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Job Description
Main duties of the job
1.1. To demonstrate high-level communication skills.
1.2. To utilise highly developed interpersonal skills including specific
skills to facilitate effective communication when there are barriers
to understanding e.g. sensory or cognitive impairment or in a
hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive situation.
1.3. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with
clients, carers, and other health care workers and numerous
external agencies.
1.4. To establish and maintain good working relationships with GPs, GP
commissioner’s and relevant consortia.
1.5. To promote awareness of the role of CMHT within local service
area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
2.1. Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
2.2. Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed
agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
2.3. Undertake formal mental health and social care assessments of
new clients within own caseload.
2.4. Undertake assessments of clients as part of the CMHT duty system
in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
2.5. Assess, care-plan, provide interventions and evaluate and record
community mental health and social care delivered to clients on
own caseload.
2.6. To provide effective care coordination to an identified caseload of
complex service users, ensuring the delivery of evidence based
interventions to encourage successful outcomes under the Care
Programme Approach (CPA).
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Registered professional qualification (RMN).
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification relating to dual diagnosis
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered professional qualification (RMN).
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification relating to dual diagnosis
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.. https://freejobposting.uk/submit-resume/
Applicants are encouraged to https://freejobposting.uk/submit-resume/ for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
**If you do not hold a current competency based qualification and or the Care Certificate, you will be expected to complete an appropriate Apprenticeship in Healthcare with GMMH.**
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support
