SPOE Practitioner

To provide single point of entry and first level gatekeeping into mental health services for older people. To screen, triage and assess all referrals into the service and allocate to the most appropriate service to meet the needs of the service user. To undertake comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of individuals who are referred to the service in addition to comprehensive risk assessments. To coordinate assessment clinics and prioritise appointments. To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function. To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation. To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments.It is expected that you will deliver care in accordance with all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures, the Mental Health Act and Community Care Legislation,

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To develop individualised packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary
• To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate
• To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes
• To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent
  
  We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.