Job summary
Employer heading
Band 6 Recovery Practitioner (CAPS, RMN, OT, Social Work) - Bath
Band 6
Job overview
A new role has become available within The BANES Recovery Team.
We are a friendly and supportive team who are passionate about improving the lives of service users with complex mental health needs. As a care co-ordinator in the team you will be responsible for a caseload of service users with a range of complex mental health needs, working within the CPA framework to deliver a range of health and social care interventions.
We strongly encourage personal and professional development - and once you are established within the team, there would be opportunities to undertake training to support you within the role, from example, SCM, DBT, MBT or understanding psychosis.
If you are interested in joining the team and are keen to progress in your development, please do get in touch - we really encourage you to contact us for an informal chat, visit and/or a shadow shift with us - and submit an application form!
We are looking for any profession with a registration to apply, including Social Work, Clinical Associates in Psychology, Occupational Therapists and Registered Mental Health Nurses.
Main duties of the job
Provide a Mental Health service to an allocated caseload of Service Users, and deliver a set of defined interventions within that caseload, having responsibility for the assessment of needs, the planning and implementation of treatment and care to meet those needs as agreed with multidisciplinary team and/or supervisor, coordinating care (with supervision) for particular Service Users, and contributing to the evaluation of care across a variety of settings where Mental Health or Specialist Treatment is available.
Liaise as appropriate with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users.
Participate in Integrated Governance processes, particularly as they relate to own practice, contributing to the monitoring of service provision and performance, and standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.
Liaise with other services and agencies involved in provision of services to people with Mental Health and other vulnerabilities.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is focused on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and their carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.
Person specification
Desirable
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a good understanding of recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care. Is able to contribute to the delivery of a range of possible key therapeutic interventions. Demonstrates significant experience of, and relevant professional practice. Demonstrates significant experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies. Able to articulate a sound understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding. Well developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels including when a more assertive approach is needed. Well developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding. Well developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information.
Desirable criteria
- Trained in Structured Clinical Management and facilitating groups
Essential
Essential criteria
- Suitable Qualification
- Suitable registration
Desirable criteria
- Experience within Community Mental Health Services
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Declan Clarke
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01225 731631
- Additional information
Jennie Hamer (Service Manager) - [email protected]
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