Senior Clinician - Personality Disorders

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Haringey Personality Disorder Pathway - Senior Clinician, Band 7 (OT/Social worker, psychologist, psychotherapist RMN) - Maternity cover

The successful applicant will have experience working with patients who have a diagnosis of Personality Disorder. They will have undertaken MBT and/or SCM training.

Holding a caseload of patients within the Pathway who are part of the MBT or SCM programme, the successful applicant will provide group MBT therapy and some individual MBT. They will also deliver Structured Clinical Management in a group or individually, as well as completing assessments and providing supervision to junior staff. There will be opportunities to develop both clinical and managerial roles within the post. The post holder will also undertake specialist personality disorder assessments jointly and independently.

Within the PD pathway there is an emphasis on team based, multi-disciplinary decision making. Supervision is provided individually and in groups. This lends itself to a supportive environment where risk management is shared in the process of treatment planning and delivery.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist service to clients in assessment & treatment within the Personality Disorder Pathway

To provide specialist Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) and SCM to individuals and groups in the Personality Disorder Pathway

Liaising with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across the Locality Teams and PD Pathway

Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide where appropriate Structured Clinical Management / Mentalisation-based therapy

Act as care coordinator to those patients working closely with the multi-disciplinary team in the Personality Disorder Pathway

About us

BEHMHT is 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 delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

BEH has a mature and supportive specialist personality disorder service which is part of the newly formed Complex Emotional Needs team, which offers psychologically informed community mental health care to clients with complex emotional needs such as personality disorders and PTSD.

Date posted

08 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,836 to £52,849 a year Per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-616-A

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

RMN/Occupational Therapy/Social work/Clinical or Counselling Psychology Doctorate.
MBT in a treatment setting.

Desirable

Teaching/Mentorship Qualification.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrable experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
Evidence of ability to effectively manage a team.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

RMN/Occupational Therapy/Social work/Clinical or Counselling Psychology Doctorate.
MBT in a treatment setting.

Desirable

Teaching/Mentorship Qualification.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrable experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
Evidence of ability to effectively manage a team.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).