Job summary
Pennine Care is committed to improving services for people with Personality Disorder in line with the GM model for treatment of personality disorder and the National Community Mental Health Framework.
A new service is being developed allied to the adult CMHT transformation to bring a more psychological approach to treatment and care.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a member of the HMR CMHT personality disorder team providing 1-1 and group interventions to service users on the Structured Clinical Management (SCM) Pathway under the supervision of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. You will provide case management and support to people engaged with the SCM programme with relatively stable but complex presentations.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in health or social care (Nursing, allied health professional, social work)
- Current registration with professional body
- Evidence of post registration training/ development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with personality disorder
- Significant post registration experience working in a mental health service
- Proven experience of completing mental health assessments, risk assessments and risk management plans without direct supervision
- Experience of MDT and multiagency working
- Experience of case managing service users care
- Experience of working with service users experiencing suicidal ideation and self harm
- Experience of working to multiagency safeguarding processes
Desirable
- Previous experience of working to a model of SCM
- Completing Care Act assessments and commissioning of services
knowledge
Essential
- NICE Guidelines and current best practice in the management of people with personality disorder
- STORM principles
- Current best practice in approaches to management of self -harm
- Trauma informed approaches to care
- Group management principles
- Care Act eligibility and commissioning processes
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with services users 1-1 and in group settings
- Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment/ management and be accountable for decision making
- Evidence of ability to manage a complex caseload without direct supervision
- Ability to provide therapeutic interventions for this client group
- Ability to communicate effectively and provide coherent reports and documentation according to Trust documentation standards.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies in the best interests of the service user
- Ability to manage own emotions in the face of others distress
- Ability to plan own workload and prioritise without direct supervision
- Ability to be assertive and engage in difficult conversations with clients, carers and other professionals
Desirable
- Ability to complete Care Act assessments and commission services
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in health or social care (Nursing, allied health professional, social work)
- Current registration with professional body
- Evidence of post registration training/ development
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with personality disorder
- Significant post registration experience working in a mental health service
- Proven experience of completing mental health assessments, risk assessments and risk management plans without direct supervision
- Experience of MDT and multiagency working
- Experience of case managing service users care
- Experience of working with service users experiencing suicidal ideation and self harm
- Experience of working to multiagency safeguarding processes
Desirable
- Previous experience of working to a model of SCM
- Completing Care Act assessments and commissioning of services
knowledge
Essential
- NICE Guidelines and current best practice in the management of people with personality disorder
- STORM principles
- Current best practice in approaches to management of self -harm
- Trauma informed approaches to care
- Group management principles
- Care Act eligibility and commissioning processes
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with services users 1-1 and in group settings
- Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment/ management and be accountable for decision making
- Evidence of ability to manage a complex caseload without direct supervision
- Ability to provide therapeutic interventions for this client group
- Ability to communicate effectively and provide coherent reports and documentation according to Trust documentation standards.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies in the best interests of the service user
- Ability to manage own emotions in the face of others distress
- Ability to plan own workload and prioritise without direct supervision
- Ability to be assertive and engage in difficult conversations with clients, carers and other professionals
Desirable
- Ability to complete Care Act assessments and commission services
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).
