Job Description

Are you passionate about supporting adults to have good mental health? Are you a recovery focused and creative Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner who wants to work in supportive teams? An opportunity has become available to work at the Bridlington Primary Care Mental Health Network and Yorkshire Coast and Wolds Primary Care Mental Health Network.



As an employer Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are dedicated to being a best practice example of inter-professional working in mental health. As part of this we encourage and provide opportunities for continued professional development and regular supervision to help develop nursing confidence, skills and career.



This post is a joint appointment across two Primary Care Mental Health Networks: the Bridlington Primary Care Mental Health Network and the Yorkshire Coast and Wolds Primary Care Mental Health Network. The successful candidate will spend two working days per week with each team, supporting service delivery across both geographical areas.



As a Primary Care Mental Health keyworker you will provide signposting, support and short-term interventions to promote mental health recovery. Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and their family / carers.



Complete initial triage and assessment of needs.



Coordination of referrals into the team.



Signposting / referring clients to the most appropriate service to meet their needs.



Provide a range of information and psychologically informed interventions which are aligned with Cognitive-behavioural principles. This work may be face to face, group work, telephone or online.



Care and risk planning.



Provide information and interventions surrounding common mental health conditions.



Uphold legal frameworks which underpin service delivery.



Assess risks, the management of risks and effectiveness of interventions.



Develop good working relationships with neighbouring teams to enable effective co-working and responsive transfers of care if necessary.



Leadership to support the team day to day and in meetings.



We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website



We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.



We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.



We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.



Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.



We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.



From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.



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