NHS
IRS - Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/SW) - Open Day!
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Job Description
- Req#: C9351-24-0421?language=en&page=222&sort=publicationDateDesc
- A single referral point for GPs and other professionals
- A 24-hour telephone advice and support for people who use services and carers to be able to self-refer. We offer mental health triages/assessments over the phone or face to face.
- More responsive crisis services with improved experiences for people who use services, carers and professional.
- We work together as a team, we support one another in everything that we do. As we are a 24 hour service we are open to flexible working patterns if needed.
- IRS is the front door to services and anyone from GP, professionals, can call and the clinicians have the capacity to respond within hours giving great customer service which gives great job satisfaction for the clinicians.
- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN/Dip SW/OT)
- Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
- In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
- Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
- Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN/Dip SW/OT)
- Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
- In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
- Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
- Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
Job summary
We are holding a recruitment event on Friday 8th March 2024 at The Lantern Centre, Vicarage Lane, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8DW. If your application is successfully shortlisted you will be invited along to our event for an interview.... Or If you wish to meet the team, then please do come along and meet the team and service leads for more details
We will be on site between 9:30 - 14:30, be sure to come along and say Hello.....Base: Avondale, Royal Preston Hospital or Bickerstaffe house, Ormskirk District General Hospital, there are positions available at either base
The new service offers:
Main duties of the job
Come and join our Initial Response Service team . This is an exciting time to be part of the crisis pathway and support people with mental health to ensure they access the most appropriate support at the right time.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. You will be part of delivering a significant transformation to the way services are accessed and delivered.We are looking for experienced Band 6 Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our expanding team.
Our aim is to provide people with mental health issues access to the support they need at the right time, with positive outcomes. We help people with a wide range of mental health disorders to ensure that they get the right support at the right time
The service is 24/7 but as Triage Practitioner you will be working a shift patterns within our teams based in Preston based at Royal Preston Hospital and will include referral screening, triaging, signposting and supporting the call handlers and administrators team, who provide information and support over the telephone.
Shift times and days are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.
We are looking for people who are dedicated to promoting recovery, and who can inspire people experiencing mental health and their families that recovery is possible for everyone.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Date posted
21 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CEN936-IRS
Job locations
Avondale Unit
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston
PR2 9HT
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
Experience
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Avondale Unit
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Avondale Unit
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (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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