Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen in St Helens Recovery team for a Structured Clinical Management (SCM) Practitioner to join our Relational and Emotional Strengths pathway team. SCM is an evidence based treatment for people who meet criteria for a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. You will be involved in the assessment and treatment of clients with complex emotional and relational needs, providing individual and group-based interventions in a structured, consistent, coherent and reliable way and will work on agreed goals over a discrete period of time. You will hold your own caseload and deliver treatment within a psychological framework that is effective in treating these kinds of difficulties. You will receive training and supervision in SCM and will be required to work therapeutically to aid in the recovery of service users within the Trust. Main duties of the job To provide a Structured Clinical Management in line with the Trust pathway and standard operating procedure, to provide specialist personality disorder assessments, to facilitate SCM groups and provide SCM supervisions, attend weekly supervision and provide/attend training as required. The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers. About us Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 18 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 350-MHC6886073 Job locations Harry Blackman House Marshalls Cross Road St Helens WA9 3DE Job description Job responsibilities CLINICAL Undertake personality disorder assessments and develop Living Life Well Crisis Care Plans To maintain a case load of 12 SCM clients (for assessment, socialisation or full programme) and also co-facilitate a SCM group if the post holder is not running a group then to maintain a case load of 15 clients. To attend weekly SCM supervision meetings To attend training programmes (as when required) To support and provide training to other staff To be active in managing the clients pathway through the system, including in-reach work on the ward. During admissions to liaise with the ward staff and Home Treatment Team and remain in contact with the service user throughout involvement with these service. Try to ensure the admission has clear goals, aims and objectives and take a lead role in supporting discharge/transition. Facilitate a planned discharge. Organise an MDT meeting if necessary. Provide information regarding how to re-access services. To advocate for clients with a personality disorder. To implement the SCM treatment programme for borderline personality disorder Co-facilitate weekly SCM group meetings (90 minutes). Named practitioner offering a transition period from services for 6 months for clients who have completed 12 months of SCM To work in accordance with the standard operating procedure for cluster 8 Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide Structured Clinical Management Provide short term goal focused support / input to cases on the pathway Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across the service To ensure that continuity of care is maintained and to support services to manage transitions between services in line with NICE guidance, including Section 117 To carry out assessments as per Patient Owned Database and assign patients to care clusters within the framework of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales Payment by Results (HoNOS and PBR) To be able to provide consultation and training in personality disorder to other team members as required Demonstrate an ability to formulate clients mental health needs Agree to undertake additional training when required to facilitate role To support the adherence of the personality disorder pathway. MANAGERIAL Provide supervision for staff. Job description Job responsibilities CLINICAL Undertake personality disorder assessments and develop Living Life Well Crisis Care Plans To maintain a case load of 12 SCM clients (for assessment, socialisation or full programme) and also co-facilitate a SCM group if the post holder is not running a group then to maintain a case load of 15 clients. To attend weekly SCM supervision meetings To attend training programmes (as when required) To support and provide training to other staff To be active in managing the clients pathway through the system, including in-reach work on the ward. During admissions to liaise with the ward staff and Home Treatment Team and remain in contact with the service user throughout involvement with these service. Try to ensure the admission has clear goals, aims and objectives and take a lead role in supporting discharge/transition. Facilitate a planned discharge. Organise an MDT meeting if necessary. Provide information regarding how to re-access services. To advocate for clients with a personality disorder. To implement the SCM treatment programme for borderline personality disorder Co-facilitate weekly SCM group meetings (90 minutes). Named practitioner offering a transition period from services for 6 months for clients who have completed 12 months of SCM To work in accordance with the standard operating procedure for cluster 8 Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide Structured Clinical Management Provide short term goal focused support / input to cases on the pathway Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across the service To ensure that continuity of care is maintained and to support services to manage transitions between services in line with NICE guidance, including Section 117 To carry out assessments as per Patient Owned Database and assign patients to care clusters within the framework of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales Payment by Results (HoNOS and PBR) To be able to provide consultation and training in personality disorder to other team members as required Demonstrate an ability to formulate clients mental health needs Agree to undertake additional training when required to facilitate role To support the adherence of the personality disorder pathway. MANAGERIAL Provide supervision for staff. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Evidence of continuing professional development with measurable post qualification and further training in Personality Disorder. Assistant Psychologists would be considered for this position with an appropriate post-graduate degree and relevant experience Desirable Further training in Personality Disorder Knowledge / Experience Essential Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Personality Disorder Pathway model. Working experience of Inpatient/ Outpatient settings. Experience of formulating risk Assessments. Experience of working with mental health services (or able to demonstrate transferable skills). A working knowledge of NICE Guidance protocols. A clear understanding of complex needs support issues such as homelessness, substance misuse and offending. Knowledge of safeguarding protocols. Knowledge and understanding of how to deal with challenging individuals. Desirable Previous experience of delivering Psychological Interventions to people with Personality Disorder. Experience of Care Coordination. Experience of Community Mental Health Care. Values Essential Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills Essential Good verbal/ written communication skills competent IT skills. Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities. Able to prioritise and organise workload. Ability to motivate others. Ability to manage risk. Demonstrate an ability to maintain clear boundaries. Demonstration of psychological awareness of others strengths and weaknesses. Demonstration of an ability to have flexibility in their coping style and an awareness to see problems from a different perspective. Desirable To be able to chair meetings. Leadership skills; evidence of clinical leadership in a particular domain, ideally personality disorder to demonstrate the ability to tolerate and manage conflict. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Evidence of continuing professional development with measurable post qualification and further training in Personality Disorder. Assistant Psychologists would be considered for this position with an appropriate post-graduate degree and relevant experience Desirable Further training in Personality Disorder Knowledge / Experience Essential Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Personality Disorder Pathway model. Working experience of Inpatient/ Outpatient settings. Experience of formulating risk Assessments. Experience of working with mental health services (or able to demonstrate transferable skills). A working knowledge of NICE Guidance protocols. A clear understanding of complex needs support issues such as homelessness, substance misuse and offending. Knowledge of safeguarding protocols. Knowledge and understanding of how to deal with challenging individuals. Desirable Previous experience of delivering Psychological Interventions to people with Personality Disorder. Experience of Care Coordination. Experience of Community Mental Health Care. Values Essential Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills Essential Good verbal/ written communication skills competent IT skills. Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities. Able to prioritise and organise workload. Ability to motivate others. Ability to manage risk. Demonstrate an ability to maintain clear boundaries. Demonstration of psychological awareness of others strengths and weaknesses. Demonstration of an ability to have flexibility in their coping style and an awareness to see problems from a different perspective. Desirable To be able to chair meetings. Leadership skills; evidence of clinical leadership in a particular domain, ideally personality disorder to demonstrate the ability to tolerate and manage conflict. 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. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Harry Blackman House Marshalls Cross Road St Helens WA9 3DE Employer's website https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)