Employer South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Jeanette Wallace House
Town Croydon
Salary £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of Outer HCAs
Salary period Yearly
Closing 29/04/2025 23:59
Structured Clinical Management Practitioner and Care Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has 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, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
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 overview
Structured Clinical Management (SCM) is an evidence-based treatment for service-users with Severe Mental Health difficulties. The Croydon locality has adopted SCM as the framework for healthcare across the Directorate, embedding it in its operational policies. It is used with the full range of Secondary Care Patients including those with Psychosis Conditions, Mood and Affective Conditions, and Personality Disorder.
We are seeking to employ and support a mental health practitioner to take on a role as an SCM specialist within the Central CMHT. They will offer assessments and deliver high quality SCM treatment for the Secondary Care group. This will involve both individual case management and low-medium intensity psychological interventions.
We are seeking an experienced Community Mental Health Practitioner to work within the Croydon Secondary Care Community Mental Health Pathway. Applications are welcome from qualified practitioners in the field of Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Psychotherapy including Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and Clinical Associates in Psychology, Medicine and Pharmacy.
As part of the National Community Transformation Programme and in advance of plans to move away from the Care Plan Approach (CPA) with a focus on improving the quality of locality-based stepped care, this post holder will be supported with training and supervision in the Structured Clinical Management model for Case management.
Main duties of the job
Croydon Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) have undergone service transformation. The transformation is about enhancing the quality of our service delivery, improving the experiences of those using our services, maintaining staff morale and ensuring 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 work cross-diagnostically and will work with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from Secondary Care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities North, Central and South. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary.
This advert is for the Central Community Mental Health Team in Croydon based at Jeanette Wallace House.
Working for our organisation
* 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.
* Car lease: our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation: our staff benefit from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts: with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
* We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior Clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and MSC programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will receive support around the delivery of low-medium psychological interventions under supervision as part of their delivery of the SCM model of care. They will act as a sub-specialist in the team for the SCM model and will hold a weighted caseload to reflect the demands of the role.
Working alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will work closely with other care coordinators and case managers in identifying any barriers to discharge or in implementing care plans. They will work ‘hand in hand’ with their colleagues in the team, other community teams in and out of the trust, primary care colleagues and the patient’s family/carers to facilitate discharge. They will ensure that the estimated discharge date as identified during reviews is progressed where possible and feasible.
The post holder will work a normal shift pattern of Monday- Friday 9:00-17:00.
The post holder will need excellent clinical and risk assessment skills and can work autonomously in carrying out prompt and comprehensive patient assessments whilst ensuring effective transition to other appropriate clinical pathways. Experience in providing a boundaried approach to complex patients including those with a personality disorder would be an advantage. Delivery of low and medium psychological interventions would also be an asset.
The post holder will work as an experienced mental health professional who, acting within their own professional boundaries, will provide care for service users that are in their recovery journey from severe and enduring mental health challenges.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC, BPS Registration or Proof of Qualification.
* Mentorship qualification/assessor (Nursing and Social Work).
* Relevant continuous in-house or external training.
* Training in psychosocial model.
* Training in SCM.
Experience
* Experience of interagency working.
* Experience of managing a caseload.
* Experience of working with people experiencing severe and enduring illness.
* Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff.
* Experience of working in the community.
* Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas.
* Application of SCM.
* Delivery of psychosocial interventions.
Skills and Abilities
* Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as applicable to practice.
* Skills in mental health and risk assessments.
* Understanding of Care Coordination and CPA.
* Skills in being responsive to service user’s and carers' needs.
* Very good understanding of care plans and holistic care.
* Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and make decisions.
* Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
* Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
Other Requirements
* Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
* Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical).
* Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrate values of trust and expectations.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
* Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice.
* Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment.
* We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity.
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. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
* That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. 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 been 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.
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.
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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.
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