Living Well Senior Mental Health Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable criteria

• Further training in brief interventions.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience
• Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
• Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable criteria

• Primary care mental health work experience
• Experience of screening referrals

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
• Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues
• Knowledge of psycho-social assessment and risk assessment / management processes

Skills

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills
• Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans
• Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions
• Comprehensive I.T Skills
• Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description (PDF, 118.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 103.1KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)