Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a mental health practitioner with a keen interest in working with young people whose difficulties are sometimes described by the term 'personality disorder'. To apply you will need to be a qualified Nurse, Social Work or Occupational Therapist, with post qualification experience.
The service has a proven track record in providing effective services to individuals with a history of trauma, self-harm and interpersonal difficulties. The service has now been adapted to better meet the needs of young people aged 18-25. EMERGE Leeds provides a range of interventions for people with complex emotional and relational difficulties including care coordination, Youth Work, Housing, Peer Support, Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy and Creative Therapies. Senior Mental Health Practitioners sit at the heart of our established service providing case management and care coordination in the context of the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Senior Mental Health Practitioners in the service manage a caseload and provide care coordination as part of a psychologically informed service, alongside colleagues from range of disciplines and partner organisations. The successful applicant will be expected to develop positive and meaningful therapeutic relationships with individuals who experience emotional distress and interpersonal difficulties, and to provide effective interventions and case management.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide effective case management to caseload in the community.
Develop a therapeutic working relationship with service users whose difficulties have historically been described by the term personality disorder, and facilitate focussed treatment interventions as appropriate.
Collaborate with service users, carers and other service providers to develop effective care plans taking responsibility for implementation and regular reviews.
Ensure effective care co-ordination and communication within care teams, the wider Network and others involved.
Ensure that crisis plans are in place, up to date and circulated.
Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management.
Offer psychologically informed assessment to young people referred for care coordination.
Undertake regular office duty
Attend monthly clinical supervision
Attend monthly management supervision
Attend weekly clinical meeting
Attend monthly Team Development sessions
Contribute to the collection of outcomes measures and take part in service evaluation
The service actively maintains a reflective, supportive and learning culture to support the work it does. Opportunities are provided to develop experience and skills and staff are supported to develop within their professional roles. Team members are provided with training and access to both regular clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be required to travel by car within Leeds on a regular basis.
Please contact Kate Lynn if you would like to know more about the service or the role on 0113 8557950.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide effective case management to caseload in the community.
Develop a therapeutic working relationship with service users whose difficulties have historically been described by the term personality disorder, and facilitate focussed treatment interventions as appropriate.
Collaborate with service users, carers and other service providers to develop effective care plans taking responsibility for implementation and regular reviews.
Ensure effective care co-ordination and communication within care teams, the wider Network and others involved.
Ensure that crisis plans are in place, up to date and circulated.
Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management.
Offer psychologically informed assessment to young people referred for care coordination.
Undertake regular office duty
Attend monthly clinical supervision
Attend monthly management supervision
Attend weekly clinical meeting
Attend monthly Team Development sessions
Contribute to the collection of outcomes measures and take part in service evaluation
The service actively maintains a reflective, supportive and learning culture to support the work it does. Opportunities are provided to develop experience and skills and staff are supported to develop within their professional roles. Team members are provided with training and access to both regular clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be required to travel by car within Leeds on a regular basis.
Please contact Kate Lynn if you would like to know more about the service or the role on 0113 8557950.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant core professional qualification and associated registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with personality disorder/s and/or complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of effective case management in mental health context and knowledge of Care Programme Approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant core professional qualification and associated registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with personality disorder/s and/or complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of effective case management in mental health context and knowledge of Care Programme Approach
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
