Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
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Opportunity for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
About the Role
An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the Blackburn & Darwen Community Mental Health Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a motivated individual, committed to promoting recovery and well-being for our service users as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Previous experience of Community Mental Health work is desirable.
Role Overview
Blackburn with Darwen Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner.
This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.
With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.
Key Requirements
- Be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.
- Have some post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
- Be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.
- Have a working knowledge of the care programme approach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.
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Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
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Flexible Working
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Natalie Entwistle
- Job title: Team Leader
- Email address: natalie.entwistle@lscft.nhs.uk
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