Job summary
Are you a dynamic and motivated individual with strong leadership skills? If so South Home Based Treatment Team is seeking to recruit a Senior Practitioner to provide clinical leadership to the service.
The Home Based Treatment Team is well established and comprises of a dynamic and welcoming team that includes psychiatrists, senior practitioners, practitioners as well as a clinical psychologist.
The team offers a range of services including but not limited to:
Community alternative to inpatient admission.
Crisis respite beds
Supported early discharge
72 Hour / 7 Day follow up.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to join the Home Based Treatment Team in South Manchester.
You will be a senior team member providing clinical leadership, leading within our MDT meetings, and on clinical decision making within the service. You will support junior staff through supervision and service development.
Key duties willinclude:
- Overseeing theclinical management for the patients, reviewing the practice of other staff.
- To develop and maintainrelationships and pathways with other services.
- Act as a Gatekeeper, reviewing referrals for acute care.
- To participate in the local on call manager rota for South Manchester and Trafford.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Qualifications/experience
Essential
- Professional qualification and current registration
- Post registration specialist training
Desirable
- Further qualification (bachelors degree or masters equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience in a setting where overlapping skills could be obtained
- Experience with clinical improvement and measuring this.
- Experience reviewing incidents and implementing required changes
Desirable
- Clinical leadership role experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide clinical advice and guidence
- Support team manager in daily operation of team
- Facilitate a learning culture
- Represent the team at local / Trust meetings and workshops
- Knowledge of current policies and initiatives in relation to Home Based Treatment
Desirable
- Knowledge of assessment toos
- Knowledge of health promotion and current research
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
Skills and abilities
Essential
- IT skills suitable to the role
- Time / workload management
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deliver training sessions within the service
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Reflection skills
Other requirements
Essential
- able to travel around the Trust footprint
- Ability to work an internal rotation
Person Specification
Qualifications/experience
Essential
- Professional qualification and current registration
- Post registration specialist training
Desirable
- Further qualification (bachelors degree or masters equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience in a setting where overlapping skills could be obtained
- Experience with clinical improvement and measuring this.
- Experience reviewing incidents and implementing required changes
Desirable
- Clinical leadership role experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide clinical advice and guidence
- Support team manager in daily operation of team
- Facilitate a learning culture
- Represent the team at local / Trust meetings and workshops
- Knowledge of current policies and initiatives in relation to Home Based Treatment
Desirable
- Knowledge of assessment toos
- Knowledge of health promotion and current research
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
Skills and abilities
Essential
- IT skills suitable to the role
- Time / workload management
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deliver training sessions within the service
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Reflection skills
Other requirements
Essential
- able to travel around the Trust footprint
- Ability to work an internal rotation
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).
