Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The "must haves" for this role:

• 1. A diploma or degree-level professional qualification and current registration to practise with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• 2. At least two years' post-qualification experience of working with adults with mental health problems, including experience in community mental health services.
• 3. Strong skills in specialist mental health assessment, formulation, treatment planning, risk management, report writing and recovery-focused interventions.
• 4. The ability to work autonomously, manage and prioritise a complex caseload, contribute effectively within a multidisciplinary team, maintain high-quality electronic records and travel between sites.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations:
Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please contact the recruiting manager using the details shown on the vacancy page, who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

• Diploma or degree level professional qualification
• Diploma or degree level professional qualification Registered for practice through NMC
• Further relevant qualification in the field of mental health or equivalent experience.
• Good standard of general education

• PSI or other

• Evidence of continuous professional development to high standard

• Experience of assessment and report writing
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.

• Experience of working in community mental health services, minimum two years post-qualification experience of working with adults with mental health problems

• Thorough working knowledge of mental health problems and their management.
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches
• Knowledge of current mental health policy

• Ability to carry out high quality assessments and treatment interventions to individuals and groups.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities within caseload management
• Ability to apply client-led principles and form non-discriminatory therapeutic relationships with clients and carers
• Ability to maintain good quality records, and write reports
• Ability to take responsibility appropriate to senior clinician role
• Ability to contribute creatively to the development of the service.
• Ability to work within a changing and progressive environment.
• Ability to deal with emotionally demanding situations, to remain calm under pressure, and to be adaptable to demands of the role
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
  
  Basic computer literacy and ability to use electronic system

• Ability to travel between sites

Our Trust's vision is 'To be a great place to get care, a great place to give care.'

This vision guides everything we do - for our patients, their carers, their families, our staff, and our partners. To achieve it, we are committed to a strong set of values that underpin the way we work:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority - we put people at the centre of everything we do.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services - we strive for excellence in care and in our ways of working.
• Working together with you to develop innovative solutions - we collaborate with patients, carers, colleagues, and communities to deliver care that makes a difference.

These values are brought to life through our four Trust Behaviours
, which are essential to how we work and the culture we create:

• Compassionate - Motivated to positively impact the wellbeing of self and others.
• Curious - Listening, learning and exploring new ideas and ways of working to continually improve what we do.
• Inclusive - Valuing diversity and championing equity by ensuring everyone feels recognised.
  able to contribute and committed to actively addressing unfairness.
• Perseverance - Demonstrates resilience and flexibility even during periods of uncertainty, to achieve…