Job summary
Across North-East London we have been developing new ways of bringing together health and social care professionals with our Voluntary sector and local communities to support people with severe mental health problems, including complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder' and disordered eating.
The Senior Practitioner will receive professional supervision and line management from the Operational Lead. The Associate Clinical Director has overall responsibility for the work of the community services and also provides clinical leadership. The senior practitioners supports the Operational lead in providing a consistent, high quality service which is recovery focused, and sensitive to the needs of a diverse community. This is to ensure service delivery is of a consistently high standard and assisting the team in meeting these standards
In the NMHT and PCN, the Consultant Psychiatrists provides clinical leadership and the day to day management of non-medical staff is the responsibility of the Operational Lead, supported by the Senior Practitioners.
The post holder will form part of a small team of senior staff who undertake the initial assessment and triage of new referrals (ABT), ensuring that appropriate recommendations are made for the management of each case it is passed to a more junior member of staff.
This is a fixed term Senior Practitioner role within the Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.
Main duties of the job
- To provide assessment and treatment service to patients with complex mental health problems in Tower hamlets community, in coordination with other members of the Multi-disciplinary and occupational therapy team.
- To promote and offer a range of clinical and non-clinical interventions within the Neighborhood Mental Health Team
- To contribute to the on-going development and transformation of the care system
- To provide effective signposting to a range of health, social, voluntary sector and community-based resources and services.
- To work with patients to:
- support shared decision-making about self-management;
- provide brief therapeutic interventions, where qualified to do so and where appropriate;
- To provide specialist nursing or OT input to service users accessing the Neighborhood, especially where needs are complex and where multiple factors impact on occupational performance.
- To contribute to case formulations within the Neighborhood, incorporating experience and knowledge as a dually trained professional in both physical and mental health.
- To participate at practice and network-based MDTs, share good practice and take part in training activities for other members of the MDT
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN Qualified OT
- Mentorship Training or equivalent
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills
Desirable
- First or Masters degree level
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years experience in a field of Mental Health, 2 years of which must be band 6 or equivalent
- Experience of working in a multi- professional team
- Understanding of the skills needed to supervise members of a multi-disciplinary team plus experience of supervising professional staff (this might include trainees)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake mental health assessments in a professional and sensitive manner
- Ability to communicate with service users and colleagues across agencies effectively
- Ability to negotiate and lead across professional boundaries
- Ability to challenge traditional methods of practice in a constructive manner
- Ability to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practice
- Ability to manage own time and work independently, prioritising work as required.
- Ability to chair clinical meetings to ensure productive outcome achieved
- Knowledge of the presentation of mental health problems in adult mental health
- Knowledge of the Recovery Framework and its S when working with service users with rehabilitation needs
- Understanding of clinical audit and research in Mental Health Care Adults
- Understanding of working across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN Qualified OT
- Mentorship Training or equivalent
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills
Desirable
- First or Masters degree level
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years experience in a field of Mental Health, 2 years of which must be band 6 or equivalent
- Experience of working in a multi- professional team
- Understanding of the skills needed to supervise members of a multi-disciplinary team plus experience of supervising professional staff (this might include trainees)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake mental health assessments in a professional and sensitive manner
- Ability to communicate with service users and colleagues across agencies effectively
- Ability to negotiate and lead across professional boundaries
- Ability to challenge traditional methods of practice in a constructive manner
- Ability to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practice
- Ability to manage own time and work independently, prioritising work as required.
- Ability to chair clinical meetings to ensure productive outcome achieved
- Knowledge of the presentation of mental health problems in adult mental health
- Knowledge of the Recovery Framework and its S when working with service users with rehabilitation needs
- Understanding of clinical audit and research in Mental Health Care Adults
- Understanding of working across organisational boundaries
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).
