Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Our aim is to offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.

Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or if necessary, recommend the most suitable referral agency.

Provide assessment reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard and monitor reports by junior staff to ensure they are of an equal standard.

To contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring, and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.

Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Crisis Care Concordat, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.

Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with partner agencies both statutory and non-statutory.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Education / Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Work

Desirable: - Post qualification specialist mental health training

Experience

Desirable: - Qualification in leadership; - Ability to deliver mental health awareness and varied concise information

Skills & Abilities

Desirable: - Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment

Knowledge & Understanding

Desirable: - Mental Health Act Training; - Any additional training relevant to CRHTT intervention

Physical Requirements

Essential: - Able to cover shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days a week; - Ability to travel across a large geographical patch

Other

Essential: - Committed to the empowerment of service users and carers promoting their involvement in service delivery; - Provide and promote non-discriminatory care