expected that you will deliver care in accordance with all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures, the Mental Health Act and Community Care Legislation
To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services? To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage? To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment? To develop individualised packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary? To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate? To provide short term crisis management as appropriate? To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations? To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers? To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes? To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent
To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation.To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments.
To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mental health problems To undertake evidence based practice To observe and practice within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 To maintain professional awareness by keeping abreast of changing trends in clinical/professional practice To be aware of professional accountability, with due regard to your professional Code of Conduct
To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs To maintain accurate and up to date clinical documentation on all service user contacts, ensuring confidentiality at all times To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide and possible management strategies To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and to be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations To contribute to the establishment and review of policies, procedures and practice guidelines relating to the work of the SPOE and the interface between primary, secondary and specialist mental health service
To provide single point of entry and first level gatekeeping into mental health services for older people. To screen, triage and assess all referrals into the service and allocate to the most appropriate service to meet the needs of the service user.To undertake comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of individuals who are referred to the service in addition to comprehensive risk assessments.To coordinate assessment clinics and prioritise appointments.To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation.To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments.It is expected that you will deliver care in accordance with all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures, the Mental Health Act and Community Care Legislation
To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services? To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage? To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment? To develop individualised packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary? To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate? To provide short term crisis management as appropriate? To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations? To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers? To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes? To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent
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