The Trust offers a supportive environment with a comprehensive induction, ongoing training, and supervision, as well as flexible working arrangements. They emphasize career development and clinical governance participation while providing a range of staff benefits, including a competitive annual leave allowance, access to psychological therapies, and a pension scheme. Applications are encouraged from those who can demonstrate how they meet the role's criteria.
Are you a creative and enthusiastic mental health nurse or registered professional with transferable skills, who wants to make a difference to the lives of older people and their families who experience mental health issues in the community?
Do you want to be part of a Team that actively delivers innovative ways to supporting people to improve their mental health, wellbeing and support recovery?
If the answer is Yes, then please read on;
We wish to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Older Adults CMHT in Lincoln. The team provide support for older adults experiencing mental health difficulties and the assessment and treatment for patients of all ages presenting with memory difficulties - We have a vacancy across both pathways - within the Lincoln and Gainsborough area. If you are looking to broaden your clinical experience and develop your career, we would love to receive your application.
What We Offer:
We are committed to supporting you to become the best you can be. We offer a comprehensive induction programme, excellent training and further development opportunities. You will also receive regular clinical and managerial supervision.
The team supports flexible working, a combination of office and home working.
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To manage caseload and service delivery to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people's identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
To assess carers' and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Community Mental Health Team and with external agencies.
To adhere to codes of professional conduct and ethics, associated legislation.
Develop and create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the Community Team.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
About us
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
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