Specialist Practitioner Mental Health

• To manage a caseload of community adult clients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To support the team/clinical lead in providing clinical and supervisory leadership to junior colleagues, support workers and students within own area of responsibility, within the multidisciplinary team.
• To be jointly responsible with other colleagues with the implementation of policy, protocol, service/practice development and change within own are of responsibility.
• To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support/advice re service development and the delivery of care, in partnership with service users, careers, staff, managers and other agencies.

Essential

• Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate advanced level of practice.
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers, and their application to clinical and service area, e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area.

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Postgraduate/master's level
• Leadership training/qualification/experience
• Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility.

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of development of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.
• Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting
• Experience of leading on complex care delivery
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held.
• Development of specialist/advanced level of practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.
• Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice.
• Professional networking locally
• Ability to effectively Chair meetings.
• Working within a PBS framework

Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring.
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Good time management skills
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
• Ability to effectively transport self between multiple addresses/venues on a daily basis including transporting, clients, equipment & clinical stock required for treatment
• Ability to manage own and other's emotions at times of crisis.