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Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustCommunity Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/SW)- IMHT TamworthThe closing date is 29 July 2025Are you an Adult Mental Health Nurse, OT or Social Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you''re in luck.Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Integrated Mental Health Team Mercian, based at Cherry Orchard in Tamworth.We are seeking an experienced Mental Health practitioner who has a keen interest in working with this client group to provide a holistic overview and lead on the care and treatment of the person''s journey through to recovery. The successful candidate will provide leadership with the MDT, support junior colleagues in their development and facilitate student nurses in their training.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.Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicationsMain duties of the jobYou will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the person''s needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person''s negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide therapeutic 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.About usBy joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;Supporting your career development and progressionGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to 2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.Job responsibilitiesCheck out the video''s below showcasing why you should grow your career here at MPFT:Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTubeDevelopment and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTubeWhat is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTubeThe Integrated Mental Health teams work as part of a ''neighbourhood'' offering place based provision of mental health services in partnership with other local organisations. Clinicians within the IMHT will offer interventions and treatments which are concordant with NICE guidelines, and allocation within the team will be based on the needs of the service user, matching clinician skills to service user needs.The successful candidate can expect the following:Support with settling into the team and developing into the role.Right from the start of joining the team, a clear and ongoing conversation about your skills and personal career progression, which is managed through the Trusts appraisal process.A commitment to supporting you to remain up to date with your practice and develop skills through formal and informal training.Regular, high quality clinical and managerial supervision.Warm, friendly and supportive colleagues.Collective leads who are committed to the psychological and physical wellbeing of staff in the pathway.A continual commitment to embrace lean methodology to improve the quality of the services provided for patients/their carers and the experience of staff working within the pathway.You will belong to a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team which includes nursing colleagues, allied health professionals, psychologists, psychiatrists, support workers and peer support workers.Our last CQC inspection achieved Good throughout the trust making us a great trust to work for.Staff wellbeing is at the heart of the organisation with regular events held throughout the year. See our twitter feed @mpftBigShoutOut and #mpftBigSootheThe usual hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am 5pm. You will also be required to travel over large geographical area so you must have access to suitable transport.We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.Person SpecificationQualificationsRegistered mental health professional Eg. Nurse or Occupational Therapist or Social WorkerActive on relevant Professional Register (NMC/HCPC)Psychological interventions qualification (CBT, EMDR, CAT, DBT, Family Therapy)ExperienceEvidence of extensive post registration experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficultiesExperience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community settingExperience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary/multi agency teamsExperience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needsExperience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomouslyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr