Job summary
CNWL are seeking an exceptional clinician to join our established Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Employment team, providing strong clinical leadership.
The post holder will be instrumental in supporting the delivery of a high-quality IPS service that is embedded into community pathways, adheres to the IPS principles and aligns to the fidelity quality framework.
The successful candidate will be an experienced clinical leader with the ability to motivate and inspire others to ensure the strategic ambitions outlined in the NHS Long Term plan are achieved in Westminster. They will have a proven track record of providing expectational care to service users and carers while supporting staff to deliver an excellent service.
An important aspect of the role will be to champion the IPS approach within the community pathways and provide supervision, training and on the job mentoring to incite creativity and motivation within the team whilst remaining committed to the fidelity of the model. Strong analytical and decision-making skills will be essential.
This is a new role within the IPS team and borough senior management team and we are dedicated to finding the right person to support the team.
If you are a driven, inspirational leader with a collaborative approach, we want to hear from you.
To find out more about the IPS model please visit www.getmeworking.org or www.ipsgrow.org.uk
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership & team management for Employment Specialists within Westminster's Adult Community Mental Health Hubs.
Ensure a high-quality Individual Placement Support (IPS) service is delivered in line with IPS principles & 'Fidelity' quality framework.
Collaborate with stakeholders to offer employment support tailored to service users' needs.
Lead & manage Employment Specialist staff to deliver an embedded IPS service within community pathways.
Monitor & guide team performance to achieve Borough-level contractual access & quality targets.
Assist the Team Manager in developing employment support models to uphold the highest service standards.
Champion the IPS approach, providing supervision, training, & mentoring to foster creativity & motivation.
Collaborate with the IPS Central Team to ensure fidelity to the IPS model.
Hold a small caseload to role model IPS interventions while demonstrating clinical expertise.
Spend time engaging with employers & service users in the community.
Employer Partnerships & Community Engagement.
Build partnerships with employers aligned with service users' interests.
Develop referral opportunities & promote the service.
Motivate & guide the team to inspire service users to achieve their employment goals.
Support individuals in creating vocational profiles, action plans, & identifying job matches.
Work with other employment services across North West London to provide a coordinated approach to employment support.
About us
We are delighted that you are interested in working with us here at CNWL. Our Trust is an exciting place to work, offering a wealth of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for all our staff.
CNWL is recognised locally, nationally, and internationally for providing high-quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values. Our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We are a Trust committed to staff personal development, with a Trust-wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
We encourage staff input and ideas related to moving services forward, improving care pathways, and meeting the needs of our client group.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Westminsters Employment Clinical Team Lead:
To be the Employment Clinical Team Lead for Employment Specialists that are aligned to community pathways, responsible for the clinical practice of the team and ensuring that priorities are met.
To assist and deputise for Team Manager in the Adult Community Hub pathways and support with staff absence, and be a member of the Hub leadership team.
To line manage and provide clinical supervision for the Employment Specialists, providing expert knowledge relating to peoples mental health supporting the Employment Team to develop their roles and service offer within the Adult Community Mental Health Hubs.
To ensure the IPS Team are all working to full caseloads and ensuring high quality IPS fidelity is being delivered.
To promote and share good news stories of people moving into paid employment at all levels within the Organisation in order to gain more referrals.
Support fidelity reviews.
To carry a small caseload to support people to find and keep paid employment.
To work with in the relevant legislative frameworks (e.g. Mental Health Act (1983) Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Care Act 2014, Equalities Act 2010).
To promote a culture of service user choice and control within team members daily practice to be monitored and developed through supervision and appraisal.
To ensure that team works within the relevant frameworks and policies for safeguarding vulnerable adults.
To ensure that systems are in place for monitoring assessments, allocation, caseloads and clinical review processes.
To demonstrate a high level of clinical competence both in relation to supervision of staff and direct face to face contact with service users.
To be a member of the Hubs leadership team.
To ensure that the service works in co-ordination with other Community and Employment focused offers (e.g. Employment Advisors in Talking Therapies).
To ensure effective liaison with other relevant agencies.
To maintain and develop administrative procedures regarding the recording of case records.
To ensure that service users are involved in the development of the team and local services.
To facilitate the development of effective supporting structures for carers in line with CNWL guidelines.
There will be occasions when this role will be asked to support Hub Duty but they will not be expected to be a formal part of Duty rota.
For a detailed account of the job description, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Further information about the Westminster community mental health services can be found on this link:
Westminster Community Mental Health Hubs :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Westminsters Employment Clinical Team Lead:
To be the Employment Clinical Team Lead for Employment Specialists that are aligned to community pathways, responsible for the clinical practice of the team and ensuring that priorities are met.
To assist and deputise for Team Manager in the Adult Community Hub pathways and support with staff absence, and be a member of the Hub leadership team.
To line manage and provide clinical supervision for the Employment Specialists, providing expert knowledge relating to peoples mental health supporting the Employment Team to develop their roles and service offer within the Adult Community Mental Health Hubs.
To ensure the IPS Team are all working to full caseloads and ensuring high quality IPS fidelity is being delivered.
To promote and share good news stories of people moving into paid employment at all levels within the Organisation in order to gain more referrals.
Support fidelity reviews.
To carry a small caseload to support people to find and keep paid employment.
To work with in the relevant legislative frameworks (e.g. Mental Health Act (1983) Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Care Act 2014, Equalities Act 2010).
To promote a culture of service user choice and control within team members daily practice to be monitored and developed through supervision and appraisal.
To ensure that team works within the relevant frameworks and policies for safeguarding vulnerable adults.
To ensure that systems are in place for monitoring assessments, allocation, caseloads and clinical review processes.
To demonstrate a high level of clinical competence both in relation to supervision of staff and direct face to face contact with service users.
To be a member of the Hubs leadership team.
To ensure that the service works in co-ordination with other Community and Employment focused offers (e.g. Employment Advisors in Talking Therapies).
To ensure effective liaison with other relevant agencies.
To maintain and develop administrative procedures regarding the recording of case records.
To ensure that service users are involved in the development of the team and local services.
To facilitate the development of effective supporting structures for carers in line with CNWL guidelines.
There will be occasions when this role will be asked to support Hub Duty but they will not be expected to be a formal part of Duty rota.
For a detailed account of the job description, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Further information about the Westminster community mental health services can be found on this link:
Westminster Community Mental Health Hubs :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Degree level Mental Health Professional Qualification
- Post Qualification Training
- Evidence of recent Personal Development
- Evidence of professional registration (e.g: NMC, HCPC)
Desirable
- Understanding of the Individual Placement and Support model
Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience working in mental health services.
- Post Qualification Experience working in the Community as a Mental Health Professional
- Management of Staff
- Experience of managing a Team
- Experience of Care Planning
- Active participation in Service Planning and Developments
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff / unqualified staff; recruitment and workforce planning
- Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users
- Experience in completing Risk Assessment Tools
- Experience in partnership working with external agencies.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people with complex mental health needs to find and keep paid employment
- Experience of engaging with employers
- Post graduate training specific to clinical specialty
- Management & Leadership training.
- Delivery of formal presentations and teaching sessions
- Chairing of senior meetings.
ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services
- Effective leadership skills through the management of designated projects, audits and research.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Degree level Mental Health Professional Qualification
- Post Qualification Training
- Evidence of recent Personal Development
- Evidence of professional registration (e.g: NMC, HCPC)
Desirable
- Understanding of the Individual Placement and Support model
Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience working in mental health services.
- Post Qualification Experience working in the Community as a Mental Health Professional
- Management of Staff
- Experience of managing a Team
- Experience of Care Planning
- Active participation in Service Planning and Developments
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff / unqualified staff; recruitment and workforce planning
- Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users
- Experience in completing Risk Assessment Tools
- Experience in partnership working with external agencies.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people with complex mental health needs to find and keep paid employment
- Experience of engaging with employers
- Post graduate training specific to clinical specialty
- Management & Leadership training.
- Delivery of formal presentations and teaching sessions
- Chairing of senior meetings.
ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services
- Effective leadership skills through the management of designated projects, audits and research.
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).
