Band 6 Specialised Mental Health Practitioner - Weston-Super-Mare

at  Avon Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Develop and maintain as far as possible effective helping relationships with service users, working in partnership with service users and careers and ensuring that your practice accords with guidance and best practice standards regarding the delivery of services including, but not limited to, requirements in relation to Privacy, Dignity and Respect and Diversity. Provide screening and triage assessment for allocated Service Users. Provide a defined Mental Health triage, assessment and interventions service to an allocated caseload of service users, having responsibility for the assessment of needs and the planning and implementation of treatment and care to meet those needs, based on evidence of best practice, and as agreed with multidisciplinary team and/or supervisor, and contributing to the evaluation of care. Working with service users, and others as appropriate, in working collaboratively in the screening and ongoing assessment of risk, and the development and review of plans to manage identified risks effectively, working closely with senior members and clinical leaders of the multi-disciplinary team and practicing in accordance with Trust and National policy and best practice guidance.
Co-ordinate care for designated service users on your caseload under the supervision of a more senior practitioner Develop and maintain good working relationships and effective communication with other members of your designated Mental Health or Specialised environment, participating in regular team meetings and contributing to peer supervision and training as appropriate. Maintain accurate and up to date records of casework with individual service users, ensuring that your practice and record-keeping complies with all relevant standards and Good Practice Guidelines. Ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the Service by collecting and recording high quality and timely data using electronic and paper systems as required. Participate in your own supervision.
Work with your line manager to set and review your objectives, and to identify and meet your training and professional development needs through supervision and appraisal against the KSF outline for your post. Maintain professional registration as appropriate, utilising time allocated through agreement with line manager and clinical supervisor to ensure professional development. Ensure you keep up to date with developments in the Mental Health and Social Care field and related areas as appropriate, ensuring that your practice is based on best available evidence and meets all relevant standards and requirements set out in Integrated Governance frameworks. Participate in Integrated Governance processes, particularly as they relate to own practice, contributing to the monitoring of service provision and performance, and standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.
Ensure that you maintain familiarity and work in accordance with all relevant National and Trust Policy and Guidance, including how and where to access this. Examine and review personal and teams understanding of provision of equal access to services by diverse groups in line with AWP policy, facilitating fair and equal access, particularly to underrepresented groups. Contribute to the provision of training for students. Have responsibility for other duties as agreed with line manager.
This is an accurate reflection of the role and responsibilities of this post at this time, which may change and develop in line with service needs commensurate with the banding of this post

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