Band 7 Senior Practitioner (Team Coordinator - IMHT) - N.Somerset

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Result Areas1. To lead and inspire the team to deliver a high quality and effective integrated service for service users and carers.

2. To provide clinical leadership to ensure where appropriate the service will work effectively in partnership alongside other services, (to manage risk and prevent hospital admission for service users with the most complex and acute needs.) to collaboratively manage risk, to improvepeoples personalised outcomes by working together using a my team around me approach, to provide people with the right support at the right time through improved communication and collaboration between professionals within the partnership.

3. To undertake and support the specialist ongoing assessment of physiological and/or psychological functioning for service users with the most complex and health and wellbeing needs. This may include:a) What matters to me conversationsb) History, strengths and aspirationsc) Mental stated) Impact of culture and diversitye) Functional needsf) The needs of family and carerg) Evaluation of riskh) Physical healthi) Complicating factorsj) The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.k) Social care needsl) Safeguarding and public protectionm) Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act

4. To be responsible for, both individually and within the team, the development, delivery and review of (comprehensive and complex treatment programmes) holistic needs assessments, interventions and support plans using appropriate frameworks in line with evidencebasedpractice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.

5. Within sphere of expertise, and advanced practice, to be responsible for coordinating care for a (small) number of service users, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.

6. To plan, deliver, and evaluate defined practice in accordance with the ethos of what matters to me, to include trusted assessment, specialist therapeutic interventions within the sphere of their expertise, including with service users who may be on other caseloads. This might include:a) Trusted assessmentb) Psychological therapies such as CBT.c) Medication managementd) Interventions under the Mental Health Act

7. To oversee and deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.

8. To lead, in partnership with the (team) Clinical Psychology IMHH Leader , ensuring the service develops and maintains excellent clinical standards, and effective caseload supervision, underpinned by robust and effective individual and team supervision processes.

9. To oversee and ensure, across the team, there are effective risk management plans and strategies, for service users and carers, taking account of risks to service users, carers, the multi partnership organisations, staff and the public.

10. In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible, across the service for facilitating and ensuring, the development of (complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc., involving other agencies such as primary care etc. where appropriate.)support plans that have been developed collaboratively with the individual to build a team around them addressing personal goals to support their health and well being

11. To develop and maintain, good partnership working with other services throughout all (treatment) episodes of support, including regular liaison within the IMHH (Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominatedcarers/advocates.) including primary care, ARRS workers, AWP, local authority, IAPT, Second Step, Voluntary sector, drug and alcohol service, acute hospitals among others.

12. Develop and maintain communication with a wide range of people/services/ agencies about complex matters or in complex situations with the purpose of sharing developing or resolving difficult or complex issues for the benefit of service users/carer and the service.

13. To represent the Integrated mental health hub in a range of settings, presenting, facilitating or explaining as appropriate and dealing with any questions or difficulties as they arise

14. To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal (recovery) support plans.

15. To (support the team manager in developing) develop systems and processes for the effective management and monitoring of the team caseload, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, and service users and carer receive the appropriate level of service.

16. To lead and promote a whole team approach within the service to ensure a shared ownership of the team caseload

17. To be responsible for regularly monitoring and evaluating (treatment) programmes of intervention and support for service users and carers, making appropriate clinical/practice decision in regard to ongoing needs, and offering supervision to others.

18. To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, by developing and reviewing with others protection plans and management strategies, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.

19. Personally and leading others to collaboratively and sensitively work with individuals with a range of mental health needs to develop skills to manage their own health, in accordance with their (personal recovery) support plan by actively promoting and using approaches which areaffirming, build on strengths, identify past positive experiences and success, and use small steps to move towards the persons goal.

20. To provide a leadership role within the team, (in the absence of the Team manager, providing cover for the manager and colleagues as required.)

21. To work with the (Team Manager) Clinical Psychologist Team Leader to ensure the continuing improvements to the service in line with organisational goals.

22. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional (and organizational) standards.

23. Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements.

24. To participate in, and deliver as required, management, caseload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration, current registrant OT, Nurse or Social Worker

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings, at band 6 or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience with providing supervision to others.
• Demonstrates significant experience in providing effective caseload management
• Worked in a variety of mental health settings
• Substantial post-registration experience gained working in relevant front-line services.
• Experience with working in partnership.

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).

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Coast Resource Centre

Diamond Batch, Locking Castle

Weston Super Mare

BS24 7FY

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)