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Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy.
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
Community Care Coordinator
An opportunity has arisen for a registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse/ State registered Occupational Therapist / Registered Social Work appointment in the Haringey West Core Team.
The team provides person -centred, community-based, mental health support and recovery to a vibrant and diverse population in the London Borough of Haringey.
We offer a range of interventions across health and social care including; Peer Supported Open Dialogue and Trauma Informed Psychological Therapy. We are supported by a team based Employment Support (IPS model) Worker, Dual Diagnosis Worker, Link Worker, Housing and Financial Advisors, Family Therapist, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Community Mental Health Nurses Social Workers, Occupational Therapist and Support Workers.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with good organisational and self-management skills who is able to bring good ideas and flexibly to ensure consistent, safe and holistic working practises. We are looking for someone who is motivated to work as part of a team in building a vibrant and cohesive team.
You are required to have a Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Nursing. with experience working in community mental health services.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY:
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Community Locality Team, the role will require the post holder to:
• To provide effective care and specialist advice for people with psychosis and complex mental health needs and their carers, in order to support their wellbeing and recovery.
• To liaise with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care
• Provide formal, on-going clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to junior and less experienced community mental health staff, as directed.
• To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the manager when required. This will include deputising in the absence of the Senior Practitioner.
Working for our organisation
Barnet Enfield & Haringey NHS Trust is an exciting place to work, offering good supervision, training and opportunities to develop your career. We are proudly diverse, celebrating inclusivity with opportunities to all allowing everyone to bring their authentic self to work. We treat one another with courtesy showing compassion providing support to each other always striving to do our best.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care co- ordinator, as defined by the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
2. Deliver effective care and treatment that is carried out within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies.
3. Involve service users and their carers in planning care that includes all of their individual and diverse needs.
4. Design individual programmes of care collaboratively with patients to maximize self- management and social inclusion and reflect their own goals and aspirations. Review and adjust plans according to changing service user needs.
5. Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions using developed interpersonal skills such as CBT or psycho-education.
6. Provide service users and their carers with clear and intelligible information which will assist them in making informed decisions about their treatment and care.
7. Administer medication, monitor for effects and side-effects, in accordance with NMC Standards and Trust policies.
8. Facilitate vocational rehabilitation and those aspects of mental health recovery concerning occupation.
9. Maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records on all patients in response to personally generated clinical observations, in accordance with professional standards and Trust policies.
10. Prepare and present clinical reports as required.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Registered Practitioner - Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse/ State registered Occupational Therapist./ Registered Social Worker
- Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of satisfactory completion of the Trainee Care Coordinator Competency programme
- Recognised training in teaching/mentorship/su pervision or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification. ENB998
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualification in Psychosocial Interventions with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Evidence of other further postregistration education and training
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Minimum one year's post registration experience, some of which will be as working with people with complex mental health problems
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of exercising clinical responsibility for patients' care and treatment,
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems in a therapeutic capacity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or mentoring
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience and knowledge of group processes and facilitating groups
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to undertake evidence based interventions with people experiencing a range of mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Ability to implement clinical and line management supervision
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- To be able to tolerate and have an interest in thinking about team dynamics
- Demonstrating a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
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
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 440.4KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 258.2KB)
- Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 1.6MB)
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
Community Care Coordinator
An opportunity has arisen for a registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse/ State registered Occupational Therapist / Registered Social Work appointment in the Haringey West Core Team.
The team provides person -centred, community-based, mental health support and recovery to a vibrant and diverse population in the London Borough of Haringey.
We offer a range of interventions across health and social care including; Peer Supported Open Dialogue and Trauma Informed Psychological Therapy. We are supported by a team based Employment Support (IPS model) Worker, Dual Diagnosis Worker, Link Worker, Housing and Financial Advisors, Family Therapist, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Community Mental Health Nurses Social Workers, Occupational Therapist and Support Workers.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with good organisational and self-management skills who is able to bring good ideas and flexibly to ensure consistent, safe and holistic working practises. We are looking for someone who is motivated to work as part of a team in building a vibrant and cohesive team.
You are required to have a Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Nursing. with experience working in community mental health services.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY:
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Community Locality Team, the role will require the post holder to:
• To provide effective care and specialist advice for people with psychosis and complex mental health needs and their carers, in order to support their wellbeing and recovery.
• To liaise with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care
• Provide formal, on-going clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to junior and less experienced community mental health staff, as directed.
• To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the manager when required. This will include deputising in the absence of the Senior Practitioner.
Working for our organisation
Barnet Enfield & Haringey NHS Trust is an exciting place to work, offering good supervision, training and opportunities to develop your career. We are proudly diverse, celebrating inclusivity with opportunities to all allowing everyone to bring their authentic self to work. We treat one another with courtesy showing compassion providing support to each other always striving to do our best.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care co- ordinator, as defined by the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
2. Deliver effective care and treatment that is carried out within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies.
3. Involve service users and their carers in planning care that includes all of their individual and diverse needs.
4. Design individual programmes of care collaboratively with patients to maximize self- management and social inclusion and reflect their own goals and aspirations. Review and adjust plans according to changing service user needs.
5. Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions using developed interpersonal skills such as CBT or psycho-education.
6. Provide service users and their carers with clear and intelligible information which will assist them in making informed decisions about their treatment and care.
7. Administer medication, monitor for effects and side-effects, in accordance with NMC Standards and Trust policies.
8. Facilitate vocational rehabilitation and those aspects of mental health recovery concerning occupation.
9. Maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records on all patients in response to personally generated clinical observations, in accordance with professional standards and Trust policies.
10. Prepare and present clinical reports as required.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Registered Practitioner - Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse/ State registered Occupational Therapist./ Registered Social Worker
- Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of satisfactory completion of the Trainee Care Coordinator Competency programme
- Recognised training in teaching/mentorship/su pervision or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification. ENB998
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualification in Psychosocial Interventions with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Evidence of other further postregistration education and training
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Minimum one year's post registration experience, some of which will be as working with people with complex mental health problems
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of exercising clinical responsibility for patients' care and treatment,
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems in a therapeutic capacity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or mentoring
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Experience and knowledge of group processes and facilitating groups
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to undertake evidence based interventions with people experiencing a range of mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Ability to implement clinical and line management supervision
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- To be able to tolerate and have an interest in thinking about team dynamics
- Demonstrating a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
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
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 440.4KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 258.2KB)
- Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 1.6MB)
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