Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to work with individuals with complex emotional needs based in clinic or community venues within Burton and Uttoxeter. You would be working within the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) and the The Intensive Life Skills (ILS) Pathway to provide assessment and intervention for adults 17+ experiencing complex emotional difficulties as part of the Adult Mental Health Service.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence based interventions. You will support the service as either a highly skilled NMC Registered Nurse, HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist or Registered Social Worker working within highly psychologically minded, enthusiastic, dedicated and supportive teams to support service-users who present with high levels of emotional distress and often have histories of complex trauma, neurodiversity and/or adverse experiences.

You will need to travel independently over a large geographical area and will require suitable transport., As a Mental Health Community Practitioner you will be expected to undertake holistic comprehensive assessments and formulation of complex clinical presentations, including risk assessments and risk management. The role will involve: Delivering group based and individual interventions in line with the pathway model and utilising Structured Clinical Management (SCM).

There will be a requirement to undertake the role of named worker for a caseload of service users. Some individual and group-based interventions are being delivered remotely, and the successful candidate will therefore have strong ICT skills and be able to communicate effectively with others through technology. Participate in both delivering and receiving a range of clinical supervision and professional and clinical development within the pathway.

Provide consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Integrated Community Mental Health Services and Older Adults service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate., A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following in CMHN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychological Therapy Post qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses and training relevant to people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability, Qualification in psychological interventions such as DBT, SCM, CBT, EMDR, MBT, relevant to a client group with complex mental health needs, Experience of working with a client group who present with difficulties relating to emotional dysregulation, high risk challenging and chaotic behaviour, highly complex needs relating to trauma Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services Experience of working with people engaging in high risk behaviours and self harm, Experience of working within a structured therapeutic model individually and in group settings Experience of facilitating psycho-educational and/or skills based groups, Experience of working within a structured therapeutic model individually and in group settings Experience of facilitating psycho-educational and/or skills based groups 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.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents