NHS Jobs for the Post of Mental Health Community Practitioner – Leominster | Fixed Term | £33,706 to £40,588

JOB TITLE: Mental Health Community Practitioner – Leominster

The National Health Service is looking to fill the position of “Community Health Practitioner” in Leominster. In the below paragraph, we discuss all the details regarding the job, like its location, the main duties of the job, the job description, benefits, how to apply, qualifications, and further information. Post of Chief Data and Technology Insights Officer

JOB DETAILS:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide assessment and treatment of working-aged adults with mental health problems, ranging from a primary to a secondary level of need
• To work with internal and external agencies
• To travel around Herefordshire providing support in a variety of clinical settings, as well as in patient’s own homes
• To manage a caseload and the associated paperwork requirements
• To attend meetings required by the service
• To work according to Trust values, policies, and procedures
• To provide duty cover for the team on a rotational basis
• To provide support to carers
• To supervise junior staff and students
• To undertake extra duties as required, depending on the needs of the service

QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration
• RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
• Recent evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Teaching/training qualification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive of others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• Mental health assessment skills
• Care planning
• Delivery of evidence-based interventions in mental health