Senior Practitioner - Engagement and Rehabilitation Team; HEART

Senior Practitioner - Home Engagement and Rehabilitation Team (HEART)

An exciting secondment opportunity has become available, for the role of Senior Practitioner with Home Engagement and Rehabilitation Team (HEART). HEART is an integrated team, comprised of a variety of professionals who offer effective, goal orientatied, person-centred care daily.

This role presents a unique opportunity to provide strong and consistent clinical leadership to a dynamic and enthusiastic team who provide care and support for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.

The desired individual is a professional who is motivated, driven, and has the enthusiasm and ability to provide clinical oversight for the team, and support individuals within the team via supervision.

We are looking for somebody who is passionate about rehabilitation, and particularly about the development of community rehabilitation services as part of wider transformation efforts across the mental health landscape. Furthermore, we are seeking somebody with the necessary skillset to support integration with inpatient, urgent care, local authorities, acute services and the VCSE sector

The role of HEART senior practitioner will enable you to support the development of staff and the service delivery more broadly. There is huge potential and scope to genuinely make a difference to the lives of the service user group.

To be responsible for the day-to-day clinical leadership of a multi-disciplinary community mental health rehabilitation team. To ensure the team is integrated, flexible, user-focused, and recovery-oriented to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users with mental health needs.

Participation as a member of the division senior management team, including deputising for the team manager when required

Participate in the service bronze on site / on call rota as required.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

• Qualified professional (Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist) with current registration with relevant professional body.
  
  E.g. NMC, SWE, HCPS
• Significant post qualifying clinical experience of working within the mental health field
• Management and supervision of staff
• Leadership skills - positive leadership of a team
• Effective team working within a multi-agency framework
• Leadership/management training
• Experience of working within mental health rehabilitation services

• Sound knowledge of the Community Rehabilitation Model of intervention
• Sound knowledge of the current local and national factors influencing mental health rehabilitation
• Sound knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge of service monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge of change management

• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings and form excellent working relationships
• Line management and clinical supervision skills
• Ability to work to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Comprehensive formulation of reports and presentations

• Commitment to effective teamwork and service development
• Flexible approach/creative thinking

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.