Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview
Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner
The post holder will be a registered RMN or Occupational Therapist and will be an experienced practitioner within the multi disciplinary team.
The post holder will work as a clinician in the Community Mental Health Teams, with those aged 18 yrs + with a particular focus on those of all ages experiencing memory problems, and those experiencing functional disorders such as depression, anxiety, psychosis
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Sarah's story: A career in community mental health nursing

Main duties of the job

• Assessing, treating and supporting those with mental health conditions/suspected MH conditions in the community
• Supporting service users to function to their optimal ability in their environment. This can involve working in a diverse range of settings with a range of associated demands. For example: challenging behaviours and/or exposure to poor hygiene (personal/environmental).

• Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control and identifying and reporting hazards and risks in a timely manner.
• Accompanying, escorting and transporting service users as required.
• Working contracted hours as per the requirements of the service. May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.
• Physically able to carry out all duties required of the clinical setting, including successful completion of physical interventions training as required.
• Lone working within the community - access to individuals' homes
• Considering safeguarding needs whilst working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties and for whom the potential for vulnerability is high

Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Take a look at our Community Nursing Video
Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
• To contribute to the planning and implementation of interventions.
• To monitor clients' progress, reporting on clients' psychological, physical, behavioural and social needs.
• To adapt and evaluate interventions ensuring that they support the client and his/her carer to meet their needs, adjusting own approach accordingly.
• To act as lead professional/Care co-ordinator to designated caseload/provide interventions as required

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Professional registration for post - nursing or OT

Desirable criteria

• 2 years post qualification experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience with mental health conditions

Desirable criteria

• experience of working with older adults

Important Information:
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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