Mental Health
(Community & Outpatients)
Community Mental Health Responsibilities:
- Provide assessment, management and treatment for adults
- Treat patients between ages 18-65
- Working within a clinical setting
- Provide care to patients referred from GP or Mental Health Unit
- Liase with patients, families and carers to create a treatment plan
- Accept appointment as an Authorised Mental Health Practitioner under the terms set down by the Mental Health Act 2016
Community Mental Health Duties:
- Provide relevant information to educate those accessing mental health services to promote independence and good health
- Advocate for clients to ensure their rights are recognised
- Assess the needs of mental health patients to create a plan
- Carry out the mental health plan in a team environment to those experiencing mental health problems
- Work cooperatively and respectively with patients and staff
- Share relevant information with appropriate stakeholders
- Consider a range of views and ideas from colleagues when making patient decisions
- Maintain professional relationships with other staff and avoid conflict
- Provide leadership to community groups and other agencies where relevant
- Commitment to evidence based practice
- Implement National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Follow organisational policies, procedures and protocols
- Participate in research, evaluation and other project work