RAMHP Senior Practitioner and AMHP

We are excited to announce an opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to join the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Project (RAMHP) in the London Borough of Hackney. This position is a one-year fixed-term contract.

We are seeking a Mental Health Professional--whether a Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist--who is a trained Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to become part of the RAMHP team and work throughout Hackney. This role focuses on supporting a complex and vulnerable group of service users.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of the health needs of rough sleepers and the numerous challenges that homeless individuals face in accessing health services. We are looking for an experienced clinician with outstanding communication skills, advanced assessment abilities, and a robust clinical background, all of which will enable effective collaboration with service users as well as statutory and partner organizations that assist people in difficult situations.

Main duties of the job

The team uses an assertive outreach approach, going out to see people where they are. We are looking for people who are trauma informed and creative in how they engage and support people with multiple needs.

Practitioners need expertise in bio-psychosocial assessment and liaison. The practitioner will be experienced in safeguarding adults and have a good working knowledge of relevant legislation including the mental health act, mental capacity act and the Care Act.

The Practitioner will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, provide bio-psychosocial assessments and support to rough sleepers referred by the street outreach teams. Trained AMHPs will contribute to the Hackney AMHP rota.

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Relevant clinical qualification (RMN, Social Worker, OT)

AMHP trained

Active registration with relevant clinical body Evidence of post qualification clinical training, regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills

The post holder will be required to have short specialist courses to Masters Level or equivalent relevant to the post

Evidence of continual professional development

Higher Education qualification in Community Mental Health

Mentorship Training or equivalent

Recognized post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi - professional team
• Understanding of the skills needed to supervise members of a multi-disciplinary team plus experience of supervising professional staff (this might include trainees)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to undertake bio-psychosocial assessments in a professional and sensitive manner, using advanced clinical reasoning
• Ability to communicate with service users and colleagues across agencies effectively
• Ability to communicate complex and nuanced information both verbally and in writing

Ability to negotiate and lead across professional boundaries

Ability to manage the anxieties of organizations that come into contact with rough sleepers

Ability to challenge traditional methods of practice in a constructive manner

Ability to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practice

Ability to manage challenging behavior/crisis intervention

Ability to manage own time and work independently, prioritizing work as required.

Ability to chair clinical meetings to ensure productive outcome achieved

Knowledge of the presentation of mental health problems in adult mental health

Knowledge of current best practice in support to adults with mental health problems

Knowledge of the Recovery Framework and its application when working with service users with rehabilitation needs

Understanding of relevant legislation including Mental Health Act 1983 as amended 2007, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005

Understanding of the principles Care management and the local requirements for commissioning care packages.

Understanding of the principles and practice of adult safeguarding

Understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Understanding of the key issues in the modernization agenda for health and social services

Understanding of working across organizational boundaries

Understanding of clinical audit and research in Mental Health Care Adults

Desirable

• Understanding of Housing Act 1996 (part 7), Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and Human Rights Act 2000

Other

Essential

• Genuine commitment to providing services which ensure equal opportunity and fair access
• Genuine commitment to the principle of person centred care

About the employer

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.