Job summary
TITLE OF POST - Non Medical Approved Clinician (NMAC) Band 8C permanent
If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!
About the Community Rehabilitation Team:
The Community Rehabilitation Team is a newly formed service delivering evidence-based interventions to promote recovery and support to clients with complex needs across South West London.
The Community Rehabilitation Team will support people in their recovery journey to progress to the next stage of their individual goals and hopes, working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders to support functional, active and socially inclusive support.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner from one of the core professions with Approved Clinician status to provide highly specialised clinical care within the Community Rehabilitation Team, using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidenced based and within their specific professional skill set.
They will be a very senior clinician with a core professional qualification such as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Consultant Psychologist.
This role will function independently and within the Community Rehabilitation team, working alongside and complimentary to the doctor's role in the delivery of health care.
By providing expert advice to ensure the needs of the patient are met, the post holder will lead and enact best practice within the clinical setting.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and highly skilled mental health practitioner to join a highly specialised new team and lead on the development of rehabilitation pathways and the delivery of optimal services for patients.
It is a requirement of this role to maintain approval to act in the role of Responsible Clinician, as defined in the Mental Health Act 1983 revision 2007, for a specific caseload of patients under the Community Rehabilitation Team and to hold accountability for the delivery of care for clinical decisions made.
About us
Benefits:
We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
- Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Eye examinations
- Looking after your health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
For a full list of our benefits please visit:
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/about-the-trust/why-work-for-us/staff-benefits
We look for
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver highly developed specialist assessment and interventions in line with the post holders specific professional training and experience.
Provide specialist advanced practice level contribution to risk assessment, risk management and the development of multidisciplinary treatment plans.
To formulate plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in making decisions to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Practice in a way that supports recovery by helping the service users to achieve the best quality of life possible whilst living with ongoing symptoms.
To help people by encouraging them to think about their strengths and abilities and the changes they can make in their lives to take control, reach their goals and achieve improved mental wellbeing.
Career progression pathways and development opportunities
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations.
We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver highly developed specialist assessment and interventions in line with the post holders specific professional training and experience.
Provide specialist advanced practice level contribution to risk assessment, risk management and the development of multidisciplinary treatment plans.
To formulate plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in making decisions to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Practice in a way that supports recovery by helping the service users to achieve the best quality of life possible whilst living with ongoing symptoms.
To help people by encouraging them to think about their strengths and abilities and the changes they can make in their lives to take control, reach their goals and achieve improved mental wellbeing.
Career progression pathways and development opportunities
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations.
We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oAssessed experience of working as a qualified clinical professional for a minimum of six years, including at least 3 years post qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located (Community Rehabilitation Team)
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- oExperience of supervised provision of evidence-based interventions for people with complex and enduring serious mental health problems
- oExperience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- oMust have minimum 6 years post qualification practice at senior level of profession e.g. Post-qualification training in provision of evidence based psychological therapies relevant to the treatment of mental health complex needs
- oHave extensive clinical caseload management experience of patients who may or may not be managed under the MHA. You will carry a clinical caseload and will be the Responsible Clinician for those under your care.
- oExperience of working with mental health complexity across a wide range of diagnosis
- oAbility to focus on ensuring that patients on your caseload always receive person centred care and are managed safely, effectively and with compassion is a priority. As the Responsible Clinician you will lead, coordinate and deliver care and complete all statutory duties required.
Desirable
- oFormal training in providing supervision to the relevant professional group involved - Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Nursing
- oExperienced at working as an Approved Clinician (AC) or Responsible Clincian (RC).
- oManaging a caseload as an AC or RC.
- oExperience of safe practice as AC or RC in managing patients as required under the MHA.
- oActive member of AC London wide network.
- oExperience and working knowledge of mental health prescribing guidelines where relevant, appropriate and clinically safe.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- oMust have minimum 6 years post qualification practice at senior level of profession e.g. Post-qualification training in provision of evidence based psychological therapies relevant to the treatment of mental health complex needs
- oMust be registered with professional body as required HCPC, SWEng, BPS, NMC.
- oMust be qualified AC
- oAll RC have completed AC training.
- oMust be C58 approved under the MHA 1983 and 2007
Desirable
- oNon medical prescriber.
- oMasters or equivalent demonstrating professional development to deliver high quality care and treatment
- oLeadership qualification or training equivalent.
- oTo undertake a specific qualification in service areas where a specific role is required. An example of this is the independent prescribing role (more commonly referred to as the Non-Medical Prescriber).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oAssessed experience of working as a qualified clinical professional for a minimum of six years, including at least 3 years post qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located (Community Rehabilitation Team)
- oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- oExperience of supervised provision of evidence-based interventions for people with complex and enduring serious mental health problems
- oExperience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- oMust have minimum 6 years post qualification practice at senior level of profession e.g. Post-qualification training in provision of evidence based psychological therapies relevant to the treatment of mental health complex needs
- oHave extensive clinical caseload management experience of patients who may or may not be managed under the MHA. You will carry a clinical caseload and will be the Responsible Clinician for those under your care.
- oExperience of working with mental health complexity across a wide range of diagnosis
- oAbility to focus on ensuring that patients on your caseload always receive person centred care and are managed safely, effectively and with compassion is a priority. As the Responsible Clinician you will lead, coordinate and deliver care and complete all statutory duties required.
Desirable
- oFormal training in providing supervision to the relevant professional group involved - Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Nursing
- oExperienced at working as an Approved Clinician (AC) or Responsible Clincian (RC).
- oManaging a caseload as an AC or RC.
- oExperience of safe practice as AC or RC in managing patients as required under the MHA.
- oActive member of AC London wide network.
- oExperience and working knowledge of mental health prescribing guidelines where relevant, appropriate and clinically safe.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- oMust have minimum 6 years post qualification practice at senior level of profession e.g. Post-qualification training in provision of evidence based psychological therapies relevant to the treatment of mental health complex needs
- oMust be registered with professional body as required HCPC, SWEng, BPS, NMC.
- oMust be qualified AC
- oAll RC have completed AC training.
- oMust be C58 approved under the MHA 1983 and 2007
Desirable
- oNon medical prescriber.
- oMasters or equivalent demonstrating professional development to deliver high quality care and treatment
- oLeadership qualification or training equivalent.
- oTo undertake a specific qualification in service areas where a specific role is required. An example of this is the independent prescribing role (more commonly referred to as the Non-Medical Prescriber).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
