Associate Mental Health Practitioner inMilton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year p.a (pro rata if P/T)
PERMANENT GOOD SALARY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE HMP MENTAL HEALTH NHS
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with mental health issues within the criminal justice system.
Work in a collaborative environment, supporting and learning from experienced mental health professionals.
Engage in diverse intervention formats, including group and individual support, enhancing your therapeutic skills.
Contribute to initiatives aimed at promoting mental wellbeing, benefiting both clients and the broader community.
Gain experience working in a challenging and dynamic environment that stimulates professional growth and resilience.
Maintain a strong sense of professionalism while navigating complex emotional landscapes, enhancing communication and interpersonal skills.
The role of "Associate Mental Health Practitioner" at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Milton Keynes involves providing low intensity mental health interventions primarily in group settings for men in HMP Woodhill. Key responsibilities include co-facilitating mental health groups, conducting individual assessments, supporting the Mental Health team in delivering care, and promoting mental wellbeing initiatives. The practitioner will work under the supervision of qualified nurses and assist in communicating critical information regarding patient risks. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders, participation in prison meetings, and staying updated on relevant mental health legislation and policies. Administrative tasks and conducting audits may also be part of the role.
To provide low intensity mental health interventions and support for men under Mental Health Services within HMP Woodhill.
These interventions will primarily be delivered in group format, but there is scope for 1:1 assessment and intervention. To provide support to your Mental Health team colleagues in the delivery of clinical care.
- To support Mental Health colleagues in designing and preparing low intensity mental health interventions, both group and individual. To co-facilitate time-limited low intensity mental health groups and, when appropriate, time-limited individual interventions.
- To help deliver initiatives promoting mental wellbeing across primary care and the prison.
- To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with offending histories and / or mental health problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times.
- To work closely with senior colleagues to ensure information in relation to risk is collected and communicated sensitively and comprehensively.
To attend and contribute to other prison meetings, and to present the view of Mental Health Team for relevant clinical issues. To ensure any actions taken from these meetings are met or that the appropriate individual to carry out the action is informed.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific patient group and mental health.
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- To provide low intensity mental health interventions to clients under the supervision of a qualified nurse (and supported by the Clinical Psychologist).
- To support other members of the Mental Health team in the delivery of clinical care within the prison.
- To support the mental health team in liaising with primary care and the prison to deliver mental wellbeing initiatives
- To work independently according to a plan agreed within supervision and within the overall framework of the clinics policies and procedures.
- To liaise with other professional services (resettlement workers, probation, CMHT) sharing information where appropriate.
- To assist in clinically related administration and conduct of audits or project work.
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