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An exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Living Well service in Tameside & Glossop.
The post involves working collaboratively with individuals in a community setting to help them navigate and connect to a range of mental health services, community activities / services in line with their individual needs, circumstances and goals to enhance their health, wellbeing, quality of life.
Senior Mental Health Practitioners conduct biopsychosocial assessments & Initial Conversations with people presenting with mental health difficulties, social care needs & risk issues at a primary care level. The aim is to promote recovery & help people maintain their lives within their community environment.
Key Responsibilities of the Post : An SMHP assesses risk, devises risk management plans with service users as part of the Duty function. This pathway promotes self-management to enable service users’ engagement with other parts of LWT & offers advice to colleagues where necessary.
As a SMHP you will also be able to offer brief interventions (max12 wks) including devising coping strategies, problem-solving, motivational & behavioural activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & interagency support, providing psychological support & biopsychosocial education aimed at insight development, promoting self-help through resources & signposting & reviewing treatment plans with service users deemed too complex for other parts of LWT or who may not meet the criteria for secondary care services.
Key Requirements of the Person Specification : Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.
Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher/, is desirable together with significant post-registration experience.
We have a very exciting position for you if you are a Mental Health Professional ,your new career will not only be enjoyable but rewarding as you develop specialist skills & contribute to provide care to some of the most vulnerable people in our locality.
We are a 9-5 Monday to Friday service, which offers flexible working opportunities, hours can be negotiable.
The Team are continually seeking service development opportunities & welcomes an enthusiastic, motivated & caring Practitioner to join our busy & supportive team in Tameside & Glossop.
The Team offers a comprehensive Biopsychosocial assessment for those individuals who may require secondary care services & is able to offer short term support in respect of any identified mental health difficulties if indicated.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the living well system, you will be an integral part of a MDT that meet regularly to actively case manage patients who present with multiple complex needs. you will complete mental health & risk assessments to identify patients’ needs & provide short-term, low-level interventions to prevent escalation & crisis.
Essential Skills & Abilities
Comprehensive mental health & risk assessment skills Ability to deliver evidence based interventions.
Excellent communication skills, both written, verbal and I.T Skills Ability to form productive working relationships & Good organisational & prioritisation skills.