NHS
Community Mental Health Practitioner
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Job Description
- Req#: A0289-25-0000?language=en&page=283&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Ability to listen, empathise and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, producing written materials to a high standard.
- Confident in ability to liaise and communicate constructively and professionally with service users, staff, colleagues and external agencies.
- Motivated and able to organise, plan and prioritise workload on own initiative.
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively, balancing multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to manage own well-being.
- Able to provide own transport or use public transport.
- Qualifications
- Essential
- 1 Demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional and personal development.
- Desirable
- 2 Relevant professional qualification (e.g. social work, nursing, occupational therapy).
- 3 Degree level qualification.
- Essential
- A good understanding of the psychological and practical needs of people with severe mental health problems and those of their carers/ families.
- Clinical skills in a range of psycho-educational / therapeutic interventions.
- Ability to take responsibility for own caseload.
- Thorough understanding of equal opportunities with particular emphasis on how it applies to users of mental health services.
- Good level of keyboard and information technology skills, including word processing, email and internet; ability to produce correspondence and reports.
- A good understanding of primary, secondary care and third sector mental health services.
- A good awareness of different models of understanding of mental health.
- Experience of inputting data onto clinical systems.
- 2 years work with people with mental health problems
- Provision of group work.
- Holistic assessment and risk assessment.
- Supporting people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Ability to listen, empathise and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, producing written materials to a high standard.
- Confident in ability to liaise and communicate constructively and professionally with service users, staff, colleagues and external agencies.
- Motivated and able to organise, plan and prioritise workload on own initiative.
- Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively, balancing multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to manage own well-being.
- Able to provide own transport or use public transport.
- Qualifications
- Essential
- 1 Demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional and personal development.
- Desirable
- 2 Relevant professional qualification (e.g. social work, nursing, occupational therapy).
- 3 Degree level qualification.
- Essential
- A good understanding of the psychological and practical needs of people with severe mental health problems and those of their carers/ families.
- Clinical skills in a range of psycho-educational / therapeutic interventions.
- Ability to take responsibility for own caseload.
- Thorough understanding of equal opportunities with particular emphasis on how it applies to users of mental health services.
- Good level of keyboard and information technology skills, including word processing, email and internet; ability to produce correspondence and reports.
- A good understanding of primary, secondary care and third sector mental health services.
- A good awareness of different models of understanding of mental health.
- Experience of inputting data onto clinical systems.
- 2 years work with people with mental health problems
- Provision of group work.
- Holistic assessment and risk assessment.
- Supporting people with severe and enduring mental health problems
Job summary
Job summary
We are looking to add to our team another experienced part time mental health specialist.
The post offers the opportunity to be creative and develop own areas of interest within the scope of the service.
Days to be worked will be flexible.
Please read the job description for a comprehensive guide to what the job entails and the personal specification to see what requirements/skills are necessary to fulfil the post.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to help improve the quality of life of people with severe and enduring mental health problems. The CMHP will manage a caseload working in close liaison with GPs across the West3 Network. The post holder will work closely with service users and their families to consider their needs and aspirations. They will co-ordinate care, plan and deliver a range of social and psychological interventions regularly reviewing outcomes. The post holder will provide a flexible and responsive service to address wide ranging needs. They will also be proactive, innovative, and creative in delivering care. They will work collaboratively with an extensive network of agencies in the statutory and coluntary sectors.
The successful applicant will be comfortable working both on their own and with others from a range of different backgrounds. They will be resilient, motivated, and committed toworking with people with complex needs and disabilities.
About us
We are a small network consisting of 3 surgeries: Broomhill and Lodge Moor, The Crookes Practice and Selborne Road. We have a patient list size of just over 20,500, covering the S10 and S6 areas of Sheffield
Details
Date posted
21 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
Depending on experience Band 6/7 depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A0289-25-0000
Job locations
5 Lawson Road
Sheffield
S10 5BU
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
West 3 PCN
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Job Description
Job Title: Community Mental Health Practitioner
Salary: Band 6/7 depending on experience
Contract / Hours: Permanent.
22 to 37.5 hours per week
Annual leave: West3 PCN match A4C annual leave allowance
Pension: NHS Pension
Place of work: To work across all 3 Practices within the network.
Accountable to: West 3 PCN Manager
Clinical
Biopsychosocial assessment of service users needs including risk assessment.
Identification of health and social care needs and prioritisation oftreatment goals in negotiation with each person.
Establish and maintain consistent supportive relationships with service users and carers.
Support service users to address physical health issues and access relevant primary and specialist care as necessary.
Engage in regular clinical and professional supervision.
Respond to urgent situations in a clear and supportive manner always showing sensitivity and direction.
Individual and Group Support
Provide or facilitate:
Active outreach and engagement
Supportive listening /counselling
Education about conditions and medication/treatment
Help to enable service users to participate in community events and groups
Support to improve activities of daily living, socialisation, leisure, work and physical health
Interventions to address problems with practical issues such as housing and benefits/finances
Relapse prevention strategies
Group activities to encourage self - help, mutual support and/or promote physical health
Advocacy, and promote self-advocacy, for service users/carers
Communication
Communicate effectively with GPs, practice nurses and all other agencies involved with each person regarding assessments, care plans, risk factors, and signs of deterioration in service users mental and physical health.
Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies.
Community Liaison
Develop understanding of local communities, resources and services.
Offer formal and informal education / training to local staff and volunteers.
Other
Manage and prioritise own workload, tasks and deadlines.
Report to line manager for management and caseload supervision.
Undertake all administrative tasks associated with the role including accurate record keeping.
Be involved in the planning of own training and continuous professional development.
Actively promote and ensure good equal opportunities practice and work in an anti- oppressive manner.
Adhere to confidentiality principles and maintain the rights of individual service users.
Any other duties commensurate with the nature of the post and the aims of the service.
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
West 3 PCN
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Job Description
Job Title: Community Mental Health Practitioner
Salary: Band 6/7 depending on experience
Contract / Hours: Permanent.
22 to 37.5 hours per week
Annual leave: West3 PCN match A4C annual leave allowance
Pension: NHS Pension
Place of work: To work across all 3 Practices within the network.
Accountable to: West 3 PCN Manager
Clinical
Biopsychosocial assessment of service users needs including risk assessment.
Identification of health and social care needs and prioritisation oftreatment goals in negotiation with each person.
Establish and maintain consistent supportive relationships with service users and carers.
Support service users to address physical health issues and access relevant primary and specialist care as necessary.
Engage in regular clinical and professional supervision.
Respond to urgent situations in a clear and supportive manner always showing sensitivity and direction.
Individual and Group Support
Provide or facilitate:
Active outreach and engagement
Supportive listening /counselling
Education about conditions and medication/treatment
Help to enable service users to participate in community events and groups
Support to improve activities of daily living, socialisation, leisure, work and physical health
Interventions to address problems with practical issues such as housing and benefits/finances
Relapse prevention strategies
Group activities to encourage self - help, mutual support and/or promote physical health
Advocacy, and promote self-advocacy, for service users/carers
Communication
Communicate effectively with GPs, practice nurses and all other agencies involved with each person regarding assessments, care plans, risk factors, and signs of deterioration in service users mental and physical health.
Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies.
Community Liaison
Develop understanding of local communities, resources and services.
Offer formal and informal education / training to local staff and volunteers.
Other
Manage and prioritise own workload, tasks and deadlines.
Report to line manager for management and caseload supervision.
Undertake all administrative tasks associated with the role including accurate record keeping.
Be involved in the planning of own training and continuous professional development.
Actively promote and ensure good equal opportunities practice and work in an anti- oppressive manner.
Adhere to confidentiality principles and maintain the rights of individual service users.
Any other duties commensurate with the nature of the post and the aims of the service.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Broomhill & Lodge Moor Surgery
Address
5 Lawson Road
Sheffield
S10 5BU
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Broomhill & Lodge Moor Surgery
Address
5 Lawson Road
Sheffield
S10 5BU
Employer's website
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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