Blackburn with Darwen Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 6 Structured Clinical Management Practitioner. This post provides the opportunity for a forward-thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound, and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.
You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills. You must have significant post-qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems. You need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs.
You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.
Main duties of the job
Working for the local CMHT, clinically supervised by the Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network, to provide high-quality interventions for service users who have a diagnosis/present with difficulties associated with the diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).
You will be aligned to work within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) providing Structured Clinical Management (SCM) for a caseload of service users. You will facilitate and lead groups to support the recovery of service users.
Promote positive attitudes towards service users with complex needs by providing a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance inclusion and deliver better outcomes.
To undertake mental health assessments including risk assessments and be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.
Providing a communication structure between GPs, IAPT, and secondary MH services in LSCFT, non-statutory service to ensure the highest possible standards of patient care. To provide advice and support for the CMHT Multidisciplinary Team to deliver the highest standards of care for service users with a diagnosis of EUPD. This may include joint working at times.
You will receive regular clinical supervision from the PDMCN Specialist Practitioners and PDMCN Clinical Lead.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and well-being. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
* Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)
Knowledge and skills
Essential
* In-depth knowledge of mental health problems.
* Knowledge around a variety of personality presentations.
* In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.
* Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems.
* Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues.
Experience
Essential
* Post qualification experience of clinical work and assessment with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
* Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder.
* Experience of risk assessment and management.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Experience of multi-agency working.
* Experience of working in and/or knowledge of community mental health service provision.
Personal
Essential
* Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written.
* Time management and caseload management skills.
* An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively with a range of agencies.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darwen (25-65)
Blackburn
BB1 3BL
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