Our clients are urgently seeking to recruit a
Locum Band 5 Practitioner to join their Mental Health Team.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
JOB SUMMARY
The post-holder will work within the Uplift (IAPT) service providing high volume low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self management interventions to service to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Clinical
To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
To assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self management of their recovery.
To undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, or stepping-up the person’s treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include conducting individual guided self-help interventions, facilitating psycho-educational groups and workshops, and providing information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
To adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
To attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
To complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
To keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
To work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
To assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
To operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
To prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
To respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.
To engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice.