Community Mental Health Practitioner (Older Adults)

☞ Hywel Dda University Health Board

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Update day: 29-04-2024

Location: Carmarthen Wales

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Community Mental Health Practitioner (Older Adults)

Location:Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen

Salary:£33,706 - £40,588

Hywel Dda University Health Board are currently looking to recruit a suitably qualified and motivated individual who has an interest in working with older adults experiencing mental illness both functional and organic, to join the North Carmarthenshire Older Adults Community Mental Health Team based at Glangwili General Hospital. The post is permanent and is a full-time post however part time hours will be considered.

Essential to the post is the ability to work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and with voluntary organisations, local authority and other appropriate health and social care sectors to negotiate care provision across the primary/secondary care interface.

The individual will be expected to respond to crisis situations, exercising clinical judgements and assessing complicated events and situations within client’s own home, in other care settings and as part of their duty rota involvement.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will demonstrate self-management skills and independence in thought and action and take personal responsibility for professional performance e.g., regular lone working and with clients in the community. This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in an interesting and developing service environment. You will have considerable opportunities for training and professional development and regular Clinical Supervision will be available. So, whether you are experienced and highly skilled already in your field and want a change of practice or you are looking to take the next step into the community to develop your career, we would welcome your application. Please also feel free to make contact us even before you apply if you would prefer, we would be keen to hear from you.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and the implementation and evaluation of these programmes of care for a defined clinical caseload. The post holder will also be expected to undertake the role of a Care Co-ordinator within the Care Treatment Planning under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

The post holder will be responsible for supervision, PADR’s and caseload management support of the Health Care Support Workers within the CMHT. The post holder would be expected to deputise for the Band 7’s in their very short-term absences.

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Deadline: 13-06-2024

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