Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview
We are seeking either a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to work within the multidisciplinary team with Mental Health Together.
We have two part time roles available.
Mental Health Together is part of the Community Mental Health Framework.
The Community Mental Health Practitioner will have responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care for 18yrs+ adults in the area of South West Kent, experiencing mental health disorders.
Mental Health Together functions within a community setting, working with individuals who have identified recovery needs as a result of mental health issues using evidenced based, client centred, hope and recovery, health promotion, relapse prevention and orientated principles and practice in a socially inclusive manner. We actively work in collaboration with family, networks and providers or mental health support in the community.

Main duties of the job
• Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic mental health assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
• To deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
• To provide educational support to optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self-care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.
• Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.
• Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved Trust systems.
• To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
• To mentor, supervise and line manage staff.
• To promote and to adhere to our Trust strategies, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To support and behave in a way that upholds our Trust values
• To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting.
• To practise safely by being aware of and educating on the correct use, limitations and hazards of common interventions.
• To report any concerns promptly through the appropriate channels and modify care when necessary to maintain safety, acting to keep patients and others safe.
• Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and always maintaining confidentiality of information in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
• Facilitating, supporting and assessing staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
• Working confidently in a variety of environments according to changing service needs which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demands to ensure safe delivery of services.

Person specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

• RMN, OT or Social Worker
• Completed preceptorship

Desirable criteria

• Post qualification experience
• Qualified Practice Assessor

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with people who have mental illness

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
• Understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management
• To be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Effective organisational/planning and decision-making skills.
• Good knowledge and practice of IT skills

Desirable criteria

• To pass medication and physical health competencies.
• Awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and patient safety and patient experience.

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 pat