Senior Practitioner Older Adult Mental Health
Older People

Oldham Cares

Mental Health Services

Senior Practitioner Older Adult Mental Health  

Ref: G9/OL-22161

Contract Type: Permanent,
Salary: £37,306- £41,025
Based: Forest House, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road
Hours: per week 36.66

Closing date: 12 November 2018

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:  TBC

The Oldham Health and Social Care economy has signed up to a new and ambitious vision for care which looks to ‘see the greatest and fastest possible improvement in the health and wellbeing of the Borough’s residents by 2020’.

 

The vision will be achieved through delivery of a health and social care system that is built upon sustainable financial and person-focussed models, with integration at the heart of health and social care service delivery.

 

To support the vision we have brought together all the partners from Adult Social Care, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, MioCare, primary care and the Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group to create a new organisation – Oldham Cares.

 

Oldham Cares is the new way health and social care services will be delivered. It brings together social, health and voluntary organisations to share knowledge, resources and skills to deliver a better health and social care experience for our residents.

 

At Oldham Cares we are focussed on achieving positive outcomes for people with health and social care needs including:

  • Supporting people to be more in control of their lives
  • Having a health and social care system that is geared towards wellbeing and the prevention of ill health
  • Providing access to health services at home and in the community
  • Providing social care that works with health and voluntary services to support people to look after themselves and each other

These are exciting times as we design an integrated approach that is seamless and mapped around people.  If you are looking for a new challenge, are motivated, person-focussed and passionate about shaping the future of health and social care services, Oldham Cares is the organisation for you.  We want your career in Oldham to be a lasting one so we will support you in your career development and ensure you are engaged in opportunities to further enhance your personal development aspirations.

 

To support this new way of working we have made investment in our workforce across leadership, front-line and support services and a number of opportunities are now available.

 

Role overview

Working as a senior practitioner supporting the practice of the integrated Community Mental Health Teams for Older Adults.  Undertaking supervision, safeguarding, complex case and commissioning practices. Practicing as an Approved Mental Health Professional or able to train.  Undertaking assessments and reviews in line with The Care Act 2014 and in conjunction with the requirements of the Care Programme Approach. 

 

Key responsibilities

  • Undertake assessments of need in line with Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act (where applicable).
  • Arrange effective support and review packages of care.  
  • Acting as Safeguarding Manager and where appropriate undertake Safeguarding Enquiries in line with Multi-agency policies and procedures,
  • To identify risks and formulate effective management plans.
  • Undertake MHA assessments as an Approved Mental Health Professional (if qualified to do so, or ability to undertake training and practice in this role).
  • Undertake professional supervision including supporting newly qualified social workers. 

 

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Substantial experience of working as a social worker in a multi-disciplinary Team with adults /older adults with mental health needs.
  • Experience of supervising others.
  • Experience of assessing and developing effective support plans.
  • A strong knowledge base of legislation relating to this service area – Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, The Care Act etc. 
  • Ability to practice as an Approved Mental Health Professional or ready to undertake training for this role.

Job Description & Person Spec.pdf

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

 

About Us

 

For more information, including videos of our team members talking about what it’s like to work for Oldham Council, please visit our blogs:

 

About Oldham

Working for Oldham Council

Staff benefits

 

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 


 
Location
Royal Oldham Hospital
Vacancy Description
 

Oldham Cares

Mental Health Services

Senior Practitioner Older Adult Mental Health  

Ref: G9/OL-22161

Contract Type: Permanent,
Salary: £37,306- £41,025
Based: Forest House, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road
Hours: per week 36.66

Closing date: 12 November 2018

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:  TBC

The Oldham Health and Social Care economy has signed up to a new and ambitious vision for care which looks to ‘see the greatest and fastest possible improvement in the health and wellbeing of the Borough’s residents by 2020’.

 

The vision will be achieved through delivery of a health and social care system that is built upon sustainable financial and person-focussed models, with integration at the heart of health and social care service delivery.

 

To support the vision we have brought together all the partners from Adult Social Care, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, MioCare, primary care and the Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group to create a new organisation – Oldham Cares.

 

Oldham Cares is the new way health and social care services will be delivered. It brings together social, health and voluntary organisations to share knowledge, resources and skills to deliver a better health and social care experience for our residents.

 

At Oldham Cares we are focussed on achieving positive outcomes for people with health and social care needs including:

  • Supporting people to be more in control of their lives
  • Having a health and social care system that is geared towards wellbeing and the prevention of ill health
  • Providing access to health services at home and in the community
  • Providing social care that works with health and voluntary services to support people to look after themselves and each other

These are exciting times as we design an integrated approach that is seamless and mapped around people.  If you are looking for a new challenge, are motivated, person-focussed and passionate about shaping the future of health and social care services, Oldham Cares is the organisation for you.  We want your career in Oldham to be a lasting one so we will support you in your career development and ensure you are engaged in opportunities to further enhance your personal development aspirations.

 

To support this new way of working we have made investment in our workforce across leadership, front-line and support services and a number of opportunities are now available.

 

Role overview

Working as a senior practitioner supporting the practice of the integrated Community Mental Health Teams for Older Adults.  Undertaking supervision, safeguarding, complex case and commissioning practices. Practicing as an Approved Mental Health Professional or able to train.  Undertaking assessments and reviews in line with The Care Act 2014 and in conjunction with the requirements of the Care Programme Approach. 

 

Key responsibilities

  • Undertake assessments of need in line with Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act (where applicable).
  • Arrange effective support and review packages of care.  
  • Acting as Safeguarding Manager and where appropriate undertake Safeguarding Enquiries in line with Multi-agency policies and procedures,
  • To identify risks and formulate effective management plans.
  • Undertake MHA assessments as an Approved Mental Health Professional (if qualified to do so, or ability to undertake training and practice in this role).
  • Undertake professional supervision including supporting newly qualified social workers. 

 

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Substantial experience of working as a social worker in a multi-disciplinary Team with adults /older adults with mental health needs.
  • Experience of supervising others.
  • Experience of assessing and developing effective support plans.
  • A strong knowledge base of legislation relating to this service area – Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, The Care Act etc. 
  • Ability to practice as an Approved Mental Health Professional or ready to undertake training for this role.

Job Description & Person Spec.pdf

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

 

About Us

 

For more information, including videos of our team members talking about what it’s like to work for Oldham Council, please visit our blogs:

 

About Oldham

Working for Oldham Council

Staff benefits

 

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.