Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive

mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a

focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex

mental health difficulties. Liaising with the persons family, carers and

partner agencies to provide and balanced and informed approach.

Adopting a recovery co-ordination approach to mutually

design a personalised plan of treatment packages that is agreed by the

individual and evaluated to evaluate efficacy and patient experience.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and energy who

wants to make a difference to peoples lives; is creative, innovative and highly

motivated. You must have assessment and care planning skills and experience in

mental health and multi-disciplinary working is desirable.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, be

able to exercise clinical judgement in respect of assessing and managing risk.

In addition, you need to be committed to the values and principles of recovery,

and able to help deliver a safe, timely, caring and responsive service. This is

a really great opportunity to join the Taw Core team at an interesting and

exciting time as we work towards transforming our community service so that we

offer the best and most comprehensive care to the people of Taw.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Essential: - Extensive post registration experience working at band 6 in mental health care working in at least two inpatient and one community settings or substantial experience in both inpatient and community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting? Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis;; - Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision;; - Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.; - Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students; - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable: - Participation in user involvement in services.; - Experience in deputising for more senior staff; - Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by managers or others

Essential: - The ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role; - Computer literacy.; - Excellent clinical assessment skills.; - Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Essential: - A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current UK registration with no restrictions (EG NMC / HCPC / SWE).; - Evidence of relevant continuing professional development Mentoring students in line with professional requirement.

Desirable: - Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Clinical Supervision qualification Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service