Job summary
This is a new permanent role created to help us deliver our plans to transform our community mental health services, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The transformation of our community mental health services will lead to truly integrated health and social care for adults in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey who have serious mental illness.
Our transformation plans are supported by £25m in funding and will mean the roll-out over the next three years of multi-disciplinary teams of experts working within the new Primary Care Networks and offering wraparound, holistic care to our service users and wider community. Our aim is to support the whole person as they live with, or recover from, mental illness and to offer them support with other challenges they may face, such as debt, relationship problems, housing, education or training. We will also focus resources on reaching those who currently face obstacles in getting the help they need.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a professional leadership role to members of the Older Persons Intensive Support Service (ISS) and wider OP CMHT to ensure that staff work in partnership to provide an integrated community mental health service to older people of the borough where you are based.
- To provide clinical and managerial supervision within the ISS and be responsible for ensuring that individuals also receive education and support in specialist matters relating to the individual's professional background.
- To jointly ensure the care and interventions provided within the ISS are evidence based and in accordance with NICE guidance.
- To lead ISS staff in implementing evidence-based specialist mental health assessments in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Maintain a role of care manager / care coordinator for service users who are referred to the ISS whose range of needs require 'complex' arrangements of care.
About us
At Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Community and Mental Health Trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.
The Trust's values are:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Being Positive
- Working together
By coming to work at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust you will be joining a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed view of the role and its duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed view of the role and its duties.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in a core mental health profession - Nursing, Social Work or Occupational therapy Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Currently Registered with appropriate professional body
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Additional qualification/learning within specialist field
- Further training within the specialist area od Mental Health for the Older Person
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years post registration experience including mental health and older people
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working in a community setting
Desirable
- Two or more years experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with team members of differing professional backgrounds
- Good knowledge of and ability to implement care pathways
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of specialist clinical reasoning
- Ability to prioritise referrals and own caseload
Desirable
- Experience in family therapy processes.
- Knowledge of development in inter-agency partnership.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Team working
- Interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills,
- Importance of a positive and 'can do' attitude and a positive attitude to change
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in a core mental health profession - Nursing, Social Work or Occupational therapy Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Currently Registered with appropriate professional body
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Additional qualification/learning within specialist field
- Further training within the specialist area od Mental Health for the Older Person
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 4 years post registration experience including mental health and older people
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working in a community setting
Desirable
- Two or more years experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with team members of differing professional backgrounds
- Good knowledge of and ability to implement care pathways
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of specialist clinical reasoning
- Ability to prioritise referrals and own caseload
Desirable
- Experience in family therapy processes.
- Knowledge of development in inter-agency partnership.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Team working
- Interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills,
- Importance of a positive and 'can do' attitude and a positive attitude to change
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
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).
