NHS
Mental Health Practitioner - *£7k Incentive
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Job Description
- Req#: C9351-25-0501?language=en&page=486&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)
- In-depth knowledge of mental health problems
- In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems
- Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
- Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues
- In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
- Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy
- Post qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
- Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
- Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of risk assessment and management
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Ability to assess service users presenting problems and needs, quickly and accurately, under pressure
- Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options.
- Ability to communicate clearly the outcomes of assessment, verbally and in writing.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
- Time management and caseload management skills.
- An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively with a range of agencies.
- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)
- In-depth knowledge of mental health problems
- In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems
- Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
- Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues
- In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
- Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy
- Post qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
- Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
- Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of risk assessment and management
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Ability to assess service users presenting problems and needs, quickly and accurately, under pressure
- Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options.
- Ability to communicate clearly the outcomes of assessment, verbally and in writing.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
- Time management and caseload management skills.
- An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively with a range of agencies.
Job summary
Burnley Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint two Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioners. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships. You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.You must have significant post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problemsYou need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs.You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake mental health assessments including risk assessments within a multi-disciplinary assessment team. Working closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist, thus ensuring that there is a multidisciplinary team approach
2. To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.
3. To provide a fast, responsive service to assess individuals needs for access into mental health services
4. Providing a communication structure between GPs , IAPT and secondary MH services in LCFT, non-statutory service to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care
5. To provide mentoring and support for others
About us
*The Welcome Bonus is only available to candidates who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider Trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care System (ICS) in a like-for-like role or core profession. For example, a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse role at LSCft or in a role such as Mental Health Practitioner Role that requires the same profession.
These trusts are:o University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trusto East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trusto Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusto Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bank only workers for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are eligible for the scheme if they have not held a substantive role in Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in the last 12 months (subject to all other terms and conditions being met). These incentives are subject to recovery clauses. This bonus is applicable from 1st July 2024 - 30th June 2025.
Details
Date posted
29 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-PEN980-CL
Job locations
CMHT Burnley (25-65)
Pendle House
Nelson
BB9 9TG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below:
£3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT) £2,000 after 12 months £2,000 after 24 months
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals obtaining assistance through the Welcome Bonus scheme are required to sign an agreement which includes the following:
return all of monies paid, if they do not start on the agreed date detailed within their unconditional offer
to return all monies paid if they voluntarily leave the employment of the Trust within 6 months of commencement
to return all monies paid if they move within the Trust from one role to another role which does not attract the welcome bonus within 6 months of commencement
if they move to a new role that does not attract the welcome bonus after 6 months then future payments will cease
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals obtaining assistance through the Welcome Bonus scheme are required to sign an agreement which includes the following:
return all of monies paid, if they do not start on the agreed date detailed within their unconditional offer to return all monies paid if they voluntarily leave the employment of the Trust within 6 months of commencement to return all monies paid if they move within the Trust from one role to another role which does not attract the welcome bonus within 6 months of commencement if they move to a new role that does not attract the welcome bonus after 6 months then future payments will cease
For more details, please visit our website - Welcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditions :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (lscft.nhs.uk)If you have any questions, we would be happy to discuss them please contact recruitment@lscft.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below:
£3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT) £2,000 after 12 months £2,000 after 24 months
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals obtaining assistance through the Welcome Bonus scheme are required to sign an agreement which includes the following:
return all of monies paid, if they do not start on the agreed date detailed within their unconditional offer
to return all monies paid if they voluntarily leave the employment of the Trust within 6 months of commencement
to return all monies paid if they move within the Trust from one role to another role which does not attract the welcome bonus within 6 months of commencement
if they move to a new role that does not attract the welcome bonus after 6 months then future payments will cease
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals obtaining assistance through the Welcome Bonus scheme are required to sign an agreement which includes the following:
return all of monies paid, if they do not start on the agreed date detailed within their unconditional offer to return all monies paid if they voluntarily leave the employment of the Trust within 6 months of commencement to return all monies paid if they move within the Trust from one role to another role which does not attract the welcome bonus within 6 months of commencement if they move to a new role that does not attract the welcome bonus after 6 months then future payments will cease
For more details, please visit our website - Welcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditions :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (lscft.nhs.uk)If you have any questions, we would be happy to discuss them please contact recruitment@lscft.nhs.uk
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Education/ Qualifications
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Knowledge
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Experience
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Skills and Abilities
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Education/ Qualifications
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Knowledge
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Experience
Essential
Skills and Abilities
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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
CMHT Burnley (25-65)
Pendle House
Nelson
BB9 9TG
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
CMHT Burnley (25-65)
Pendle House
Nelson
BB9 9TG
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.