Job summary
Employer heading
Mental Health Community Nurse or Social Worker
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ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for any Mental Health Nurses or Social Workers to further develop their career. The candidate will have experience of working in a primary care or community service and be passionate about delivering high quality mental health care in a primary care setting.
Are you ready to join an organisation, which values its staff, patients and community? Visit our Recruitment Fair at Charter House in Luton:
Roles : Mental Health Community Nurse or Social Worker
Date : 20/05/2024
Time : 09:00am – 1:00pm* (Registration is required to be interviewed on the day)
*Registration for interviews is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Failure to register during this time will make you unable to partake in same day interview held from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Address : Charter House, Alma St, Luton, LU1 2PJ
As a Trust, we value our staff and offer a wide range of benefits;
- NHS Discounts (show your ID at various Food, Drink, Health & Beaut & Shopping outlets)
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Car Lease Schemes
- 2 days Additional Leave (if no sickness absence)
- Learning and Development opportunities – CPD
Main duties of the job
Work both with individuals that are presenting with a first presentation of mental health need and those with on-going mental health needs that do not require support from the core mental health team, and to carry out annual reviews as needed.
To undertake physical health checks for those patients on the SMI register and facilitate follow up support as required.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver a range of mental health interventions with support from the senior mental health practitioner and the wider allied core mental health team as required.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
We care, We respect and We are inclusive! This is our ethos and Trust value for both service users and staff members.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please could you kindly refer to the two job descriptions and person specifications attached to this vacancy for the seperate roles of Mental Health Community Nurse and Social Worker.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
- • Registered Mental Health care professional, with current registration with relevant body e.g NMC or HCPC
- • Evidence of post registration continued professional development, qualifications or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of one year post-registration experience and completion of preceptorship
- • Previous experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team in primary or community setting
- • Experience of multiagency working
- • Previous experience of working with people experiencing complex mental health presentations
- • Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessments and assessment of need.
- • Experience of comprehensive assessment of risk and developing risk management strategies
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good knowledge of current and relevant local and national agendas that impact upon PCNs, mental health services and the wider health and social care system and the ability to understand and disseminate this knowledge to others
- • Sound knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983/ 2007/ 2014/5), Care Act (2014), relevant national standards and other relevant national policies.
- • Excellent knowledge & understanding of recovery principles and NICE guidance in relation to common mental disorders and the ability to ensure that evidence based practice with clear clinical outcomes is embedded into practice.
- • Demonstrate a knowledge base for substance use and associated risks.
Personal attributes/other
Essential criteria
- • Self-aware demonstrating a positive attitude on achieving the best results and overcoming obstacles.
- • Essential car driver, must have access to transport to drive between bases
- • Ability to remain calm under pressure, motivate others and be flexible and adaptable to change.
- • Ability to communicate positive expectations of the organisations (PCN and ELFT) to others in an enabling and supportive manner.
- • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and able to both/influence and work across professional boundaries.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Patrick MOORE
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01767 224181
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