About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join Chorley Community Mental Health Team.
We are a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We work collaboratively with service users, families, carers and partner organisations to help people manage their mental health needs, build on their strengths and progress towards meaningful recovery.
Chorley CMHT values professional development, innovation and teamwork. You will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and will be supported to develop your knowledge, confidence and community mental health practice.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Mental Health Practitioner, you will:
Undertake comprehensive, person-centred assessments.Develop, implement and review collaborative care and safety plans.Manage a defined caseload of people experiencing a range of complex mental health needs.Complete effective risk assessments, formulations and safety-management planning.Deliver evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, independence and wellbeing.Work closely with service users, families and carers.Monitor physical health and prescribed treatments, including psychotropic medication.Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, clinical reviews and service-development initiatives.Work collaboratively with primary care, social care, inpatient services, urgent-care teams and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations.Maintain clear, timely and accurate clinical records.About you
We are looking for a professionally registered Mental Health Nurse, who is passionate about improving outcomes for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/qualifications Essential
Professionally Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of mental illness and impact upon quality of life Pharmaceutical knowledge of medications: particularly psychotropics, Clozapine and Lithium Risk formulation Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
Post qualification experience within mental health services. With some of these to have been within acute mental health services. Experience of working with a full range of mental illness Experience of providing supervision. Demonstrable experience of providing teaching/training Audit Quality / Project development
Personal Essential
Skills in the use of methods of assessment, formulation / interventions, and evaluation Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and or clinically sensitive information to service user, their families, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Well-developed skills in providing clinical supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi- media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, academic settings Ability to work sensitively and supportively with staff who are retraining and/or changing their way of working Leadership skills
Other Essential
The resilience necessary to overcome obstacles and resistance. Sensitivity towards organisational and political complexities. Good communicator. Evidence of being a team player.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address CMHT Chorley
Chorley Health Centre
Chorley
PR7 2TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)