Job summary

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

  • Our SOOTHE resources – supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
  • Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
  • “In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
  • The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
  • Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
  • Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
  • Child Care Vouchers Scheme
  • Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
  • NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

    • Main duties of the job

    Band 5 – Community Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT)

    *This post is suitable for newly qualified staff. You will be provided with development opportunities and preceptorship within the role.*

    An exciting opportunity has arisen within our recently formed Integrated Mental Health Team in East Staffordshire (Burton on Trent). Integrated Mental Health Teams offer community based interventions for people experiencing a range of mental health conditions. The teams have been developed in line with MPFT’s Community Mental Health Transformation Framework to offer integrated, place based community mental health services.

    We are looking for a Mental Health Nurse/ Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and friendly East Staffs Integrated Mental health Team. We are looking for someone who has a keen interest in working in a multi-disciplinary setting with patients experiencing mental health difficulties using a range approaches. The successful applicant will be motivated to provide high quality care to our patients. The candidate will need to have drive and determination in regards to their own personal development, whilst using their own creative and innovative ideas to support the continuous development of this exciting team.

    About us

    Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

    We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role. We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

    As part of our strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates who meet the specific criteria, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical and/or mental disability or offending background. We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

    Date posted

    15 November 2022

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 5

    Salary

    £27,055 to £32,934 a year pa pro rata

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time, Flexible working

    Reference number

    301-JC-22-4756347

    Job locations

    Horninglow Clinic

    Burton upon Trent

    DE13 0TF

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The Integrated Mental Health Team is an innovative secondary care community team that is guided by collective leadership, providing evidence-based psychological and medical interventions to patients with a wide range of complex mental health needs.

    The patients journey is guided by psychological formulation of his or her presenting needs and difficulties, which subsequently inform the development of a plan of care for the patient. We draw from evidence-based interventions to provide high quality and effective individual and workshop treatments.

  • Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
  • Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
  • Care coordination of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust supervision.
  • Delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
  • You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the persons needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the persons negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.
  • You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.

    • What you will get:

  • An annual salary of up to £32,934 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
  • 35 – 41 days annual leave including bank holidays (depending on length of service)
  • Ongoing career development and training
  • NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
  • Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
  • Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Generous relocation package available
  • There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, a cycle to work scheme, an annual leave purchase scheme, and much more!

    • Things that you will have:

  • A relevant nursing qualification and registration RMN or OT
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
  • Strong team-working skills
  • A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
  • A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
  • A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
  • Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism

    • Check out the videos below showcasing why you should join MPFT

    Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT – YouTube

    Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT – YouTube

    What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? – YouTube

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The Integrated Mental Health Team is an innovative secondary care community team that is guided by collective leadership, providing evidence-based psychological and medical interventions to patients with a wide range of complex mental health needs.

    The patients journey is guided by psychological formulation of his or her presenting needs and difficulties, which subsequently inform the development of a plan of care for the patient. We draw from evidence-based interventions to provide high quality and effective individual and workshop treatments.

  • Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
  • Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
  • Care coordination of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust supervision.
  • Delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
  • You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the persons needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the persons negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.
  • You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.

    • What you will get:

  • An annual salary of up to £32,934 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
  • 35 – 41 days annual leave including bank holidays (depending on length of service)
  • Ongoing career development and training
  • NHS Pension Scheme one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
  • Wellbeing support, such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service, and additional wellbeing days, along with activities throughout the year
  • Annual recognition event recognising our employees who live and breathe our values
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Generous relocation package available
  • There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, a cycle to work scheme, an annual leave purchase scheme, and much more!

    • Things that you will have:

  • A relevant nursing qualification and registration RMN or OT
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
  • Strong team-working skills
  • A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
  • A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
  • A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
  • Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism

    • Check out the videos below showcasing why you should join MPFT

    Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT – YouTube

    Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT – YouTube

    What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? – YouTube

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse on NMC
  • Register or Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working with people experiencing mental health related difficulties
  • Experience of assessing, planning, coordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting

    • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse on NMC
  • Register or Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working with people experiencing mental health related difficulties
  • Experience of assessing, planning, coordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting

    • Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).