Job summary
About the team:
The Croydon Home Treatment Team aims to provide an intensive short-term community-based treatment and care package aimed at facilitating recovery at home for people in crisis who would otherwise require inpatient care. We also facilitate early discharge for people receiving inpatient treatment. Our team comprises of multidisciplinary health and social care staff that consistently gatekeep referrals to ensure that the service users receive the right intervention at the right time. Our service operates between 0800-2200hrs seven days a week, 365 days a year. We are accessible for crisis referrals 24hrs a day via the Acute Referral Centre (ARC).
Main duties of the job
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for a psychology graduate with strong clinical skills and experience to develop their psychological competence in working with varied and complex mental health presentations in a multi-disciplinary team. The role combines the work of a Band 5 HTT Practitioner with the provision of low intensity crisis-specific psychological interventions. The post holder will receive supervision from both a senior HTT practitioner and the team senior psychological therapist. This post is attractive for a psychology graduate aiming for an applied psychology career.
The post holder will work autonomously to provide care for presenting service users from initial contact and assessment, formulating and delivering care plans, and evaluation of care. Home Treatment Practitioners are expected to work either the early or late shift which operates between the hours of 0800hrs to 2200hrs, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
About us
The post holder will assess the risks and needs of service users to plan and evaluate care using a collaborative approach with service users and their carers. They will work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care delivery, including the use of evidenced based interventions, risk assessment and management and safe discharge processes. The post holder will liaise effectively with other professionals and services to ensure good communication is maintained and care is transferred seamlessly. The post holder will ensure the physical health care needs of service users are appropriately addressed and monitored. The post holder will also undertake the role of shift co-ordinator on a rotating basis with other members of the team. This requires the organisation of tasks within the shift across the whole team and acting as the first point of contact for calls from professionals, service users and carers.
Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Requirements: Please clearly state how you meet the following:
Undergraduate degree in psychology; 2:1 or above (above 65%) or equivalent, with eligibility for British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC)
Experience of working with service users with mental health problems under the supervision of a qualified mental health professional
Ability to work autonomously and professionally in a mental health crisis service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Requirements: Please clearly state how you meet the following:
Undergraduate degree in psychology; 2:1 or above (above 65%) or equivalent, with eligibility for British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC)
Experience of working with service users with mental health problems under the supervision of a qualified mental health professional
Ability to work autonomously and professionally in a mental health crisis service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology Graduate with minimum of 2:1 in Psychology
- Eligible for graduate basis of registration
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Training in specialised areas such as dual diagnosis or family work.
Experience
Essential
- Acute psychiatry experience
- Experience of delivering evidence based care to meet mental and physical health needs
- Relevant post-graduate clinical experience under the supervision of a qualified mental health practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of supervising and teaching students
- Range of post qualification experience within mental health settings
- Experience of working with service users who are in crisis in the community
- Working with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
- Experience of working with clients who have complex needs
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding of safe and effective alternatives to hospital care
- Working knowledge of mental health policy and legislation
- Good risk assessment and management skills
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Commitment to obtaining service user feedback and involving service users in the development of services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology Graduate with minimum of 2:1 in Psychology
- Eligible for graduate basis of registration
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Training in specialised areas such as dual diagnosis or family work.
Experience
Essential
- Acute psychiatry experience
- Experience of delivering evidence based care to meet mental and physical health needs
- Relevant post-graduate clinical experience under the supervision of a qualified mental health practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of supervising and teaching students
- Range of post qualification experience within mental health settings
- Experience of working with service users who are in crisis in the community
- Working with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds
- Experience of working with clients who have complex needs
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding of safe and effective alternatives to hospital care
- Working knowledge of mental health policy and legislation
- Good risk assessment and management skills
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Commitment to obtaining service user feedback and involving service users in the development of 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).
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).
