Job summary
The Stalking Threat Assessment service is multiagency co-located service. The post holder would work closely with Metropolitan Police, National Probation Service and Third Sector Advocacy colleagues and other agencies, including the CPS to divert and manage individuals engaged in stalking behaviour within the Metropolitan Force Area.
The purpose of the unit is to evaluate and manage the risk posed to others by those who engage in stalking behaviour. The post holder will function within a team of specialist nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists. The role requires the worker to consult at a high level and to formulate strategies based upon ability to arrive at judgements that demonstrate initiative and professional accountability. The position requires an ability to communicate verbally and in written form to a high standard with partnership agencies, such as the police and the charity organisation. A broad knowledge of systems that that deliver mental health services, is essential. The knowledge base might include an operational understanding of the community mental health services, GP service provision, along with an understanding of the criminal justice pathway.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Forensic or Clinical Psychology to work with a fabulous team to assist in the continuing development of this innovative service as part of a fixed term maternity post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the multiagency team to undertake and embed risk assessments, and manage the risk posed to others by those who engage in harassment and stalking behaviour.
The post holder will provide a range of assessments and interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team leading on the delivery of psychology within the team. The role includes direct clinical work (including group work) as well as consultation and training with colleagues and other professionals. The ethos of the service is based on recovery and enablement with focus on individual service user needs.
The post holder will work with the multiagency team setting to undertake and embed risk assessments, and manage the risk posed to others by those who engage in harassment and stalking behaviour. The purpose of the unit is to evaluate and manage the risk posed to others by those who engage in harassment and stalking behaviour in addition to the provision and the ongoing development of direct psychological interventions to address stalking. The post holder will require a good understanding of psychological theory and problem behaviour as well as an operational understanding of mental health services and criminal justice systems.
About us
The North London Forensic Service is based on the Chase Farm Hospital site. It provides inpatient services to North Central London of both medium and low secure forensic care, including a women's service and a service designated for male forensic patients with learning disabilities. Community services include a low secure unit, assertive outreach teams, criminal justice services including working with the Metropolitan and British Transport Police Forces and working in the area of fixated threat and stalking. The ethos of the service is based on recovery and enablement with focus on individual service user needs.
The department is eclectic, and a range of theoretical approaches are welcomed and provided, working individually, in groups and with families. There are also strong established links with the North London clinical psychology training universities, forensic psychology courses and regular teaching opportunities both in-house and at University College London and the University of Royal Holloway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Post holder will need to be able to prioritise and manage competing demands and ensure they can keep effective communication of action.
- A high standard of interpersonal skills is required due to the need to work effectively with partners involved in the project and the ability to convey brief but significant information to a range of agencies. Assessment of problems that require analysis and/or interpretation
- To prepare accurate written reports, which are of a high quality to can be distributed to other agencies. A high standard of interpersonal skills is required due to the need to be able to convey brief but significant information to a range of agencies. The post holder will need to have highly complex analytical and judgment skills.
Patient/Customer Care (if applicable) (both direct and indirect)
- Comply with Trust policies and procedures, statutory regulation as well as the procedures laid down by the hosting establishments.
- To work with the Trust information sharing guidelines and policies at all times.
- To report all incidents in line with the Trust incident reporting procedure and conduct investigations as directed by your line manager.
- To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
- The post holder will have a clear understanding of how the individuals gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, culture and/or language may affect their presentation, and will adopt their engagement accordingly, referring to specialist services as required without prejudice.
- Work in partnership with other healthcare providers and act as a single point of contact for health, maintaining and promoting positive working relationships with all referring agencies.
- To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
- The post holder will deliver a high-quality rapid assessment of health and social care need relating to mental health, learning disability and other vulnerabilities, and engage with appropriate services to ensure assessment needs are met.
- To maintain own personal and professional status by ensuring the requirements set out by the NMC or HCPC and continuity of professional registration is met.
Information Management
- The post holder will keep up to date service records.
- To regularly record service activity by using a data spread sheet and completing monthly data returns.
- To keep up to date clinic records
- To ensure clinical reports are accurate and appropriately stored inline with service policy.
- To ensure maintenance by staff of accurate and up to date documentation and ensuring confidentiality of such records of information are not breached to unauthorised personnel, and are in line with Trust policy and the Data Protection Act.
Service Development
- Participate in identifying on-going developments of appropriate statutory and non-statutory services/resources that can be used in onward pathways.
- Participating in the development of initiatives within the Team and wider service.
- To participate in team meetings, business meetings, clinical meetings and others as directed by your line manager.
- To contribute to service evaluation, audit and research projected undertaken within STAC as required.
Systems and Equipment
- The post holder will be expected to maintain clinical records using the RIO system.
Effort, Mental and Environment
- The post will involve a combination of sitting, standing and walking and will require sitting in a restricted position whilst performing assessment
- The post will involve working within settings that are not managed by the Trust and working closely with other agencies such as police staff. It will also involve carrying out assessments in a wide range of environments which in themselves may increase the individuals distress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Post holder will need to be able to prioritise and manage competing demands and ensure they can keep effective communication of action.
- A high standard of interpersonal skills is required due to the need to work effectively with partners involved in the project and the ability to convey brief but significant information to a range of agencies. Assessment of problems that require analysis and/or interpretation
- To prepare accurate written reports, which are of a high quality to can be distributed to other agencies. A high standard of interpersonal skills is required due to the need to be able to convey brief but significant information to a range of agencies. The post holder will need to have highly complex analytical and judgment skills.
Patient/Customer Care (if applicable) (both direct and indirect)
- Comply with Trust policies and procedures, statutory regulation as well as the procedures laid down by the hosting establishments.
- To work with the Trust information sharing guidelines and policies at all times.
- To report all incidents in line with the Trust incident reporting procedure and conduct investigations as directed by your line manager.
- To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
- The post holder will have a clear understanding of how the individuals gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, culture and/or language may affect their presentation, and will adopt their engagement accordingly, referring to specialist services as required without prejudice.
- Work in partnership with other healthcare providers and act as a single point of contact for health, maintaining and promoting positive working relationships with all referring agencies.
- To be responsible for the protection of vulnerable adults in line with local safeguarding procedures and in ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
- The post holder will deliver a high-quality rapid assessment of health and social care need relating to mental health, learning disability and other vulnerabilities, and engage with appropriate services to ensure assessment needs are met.
- To maintain own personal and professional status by ensuring the requirements set out by the NMC or HCPC and continuity of professional registration is met.
Information Management
- The post holder will keep up to date service records.
- To regularly record service activity by using a data spread sheet and completing monthly data returns.
- To keep up to date clinic records
- To ensure clinical reports are accurate and appropriately stored inline with service policy.
- To ensure maintenance by staff of accurate and up to date documentation and ensuring confidentiality of such records of information are not breached to unauthorised personnel, and are in line with Trust policy and the Data Protection Act.
Service Development
- Participate in identifying on-going developments of appropriate statutory and non-statutory services/resources that can be used in onward pathways.
- Participating in the development of initiatives within the Team and wider service.
- To participate in team meetings, business meetings, clinical meetings and others as directed by your line manager.
- To contribute to service evaluation, audit and research projected undertaken within STAC as required.
Systems and Equipment
- The post holder will be expected to maintain clinical records using the RIO system.
Effort, Mental and Environment
- The post will involve a combination of sitting, standing and walking and will require sitting in a restricted position whilst performing assessment
- The post will involve working within settings that are not managed by the Trust and working closely with other agencies such as police staff. It will also involve carrying out assessments in a wide range of environments which in themselves may increase the individuals distress.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical or Forensic Psychology or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of working with people with mental health problems and/or interpersonal difficulties.
- Experience in acute adult, multidisciplinary community mental health services
- A good understanding of recovery principles, the care programmeapproach (including health and social care assessments) and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Experience of undertaking autonomous assessments
Desirable
- Knowledge about stalking threat awareness
- Experience of working with police/criminal justice services as well
- Ability to be innovative in practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High standards in written and verbal skills
- Ability to compile and present written and oral reports.
- Required to use appropriate level of Personal Safety techniques to deal with challenging clients or incidents as per mandatory
- Ability to manage challenging emotionally demanding interactions
Desirable
- Further training or accreditation in therapeutic approaches (e.g CBT, CAT, DBT, Schema etc)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, service users, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Ability to make robust, defensible decisions under pressure
- Ability to represent the Trust within the Criminal Justice System.
Desirable
- Self-reliant and resilient able to respond positively to challenging situations
- Experienced and confident in positively managing risk
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration Clinical or Forensic Psychologist
- Doctoral Qualification in Clinical or Forensic Psychology or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of working with people with mental health problems and/or interpersonal difficulties.
- Experience in acute adult, multidisciplinary community mental health services
- A good understanding of recovery principles, the care programmeapproach (including health and social care assessments) and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Experience of undertaking autonomous assessments
Desirable
- Knowledge about stalking threat awareness
- Experience of working with police/criminal justice services as well
- Ability to be innovative in practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High standards in written and verbal skills
- Ability to compile and present written and oral reports.
- Required to use appropriate level of Personal Safety techniques to deal with challenging clients or incidents as per mandatory
- Ability to manage challenging emotionally demanding interactions
Desirable
- Further training or accreditation in therapeutic approaches (e.g CBT, CAT, DBT, Schema etc)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, service users, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Ability to make robust, defensible decisions under pressure
- Ability to represent the Trust within the Criminal Justice System.
Desirable
- Self-reliant and resilient able to respond positively to challenging situations
- Experienced and confident in positively managing risk
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Stalking Threat Assessment Centre
Camlet 3 North London Forensic Service
Enfield
EN2 8NL
Employer's website
http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
