Job summary
We are looking to employ a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Arts Therapist or other Health Care Professional, wishing to specialise in the delivery of structured psychological therapies, to work within the Personality Disorder Service provided by Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
The Personality Disorder Service is an integrated service, made up of a Community Team (providing adapted Structured Clinical Management), a Therapies Team, and a Liaison Team (working with colleagues in acute, crisis, primary care, and young people's services).
Main duties of the job
This post is located within the Therapies Team, which consists of three treatment streams: Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy for Personality Disorder.
About us
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main clinical duties involve providing assessment, formulation and treatment to service-users, and offering advice and consultation to those involved in our service-users care. This will involve working as a therapist and case manager within a multidisciplinary team delivering individual and group-based interventions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main clinical duties involve providing assessment, formulation and treatment to service-users, and offering advice and consultation to those involved in our service-users care. This will involve working as a therapist and case manager within a multidisciplinary team delivering individual and group-based interventions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Arts Therapist or other Health Care Professional
Desirable
- Training in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Mentalisation Based Treatment or Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team.
- Ability to work safely and effectively in crisis situations.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with people with severe and complex mental health problems, especially patients with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychologically informed case management in different cultural contexts.
Personal/Professional Qualilites
Essential
- Having a strong interest in working in the field of personality disorder.
- Capacity to work calmly and thoughtfully when addressing traumatic psychological issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Arts Therapist or other Health Care Professional
Desirable
- Training in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Mentalisation Based Treatment or Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team.
- Ability to work safely and effectively in crisis situations.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with people with severe and complex mental health problems, especially patients with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychologically informed case management in different cultural contexts.
Personal/Professional Qualilites
Essential
- Having a strong interest in working in the field of personality disorder.
- Capacity to work calmly and thoughtfully when addressing traumatic psychological issues.
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
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).
