About this role
Job summary
Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience that is looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)?
Two exciting opportunities have arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner (Senior Urgent Response Practitioner) within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Inpatient, Mental Health Liasion and Community colleagues, offering alternative to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would over see the care of patients under the service along with oversight of patient flow to gain an understanding on where service pressures may be, and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT. The post holder will proactively support colleagues within HBTT and advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development alongside participation in service development projects within the team and urgent care services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will-
provide senior clinical support across urgent care pathways including Mental Health Liaison Services, Home Based Treatment Team, inpatient services and community teams. High Intensity User Pathway
take a lead role in supporting the management of high intensity users and frequent attenders across urgent care services. This includes service users who repeatedly attend A&E, experience frequent inpatient admissions or present in recurrent crisis. Admission Avoidance and Gatekeeping
provide senior clinical input into admission decisions and support practitioners managing complex presentations where admission is being considered. Supported Early Discharge
support inpatient teams to identify opportunities for early discharge through MDT liaison and actively inreaching service users, where ongoing care can safely be provided by HBT. Complex Risk Consultation
provide consultation and support to staff managing complex risk presentations including repeated self harm, emotional dysregulation, substance misuse and relational risk dynamics. Staff Support and Development
provide line management supervision, advice and reflective support to colleagues working within urgent care services. Service Development and Audit
contribute to service development work within urgent care pathways including audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description Job responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements: Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in RMN, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
Desirable
Additional qualification relevant to job role
Experience Essential
Acute / urgent care experience
Desirable
Experience within a leadership role previously
Skills Essential
Ability to manage complex cases autonomously Evidence of robust understanding of risk formulation and managment
Desirable
Line management and staff development skills
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of the function and purpose of a Home Based Treatment Team
Desirable
Knowledge of the functions and purposes of our MHLT and inpatient colleagues
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Meadowbrook Unit
Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HG
Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)