Are you ready to elevate your career in a nurturing and dynamic environment? Join a team that values continuous learning and professional growth! We are committed to fostering the career advancement of our staff and are seeking passionate and dedicated community practitioners to become part of our community service.
This is a pivotal moment to join our team as we embark on a journey of ongoing improvement, aligned with the Trust's vision of "Aiming High, Changing Lives," and the NHS Long Term Plan.
The Croydon Assessment & Liaison (A&L) Service is based at Jeanette Wallace House in Croydon.We provide advice on the best treatment and care options available to people between the ages of 18-65 living in the London Borough of Croydon who have moderate to severe mental illness, such as anxiety, depression or personality disorder. We work with a team of health and social care professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists We also work closely with the patients, their carers and GPs
A&L is often the first point of contact for many service users and we aim to provide a service which is tailored to individual needs, ensuring that the people we work with receive the right care at the right time and in the right setting.
The Aim of the Assessment & Liaison Team is:
• To make sure people who are referred to the service are seen by the most appropriate member of the multi-professional team
• To offer education, consultation and guidance to colleagues to support them in successfully treating more people in primary care.
• The service will be sensitive to the needs of the local population and will ensure equity of access and service delivery for all service users regardless of ethnic background, gender, culture, marital status, sexual orientation or physical disability.
• The A&L teams provide a range of medical, psychosocial and psychological evidence-based interventions in line with NICE guidelines and the Engagement Assessment and Stabilisation (EAS) pathway. These include:
• Advice and consultation to colleagues in primary care to help them look after people in primary care in line with NICE guidelines.
• Advice and signposting people to services in primary care, and the voluntary and independent sectors.
• Care Act compliant Assessments.
• Safeguarding Adults investigations.
• Support, signposting and advice for carers, including more formal Carers’ Needs Assessments.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
· Croydon Carers parking permit
· Counselling services
· Wellbeing events
· Long service awards
· Cycle to work scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Childcare vouchers
We look forward to receiving your application.
Qualifications Essential Requirements Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Occupational Therapist or Social Worker (A/I)
Evidence of recent continued professional development (A/I)
Mentorship or equivalent (A/I)
Desirable Requirements
A recognised management qualification (e.g. MSc) or evidence of other advanced education (A/I)
Experience Essential Requirements Demonstrable experience of working with service users with depression, anxiety and personality difficulties using evidence based interventions – NICE guidelines. (A/I/T)
Experience of working in an MDT setting. (A/I)
Experience of working with and addressing issues of diversity including experience of working within a multicultural framework. (A/I)
Experience of using and delivering clinical and managerial supervision to effectively provide safe, evidence based psychological interventions across a range of client needs. (A/I)
Experience of developing and facilitating teaching programme for staff (A/I)
Experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in adult mental health. (A/I) Experience of conducting audits (A/I)
Desirable Requirements Experience of working in a community mental health setting. (A/I)
Experience of managing conflicts. (A/I) Understanding of Clinical Governance (A/I)
Experience of supervising other disciplines. (A/I) Experience of team management A/I).
Knowledge Essential Requirements Knowledge of the theory of psychological models, such as CBT, DBT, or MBT (A/I)
An understanding of the relationship between primary and secondary care services. (A/I)
Awareness of racial and diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care. (A/I)
Knowledge of key legislation and guidelines in relation to statutory mental health responsibilities, including Safeguarding Adults, Young people and children. (I)
An understanding of the stepped care model of delivery of psychological therapies for depression, anxiety and personality disorder. (A/I)
Knowledge and expertise in the management of complex risk and crisis (A/I).
Desirable Requirements Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment. (A/I)
Skills/Abilities Essential Requirements Transferable psychological skills and knowledge relevant to work with working age adults with severe and enduring disorders in secondary care. (A/I)
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to clients, families and colleagues. (A/I)
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate and to support
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025