Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)

• To provide an outpatient occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary mental health team. • To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH. • To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans. • To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact. • To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate. • To participate in and provide clinical supervision. • To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager. • To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate. • To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g. audits) as directed by the HG lead. • Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA). Job description Job responsibilities • To provide an outpatient occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary mental health team. • To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH. • To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans. • To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact. • To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate. • To participate in and provide clinical supervision. • To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager. • To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate. • To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g. audits) as directed by the HG lead. • Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).