Associate Mental Health Worker inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 14 JUN 2024

We have been working together in a Partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for some time, with a single Chair and Chief Executive since 2021 and single Executive Team since 2022. We launched our North London Mental Health Partnership Strategy in May 2023 and in July 2023 our Boards agreed that coming together to create one new Trust is best for our service users, our staff and our local communities. Subject to final approvals, we will be formally established as one new Trust on 1 October 2024.

Our new trust website is: Home | North London Mental Health Partnership


Job overview


Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust are looking to recruit a Band 4 associate mental health worker within the specialist eating disorders service based at St Ann's Hospital. The specialist service provides inpatient, outpatient and day programme services for patients across a large area of London. The post holder will work as a member of the day programme team, providing care and treatment to patients who are working on recovery from an eating disorder, addressing patients' physical and mental health needs.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and gain experience in this specialist field and work alongside a knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated MDT, active in research, education and training. Specialist training and professional development, learning and teaching opportunities are integral to the post.


Main duties of the job


The day programme is a recovery focused service offering a full-time intensive group programme. Your role will include holding a caseload of patients with diverse and complex needs, planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients as part of the programme and working with the day programme multi-disciplinary team to support the physical health management of patients on the programme, including basic physical monitoring and supported meals.

Successful candidates will have strong engagement and motivation skills, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, strong self-management skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. We are looking for a dynamic individual who approaches challenges with creativity and enthusiasm and has a passion for helping individuals make life changing steps towards recovery and management of their eating disorder.


Working for our organisation


The partnership between
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)
and
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)
is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the
North London Mental Health Partnership.



Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

Detailed job description and main responsibilities



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.



Person specification



Education / Qualifications



Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 4 in care or equivalent OR Two years (minimum) working experience in a mental health setting

Knowledge



Essential criteria

• A working knowledge of mental health problems such as eating disorders, anxiety, depression and personality disorders
• Experience and/or knowledge of therapeutic group work in a mental health setting
• Awareness of treatment outcomes, recovery tools, care planning, assessment of risk

Experience



Essential criteria

• Experience working in a health or social care setting
• Experience of group facilitation in mental health

Skills and Abilities



Essential criteria

• Ability to manage a caseload of patients with diverse and complex needs
• Group facilitation skills, including effectively planning and implementing therapeutic groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong self-management skills and effective team working
• Post holder must be computer literate.

Personal Attributes / Work Related circumstances



Essential criteria

• Has a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to travel across a geographical area and various locations within the trust.

References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.

If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.

Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.

Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first
50
applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust's satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.


By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.



Employer certification / accreditation badges



Applicant requirements


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.


Documents to download

• Band 4 AMHW Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 404.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 261.8KB)