EIP Mental Health Practitioner

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate. To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of nursing members of the EIP Team is of the highest standard of clinical care. To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behavior. Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk. To assess carers and familys needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for cares and families. Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community. To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the EIP Team and with external agencies. To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team. To adhere to NMC, HCPC and other regulator HCPC codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the EIP Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession. To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit. To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the EIP Team Manager. To act up in the absence of the Team Manager and provide senior support to the EIP team ie; to cover annual leave/sick leave etc.
Supervise health and social care staff in the support and monitoring of clients programmes of care managed within the team. Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the EIP Team. Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional developmen

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