Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The role involves providing mental health services within Teesside Acute Hospitals to individuals, including both working-age adults and older adults, with complicated and complex needs. This includes offering direct clinical care and conducting assessments, as well as supervising and developing other team members. The role is backed by a clinical team comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, and associate nurse consultants. Operating on a 24/7 basis, the service requires flexibility, with the expectation that the role will cover day shifts from 08:00 to 20:00 across seven days to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will utilise their advanced specialist knowledge of theory relating to the psychological, biological, social and cultural issues which influence mental health, mental illness, mental resilience and interventions to aid recovery, in order to provide advanced clinical practice, leadership and clinical development of other staff. They will work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary Liaison Psychiatry leadership team developing shared goals, complimenting the roles of others to support and maintain team growth and continuous improvement.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD/ RGN (RNSC - CAMHS Only)
* Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
* Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
* Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area Or be willing to work towards and achieve.
* Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP (Independent Prescriber)
* AND HAVE Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
Experience
* Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
* Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
* Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
* Working collaboratively with service users their families and carers
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Quality improvement activities
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
* Understanding and working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act
* Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
* Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
* Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
* Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
* Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)
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.
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