Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner

Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel! We are looking for a hardworking, committed Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to come join our supportive and welcoming team at RAF Brize Norton in Oxford. The position offers 37.5 hours per week. Could this be the role for you? We offer the following employee benefits:

• Free parking
• Access to gym
• Inclusive working environment
• Learning and development opportunities

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) area of responsibility (AOR) and the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Region as required.

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Providing initial assessment and formulation of the mental health and treatment needs for referred patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care with a high level of autonomy.
• Delivering up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), which can include individual, group and tele-therapy.
• Facilitating emergency patient assessment during daily working hours, as part of a rota, in order to prevent where possible unnecessary admissions to the Inpatient Service Provider (ISP).
• Performing clinical risk assessments on all patients seen, evaluating the safety of the patient and others in the community and be able to manage/advise on therapeutic risk taking.
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous records and clinical notes of all patient contact.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nurse (Mental Health) with Nursing Midwifery Registered Council with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting. Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions.

Experience

• Substantial post-qualification training and experience in at least 2 evidence based psychological therapies and accredited or eligible for accreditation from a recognised body (BABCP, BACP, UKCP) OR Registered Mental Health Nurse with a demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting. Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended psychological interventions OR Must possess a Postgraduate/Graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments with demonstrable experience in a community mental health role.

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. £35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata for Part Time (pay award pending)#J-18808-Ljbffr