CEN Practitioner, Complex Emotional Needs Service
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a band 6 practitioner in the Complex Emotional Needs Service covering three London Boroughs - Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham. This service will be for those experiencing difficulties with emotional instability and relationships who need to be supported by a specialist Tier 3 service.
This post will be open to people from a range of disciplines within the mental health care professions including social workers, nurses and OT's. You will be expected to have significant experience of working with adults with mental health needs in the community and it would be desirable if you have experience of working with complex emotional needs and had undertaken SCM, DBT or MBT training.
Main duties of the job
The role will be focusing on clinical work and you will be expected to work closely developing the service and work with the band 7 Senior Practitioner and the Team Manager to ensure the efficient running of the clinical team. You will support developing interfaces with multiple services and stakeholders. You will work closely with the MINT teams in providing a consultative role in working with clients with CEN and also support with interventions and sign posting.
You will contribute to effective and compassionate service development for mental health, shaping this service according to population based needs. As well as contributing to the planning and delivery of service objectives, managing specific change projects as required, ensuring client focus, consistency, quality, and cost effectiveness.
As the band 6 practitioner you will be involved in screening and assessing referrals for the CEN, liaising with referrers and providing comprehensive assessments and formulations. The role also provides a consultative function to other services. This role involves working alongside the Mental Health Integrated Network Teams (MINT) and you will be expected to hold a caseload of clients within CEN.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
* Core Mental Health Profession registered with an appropriate professional body (e.g., NMC, HCPC or Social Work England)
* Clinical/post graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
* Qualification or equivalent experience in SCM, MBT practitioner level or DBT accreditation or a willingness to train.
* Post graduate qualification that includes supervised and assessed psychotherapeutic training OR Formal training in SCM or DBT (to intensive/upgrade level) or MBT (basic and certificate training) with 2 years of supervised experience.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of working with adults with mental health problems in a variety of community settings
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
* Experience of working with clients with a diagnosis of personality disorder
* Experience and skills in risk assessment and management
* Experience of working with diverse communities
* Experience of inter-agency working
* Experience of the use of a variety of therapeutic tools
* Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance.
* Lived experience of mental health problems and involvement in coproduction.
* Experience of delivery SCM, DBT or MBT treatment modalities and/or formally trained
* Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health needs, working with people with personality disorder, co-morbidities and complex emotional needs
Knowledge
* Good knowledge of Risk Assessment procedures and skills to make significant clinical decisions based on this knowledge.
* Ability to undertake complex assessments and develop comprehensive clinical formulations.
* Ability to reflect on personal experience. Demonstrates capacity and willingness to use clinical supervision.
* Computer skills: advanced keyboard skills and ability to use software programmes including word processing and email.
* Can plan, organise, and prioritise own workload. Ability to work flexibly with autonomy.
* Well-developed skills in written and verbal communication.
* Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice, clinical governance and related knowledge for research and audit.
* Good knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to relevant fields.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Skills
* Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
* Able to hold professionals and peers to account.
* Ability to consider differences and equalities both in therapy and professional relationships. This includes age, disability, culture and race, sexual orientation and religion/belief systems.
* Ability to present information clearly.
* An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks.
Approach/Values
* Mobility to travel across sites
* Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
* Can use constructive criticism and openly seeks to review and reflect on own style and presentation.
* Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.
* Commitment to the aims and values of the NHS combined with high personal integrity.
* Empathy towards the needs of people using mental health and related services, and a vision of how services can make step changes for improvement.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role
Other
* Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems.
* Capacity to monitor and assess own emotional psychological and physical conditions in order to increase clinical efficiency and reduce clinical and personal risk
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
* Ability to sustain concentration for sustained periods and where there are several simultaneous demands requiring in-depth mental attention combined with proactive engagement with a patient / group / multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
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.
£42,939 to £50,697 a yearper annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
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