Community Mental Health Practitioner

Hello, my name is Katy Miller, I am the team manager for the older adult care home liaison team (CHLT) in Kirklees.

We are seeking to recruit someone who matches our values and who can support us to continue to provide high standards of assessment, treatment and care to our residents in care homes.

This is an opportunity to work in a community team having a strong focus on liaison activity and working collaboratively with residents, families, colleagues, and care home staff to deliver timely assessment and interventions.

This is a dynamic and varied role where you will work as part of a team and autonomously.

In return you will be supported and encouraged to develop and grow as a clinical practitioner. There are multiple opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge with team support and supervision.

The team take a strong focus on staff well-being and actively seek ways in which we can look after each other.

This is a temporary/secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave for 12 months.

The role will be across Kirklees utilising our base at Beckside Court in Batley. Working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Flexible working options are available.

You will need to be a car driver and have the use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties., This role has been advertised previously, please do not reapply if you had applied within the past 6 months.

Involves independent caseload management, working autonomously whilst contributing to the functioning of a multi-disciplinary team.

Undertaking assessments of residents mental health and reviewing care plans.

Providing on-going education and advice to care staff to improve residents well-being and support management of risk.

Responding to duty calls, supporting colleagues, role modelling clinical decision making and prioritisation of workload in times of high clinical demand.

Working collaboratively with residents, families, care home staff; monitoring changes to psychiatric treatment regimes and promoting non-pharmacological interventions.

Documenting care delivery to a high standard in line with professional standards, local and national guidance.

Recognising situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of residents and initiating actions that may be required.

Supporting student education and contributing to the preceptorship and education of newly qualified staff where appropriate.

Maintaining professional registration and demonstrating commitment to statutory codes of practice and continued professional development requirements.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.