Job overview

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Band 6 Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner.   (Either a NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse, a HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist or a registered Social Worker) to join our Home Crisis Treatment team based at St Georges Hospital in Stafford.

We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You will be responsible for the care coordination of an identified caseload, and you will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.

As are a supportive team and we encourage you to grow and develop your skills through continuing professional development, training and supervision.

As our team offer a 24-hour service all practitioners are required to work rostered shifts including weekends and nights and you must be able to travel independently over a large geographical area during your shift. 

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Practitioner within our team, you will be expected to:

·       Assess mental health crises in individuals referred to the service and supporting the delivery of safe and effective home treatment for an identified client group and in accordance with a wellbeing and recovery action plan

• Participate in the delivery of the agreed aims and objectives of the service and identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
• Assist in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care to service users referred to the team.
• Implement agreed systems for the monitoring of effectiveness of care.
• Participate in the education and management of junior staff.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.