Job Description

Role Overview

The post holder will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team within the Adult Community Mental Health Treatment Team, providing a service to those experiencing mental health symptoms of a serious and enduring nature.

Responsibilities

• Responsible as Key Worker for the assessment and co-ordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence-based care to a defined group of service users and their carers.
• Provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.
• Responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
• Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of service users contacting the crisis service as appropriate.
• Providing an effective advice, guidance and decision-making process culminating in the co-ordination of any reviewed plan of care.
• Responsible for the admission, case conference/reviews and discharge in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team.