Job summary
Lambeth Early Onset (LEO) is a borough wide community service working in Lambeth with people experiencing first episode psychosis. The team is part of the research based Early Intervention Model and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, promoting social inclusion and recovery. The team consists of professionals skilled in supporting people experiencing psychosis and includes care coordinators (occupational therapists, nurses and social workers), psychiatrists, psychologists, vocational and employment specialists, and an admin team.
We are passionate about supporting people with psychosis and use a holistic approach and psycho-social interventions to do so. We are looking for candidates that share this passion and that are committed to improving the lives of those experiencing mental health difficulties.
LEO is currently under-represented in terms of staff from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds and we would strongly encourage people from these backgrounds to apply. Successful applicants will be selected on merit; however, we are committed to using Positive Action to increase the diversity of our workforce.
The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable experience and recognise the necessity of including people with lived experience in our service.
Main duties of the job
We are the Lambeth Early Onset (LEO) Team and we are seeking a skilled and experienced clinician to undertake our Advanced Practitioner role. This is a permanent position open to qualified and registered: nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.
The role of Advanced Practitioner includes both the supervision of around 4-6 care coordinators in LEO, and also care coordinating a caseload of around 10-15 service users. This a unique and highly sought-after position as it gives clinicians the opportunity to undertake management and supervision responsibilities, whilst also still undertaking frontline work with clients
The successful candidate will be joining a cohesive and supportive team that enjoy working with each other, and we are looking forward to welcoming more enthusiastic and passionate colleagues.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits fromkeyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are an innovative service and use creative approaches to try and meet the needs of the diverse community that we serve. This includes using the Tree of Life Approach, recovery stories, and the Open Dialogue approach.
This role includes the following:
- Providing clinical supervision to staff
- Managing a complex caseload of clients
- Supporting the Team Leader in the oversight of the referral pathway in and out of the service
- Supporting the Team Leader in recruitment
- Deputising in the Team Leaders absence
- Acting as a clinical lead for the service
- Completing assessments for newly referred adults who may be undergoing their first psychotic episode
- Undertaking risk assessments regularly
- To assertively outreach difficult to engage service users
- To involve families and carers in treatment plans where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are an innovative service and use creative approaches to try and meet the needs of the diverse community that we serve. This includes using the Tree of Life Approach, recovery stories, and the Open Dialogue approach.
This role includes the following:
- Providing clinical supervision to staff
- Managing a complex caseload of clients
- Supporting the Team Leader in the oversight of the referral pathway in and out of the service
- Supporting the Team Leader in recruitment
- Deputising in the Team Leaders absence
- Acting as a clinical lead for the service
- Completing assessments for newly referred adults who may be undergoing their first psychotic episode
- Undertaking risk assessments regularly
- To assertively outreach difficult to engage service users
- To involve families and carers in treatment plans where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification with affiliated professional registration - RMN with NMC registration or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with HCPC registration (A)
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training (A)
- Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting (A)
Desirable
- Qualification in relevant psycho-social intervention
- Leadership and management or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking a leadership role (A)
- Experience of working with people experiencing psychosis (A/I)
- Experience of working in an Early Intervention or At Risk Mental State service (A/I)
- Experience of care coordination / case management (A/I)
- Experience of providing supervision in a clinical setting (A/I)
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions (A/I)
- Experience of working in a community setting (A)
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking a service improvement/evaluation project (A/I)
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff (A)
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
- Specialist knowledge of the Early Intervention Model evidence base
- Knowledge of race and gender issues as they pertain to people with serious mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, provide guidance and make decisions
- Competent in providing clinical supervision
- Skills in mental health and risk assessments
- Skills in crisis management
- Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out CBT
- Experience of Group facilitation
- Experience of Change management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification with affiliated professional registration - RMN with NMC registration or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with HCPC registration (A)
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training (A)
- Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting (A)
Desirable
- Qualification in relevant psycho-social intervention
- Leadership and management or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking a leadership role (A)
- Experience of working with people experiencing psychosis (A/I)
- Experience of working in an Early Intervention or At Risk Mental State service (A/I)
- Experience of care coordination / case management (A/I)
- Experience of providing supervision in a clinical setting (A/I)
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions (A/I)
- Experience of working in a community setting (A)
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking a service improvement/evaluation project (A/I)
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff (A)
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
- Specialist knowledge of the Early Intervention Model evidence base
- Knowledge of race and gender issues as they pertain to people with serious mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, provide guidance and make decisions
- Competent in providing clinical supervision
- Skills in mental health and risk assessments
- Skills in crisis management
- Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out CBT
- Experience of Group facilitation
- Experience of Change management
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
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lambeth Early Onset Community Mental Health Team
190 Kennington Lane
London
SE11 5DL
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
