• Job Description

  Req#: C9313-23-0860?language=en&page=772&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for committed and experienced qualified staff to join our established team of mental health professionals to deliver excellent care within LLR.

  As a Mental Health Facilitator, you will work within primary care to assess and support the mental and physical health care for people who are on the SMI register. This will involve working in collaboration with GP practices and primary care colleagues, as well as secondary care services to improve outcomes and peoples quality of life in line with the NHS 10 year implementation plan.

  We are committed within LPT to ensure better outcomes for this client group for their mental and physical well-being, as this group are known to have a reduced life span and to be less likely to access physical health support.

  We currently have a part time position working 15hours per week.

  You should be experienced and able to work autonomously when required whist still working closely as a team of professionals. Support and supervision will be provided and we promote a positive collaborative leadership style.

  We will consider requests to work alternative hours or vary working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. We may consider appointable applicants for similar vacancies in different locations where this is appropriate and meets our mutual requirements.

  There are also training opportunities within this role to be training in decider skills, phlebotomy and non medical prescribing.

  Main duties of the job

  To work autonomously, taking responsibility for care, quality and clinical activity for a designated caseload of service users

  Your main responsibilities are to ensure that you maintain your register of patients across the surgeries and ensure they have an annual mental health and physical health review, whilst working with secondary care teams and GP surgeries.

  You will assign tasks and provide clinical supervision to HCA's working within the team who will help you to complete the physical health checks needed .

  To participate in the effective clinical leadership of the team

  To actively contribute to the improvement of service and quality of care provision to meet the needs of service users, service users and their families

  To act as role model and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff

  To work collaborate with other clinicians and within with wider health, social care and voluntary sector communities as appropriate and promote the role of the Mental Health Practitioner to all stakeholders

  To foster a culture of networking in an open and transparent approach with internal and external partnerships and between all stakeholders

  Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidenced based care to a group of service users according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity

  About us

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

  Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

  We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

  Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

  We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

  For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

  All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

  For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

  Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

  Date posted

  25 October 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £33,706 to £40,588 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9313-23-0860

  Job locations

  St. Peters Health Centre

  Sparkenhoe Street

  Leicester

  LE2 0TA

  
  

  Narborough Health Centre

  Thornton Drive

  Narborough

  Leicester

  LE192GX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant post registration/qualification experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs

  Desirable

  • experience working in primary care or GP practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate registration training
  • Evidence of ability to complete mental health and physical health assessment and planning of care.

  Desirable

  • Non-medical Prescriber or willing to work towards (those with NMC Registration only)
  • phlebotomy trained.

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • -Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • -Ability to demonstrate leadership and work effectively with others
  • -Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
  • -Demonstrates planning and organisational skills
  • -Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
  • -Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment
  • T-o be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for clients/service users
  • -Ability to motivate self and others
  • -Ability to operate a computer to use standard Office programmes and Electronic Patient Record Systems

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant post registration/qualification experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs

  Desirable

  • experience working in primary care or GP practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate registration training
  • Evidence of ability to complete mental health and physical health assessment and planning of care.

  Desirable

  • Non-medical Prescriber or willing to work towards (those with NMC Registration only)
  • phlebotomy trained.

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • -Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • -Ability to demonstrate leadership and work effectively with others
  • -Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
  • -Demonstrates planning and organisational skills
  • -Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
  • -Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment
  • T-o be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for clients/service users
  • -Ability to motivate self and others
  • -Ability to operate a computer to use standard Office programmes and Electronic Patient Record Systems

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  St. Peters Health Centre

  Sparkenhoe Street

  Leicester

  LE2 0TA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  St. Peters Health Centre

  Sparkenhoe Street

  Leicester

  LE2 0TA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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