Senior Clinical Practioner
Job summary
The Croydon Locality Team (CMHT) is a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care. We are looking for one Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner to join the South. The Senior Clinical Practitioner ( RMN, Social worker/AMHP/ OT) will join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilled practitioners from a diverse professional background who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for adults who present to secondary mental health services. They will work in partnership with the Team Manager, Consultant and Psychology staff to lead, develop and support the new teams. **Please note, for social workers applying this vacancy is for an NHS contract
Main duties of the job
Croydon is currently undergoing service transformation within its community mental health services. The transformation is about enhancing the quality of our service delivery, improving the experiences of those using our services, maintaining staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan.
It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon and you will be directly involved in improving ways of working with investment in resources to enhance services. The new teams will no longer be based on diagnosis and will work with all individuals from a particular locality who have mental health needs that require support from secondary care.
The locality Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) will be a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care. We are looking for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioners to join the south locality team.
The Senior Clinical Practitioner ( RMN, Social worker/AMHP/ OT) will join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilled practitioners from a diverse professional background who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for adults who present to secondary mental health services. They will work in partnership with the Team Manager, Consultant and Psychology staff to lead, develop and support the new teams
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusthas a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide.
The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special. As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job responsibilities
Please note: That all applications for this post will need to be made online That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.
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All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process That we are a smoke-free Trust PLEASE NOTE SHOULD SOCIAL WORKERS APPLY, THE OFFER IS FOR A SLAM CONTRACT AND NOT LOCAL AUTHORITY SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC Additional qualification /diploma - in related field e.g. Mental Health, leadership, coaching, Practice assessor/supervisor , family work, Mentorship qualification (A) Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Desirable
Qualification in relevant psycho-social intervention Dual Diagnosis Leadership
Knowledge · Essential
Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice Knowledge of race and gender issues as they pertain to people with serious mental health problems Excellent knowledge & experience of assessment and risk assessment toolsExcellent knowledge & experience of assessment and risk assessment tools Skills and abilities
Essential
Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, provide guidance and make decisions Skills in mental health and risk assessments Skills in crisis management Effectively manage a clinical caseload, complete outcomes measures routinely, update clinical records in line with team, service and Trust requirements Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups
Desirable
Experience of Clinical Governance and Evidence Based Practice Experience of Change management Experience of carrying out CBT
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
