Community Mental Health Worker (Nurse / OT / Social worker)

"It's a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job." (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS) "This was my first job in NHS and I didn't know what to expect, but there is so much training provided, I was and am able to shadow different professionals in initial assessments - it is such a great opportunity to learn and participate in MDT." AV, Health Care Assistant, The successful candidate will:

• be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery
• be responsible for the clinical and operational supervision of junior staff and students
• be accountable for delivering a quality service that is effective and efficient
• contribute to strategic service development working collaboratively with other agencies., To undertake comprehensive health needs and risk assessments (including capacity assessments) and develop a care plan (Health Action Plan) in accordance with identified needs establishing specialist course of responsibilities/actions based on Recovery Principles.
• To carry out joint assessment with other MDT as required
• To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and work related legislation and policy at all times.
• To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members
• Be responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
• Provides clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
• Undertakes urgent and priority assessments with risk assessments
• To liaise with other services eg: Police; A & E as required
• To provide relevant up to date evidence based information about treatment/intervention that enables service users to make informed choices about their care.
• To deliver evidence based care in a timely manner.
• To make reactive recommendations as necessary when working alone in the community.
• To undertake health promotion activities with individuals and groups.
• To promote physical health and well-being by providing health checks/screen and monitoring.
• Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to supervise its administration and assess the service user for desired and non -desired effects.
• To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required.
• To provide and facilitate specialist help and advice to other professionals agencies and carers.
  
  You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)., RMN or Dip/BSc (Hons) / MSc in Mental Health Nursing
• ENB 998/Preceptorship and Mentorship
• Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
• Qualified Occupational Therapist, registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
• ENB 812/Bsc in Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) Psychosocial Intervention
• Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)
• Best Interests Assessor, Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post registration experience
• Strong experience at Band 5
• Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
• Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments.
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience of delivering evidence based care
Desirable criteria
• Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting
• Warranted Approved
• Mental Health Professional working in a multi-ethnic community, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional., Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional

In return, we can offer you:
• leadership and management training opportunities
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.