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Community Forensic Mental Health PractitionerinChertseyinChertseyPUBLISHED SUN 3 DEC 2023

Band 6: £39,205 to £47,084 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.  PERMANENT 
MENTAL HEALTHNHSVEHICLE

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustFollow Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Please check the Job Description and Personal Specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Our Community Mental Health Recovery Service are secondary Mental Health Teams who provide assessments for evidence based, time limited treatment and psychological interventions for adults with severe and enduring mental health issues. The focus of our whole service is promoting recovery and independence and developing self-management strategies to encourage people to achieve their potential in the community.

We are a multidisciplinary team who provide advice and support for GPs and work with individuals and their carers and can refer or signpost to a number of statutory, independent and voluntary sector agencies. We seek to work closely with individuals, supporting them in their recovery journey, and their families as well as other organisations where consent has been given.

Candidates must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred healthcare to Forensic service users who access and use our services, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate.

To work as a member of the FOLS Multidisciplinary Team in assessing, care planning, risk assessment (HCR20) and responding to mental deterioration/mental relapse in people who use our Forensic Mental Health Services.

To act in a manner that respects Diversity, individuality, Trust values, sexuality, religious beliefs, actively supporting these individuals to fulfil these and their quality of life.

To create an environment, develop and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.

To accurately record all contacts with service users in case notes in line with SABP record keeping policy.

To identify issues of concern at work and alerting appropriate personnel.

To assess and plan care in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice, policies and procedures including the management of risk.

To understand the range of risks potentially faced by this service user group.

To recognize potential crisis situations and act responsively and responsibly to resolve the situation, seeking assistance if required.

To engage in Clinical Supervision, and appraisal in enhancing performance development.

Please refer the job description for full details.


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