Job description

Job responsibilities

• • To provide low intensity mental health interventions to clients under the supervision of a qualified nurse (and supported by the Clinical Psychologist).
  • To support other members of the Mental Health team in the delivery of clinical care within the prison.
  • To support the mental health team in liaising with primary care and the prison to deliver mental wellbeing initiatives
  • To work independently according to a plan agreed within supervision and within the overall framework of the clinics policies and procedures.
  • To liaise with other professional services (resettlement workers, probation, CMHT) sharing information where appropriate.
  • To assist in clinically related administration and conduct of audits or project work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Achieved or working towards an upper second class honours degree in relevant subject.

Desirable

• Second class honours degree in psychology or nursing. Further training in relevant areas of mental health practice.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or offending behaviour problems and/or other disabilities

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
• Experience of working in prisons or secure settings.
• Experience of co-facilitating psychosocial groups.
• Experience of working within a team

PERSONAL

Essential

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to establish and sustain engagement with people who have mental health problems and severely challenging behaviours including violence and sexually harmful behaviours.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
• Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care.

Desirable

• An interest in working with people with forensic histories, mental health problems.

OTHER

Essential

• Ability to accept and use clinical supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Ability to work in a secure environment, in line with HMPS policy and procedure - to obtain and maintain enhanced security clearance.
• Application must be clearly tailored to the post and Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses service user's particular needs.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.

Desirable

• High standard of report writing skills
• Knowledge and experience of using SPSS for windows

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Woodhill

Milton Keynes

MK4 4DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for further duties.

Main Responsibility

• Plan, deliver and evaluate clinically appropriate interventions using evidenced based guidance and practice.
• Set up processes/protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those patients with physical, mental health and substance misuse.
• Safeguard vulnerable patients in line with CNWL Trust safeguarding policies.
• Apply local risk assessment and management
• Make appropriate referrals to other services for long term or complex care management.
• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care treatment programs/packages.
• Use highly skilled interventions to de-escalate aggressive patient behaviours and be aware of the appropriate processes for dealing with
• Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. prison, education staff to provide integrated and coordinated
• Work within own sphere of competency and ensure that training needs are communicated to the team

Research and Audits:

• Utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual.
• Assist in audits as per the annual planner or when requested to do so in order to develop and improve service provision.

Teaching, Training and Supervision:

• Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with professional practice and CNWL guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse
• Evidence of personal and professional development in Nursing since Registration

Desirable

• Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
• Mentorship or practice assessor certification
• Chronic disease management or long term condition qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations.
• Experience of providing and receiving supervision
• Experience of running clinics

Desirable

• Experience of systmone IT system
• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison

Skills, Knowledge, Abilites

Essential

• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe storage and administration of drugs.
• Knowledge of clinical audit process and an ability to use audit tools.
• Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if untoward changes occurred
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management and its implementation.
• Able to use computer software packages such as MS Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice & understanding of clinical governance in maintaining quality of care
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Knowledge of current developments in specialist clinical area.
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Flexible approach to work including both day and night shifts where night shifts occur

Desirable

• Leadership skills

Other

Essential

• Motivated to maintain the highest standards in a changing service.
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area.
• Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others.
• Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
• Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
• The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job.
• Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP/YOI Bronzefield

Woodthorpe Road

Surrey

TW15 3AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide highly specialist psychoanalytically-informed psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources

Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/ young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings

Be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, grounded in the principles and techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These will include long and short term interventions as appropriate to need

Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans

Provide highly specialist expertise, advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young peoples formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• ACP-recognised pre-clinical training to Master's level (or equivalent).
• Post-graduate doctoral-level training in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at an ACP-accredited training school.
• To hold a professional registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
• Evidence of compliance with ACP Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and formulation of complex mental health presentations including Trauma presentations
• Experience of working psychologically with children and young people who have complex mental health problems, including trauma and personality disorder
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision
• Experience of skills in group work
• Experience of work with care-givers/families
• Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of working in an NHS community mental health settings in secondary and tertiary care

Desirable

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology or psychotherapy in different cultural contexts

Knowledge, Skills and Professional Competencies

Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessment and intervention for with children and young people with mental health presentations
• Knowledge of clinical caseload management within a team setting
• Well-developed skills in the ability to work and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and to other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation and NICE guidance in relation to this client group
• Skills in providing consultation and supervision to other professional and non-professional groups and assistants

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Valid drivers licence and the ability to drive to different bases

Desirable

• 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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eaglestone Health Centre, Hospital Campus, Standing Way

Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential:

Registered mental health professional (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker)

Experience working with complex mental health needs and high-risk patients

Experience of clinical leadership, supervision and team management

Strong skills in risk assessment, care planning and crisis management

Experience of community-based or outreach working

Driving licence and access to a vehicle for work

Desirable:

Experience in assertive outreach, crisis or urgent care services

Experience of service development or transformation

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional qualification (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker or equivalent)
• Current professional registration (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England)
• Evidence of post-registration training relevant to mental health / community services

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification or training
• Training in Psychosocial Interventions Other relevant training, e.g. psychosocial interventions
• Counselling qualification
• Venepuncture qualification
• ECG application qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working with individuals with complex mental health needs and high risk
• Experience of working with disengaged or hard-to-engage service users in a community setting
• Experience of risk assessment, safety planning and crisis management
• Experience of leading or supervising staff within a clinical team
• Experience of operational management (e.g. rota management, performance, workload oversight)
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working

Desirable

• Experience of service development or mobilisation of new models of care
• Experience in assertive outreach, crisis services or urgent care 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill House

38 Riverside Way

Uxbridge

UB8 2YF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care, in order to reach a psychological formulation of the clients difficulties.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

To provide specialist assessments of clients presenting with cognitive impairment due to a variety of causes or organic conditions, including pre-assessment counselling and neuropsychological and functional assessments, and to be able to adjust psychological interventions to work effectively with people presenting with complex needs due to cognitive impairment and organic disorders.

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulations, diagnoses and treatment plans.

To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients with complex presentations and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment, formulation and management.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison.

To promote actively, user and carer involvement in care planning and service development.

To be up to date with both de-escalation, physical breakaway and PMVA techniques appropriate to the service environment

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, equivalent to that accredited by the BPS.
• Evidence of post-qualification specialist training, experience and developing expertise in a specialist area of clinical practice relevant to this role
• HCPC Registered as a practitioner psychologist

Desirable

• Pre- or Post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of representing psychology within context of multidisciplinary care.
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
• Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• High level knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification
• Formal Training in Supervision of other psychologists.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC

Desirable

• Experience of working in secure environments and/or forensic mental health.
• Experience of using a trauma informed approach
• Lived experience of mental health Issues

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• 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
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Possesses range of clinical knowledge, skills & information technology expertise relevant to post.
• Can demonstrate competence in supervision of junior qualified psychology and MDT staff and professional psychology trainees.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• 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.
• Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management, and treatment of offenders with mental health difficulties and personality disorders.
• Ability to work intensively with people who present challenges in the complexity of their problems and needs, including sexual and violent offending and self-harming and suicidal behaviours
• High level of ability to plan and organise clinical service provision to meet service demands, and to maintain high quality professional practice
• Evidence of continual development of specialist knowledge and skills through engaging in relevant study and Continuing Professional Development relevant to the forensic population
• Experience of software e.g. SPSS, Excel

Desirable

• Ability to write reports for varied audiences, including courts and purchasers of services.

ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary team working

Other

Essential

• Ability to work in a secure environment. Must be able to obtain and maintain prison security clearance and work in accordance with HMPS and Sodexo policies and procedures
• Ability to travel across sites

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Woodhill

HMP Woodhill

Milton Keynes

MK4 4DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical & Operational

1. All aspects of Core Podiatry will be expected by the clinician.
2. To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools underpinning all core Podiatry skills. You will be expected to ask for help if you need it.
3. To triage referrals from doctors, allied health professionals, consultants, and emergency departments in both community and acute settings, using agreed criteria to provide rapid access to expert clinical care.
4. To diagnose and treat complex podiatric disorders, both as part of podiatric management and within the context of broader long-term condition care plans.
5. To perform complex wound care, taking patients foot risk status into account, and to apply the principles of wound management using established classification systems.
6. To possess highly developed physical skills and precise handeye coordination for performing skilled debridement of acute, chronic, neuropathic, and ischaemic wounds, often over extended periods.
7. To be involved in the day-to-day running of biomechanics/MSK clinics and service.
8. To motivate administrative and clerical staff to work effectively with the team, supporting them in identifying and resolving problems to ensure the delivery of an efficient service
9. To work collaboratively with other team leads to develop and review guidelines and protocols for the identification and management of long-term condition foot disorders.
10. To work collaboratively across different sectors of the organisation to develop services that meet users needs by participating in forums and analysing feedback to deliver appropriate and effective care.
11. Be responsible for clinic ordering and stock maintenance as required by local policy.
12. To manage and prioritise ones own caseload effectively.
13. To participate in developing guidelines, procedures, and service standards in biomechanics, working collaboratively with Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Consultants.
14. To ensure compliance with Trust health and safety policies (e.g., COSHH, workplace risk assessments, infection control, sharps management, and lone worker policies) and to report incidents appropriately.
15. To perform manual handling techniques in stock handling and equipment.
16. To ensure that all annual, sick, study, and other non-clinical leave is accurately recorded in accordance with service requirements.
17. To report all incidents, near misses and complaints in line with Trust procedures.
18. To report failure of equipment and contribute to improving health and safety
19. To workin accordance with Trust and departmental guidelines, policies, procedures, service standards, codes of practice, and protocols
20. To participate in audit as required.
21. Attend and be actively involved in staff meetings and relevant meetings as required.
22. To work across different locations providing care where required.
23. To take responsibility for allocated equipment.
24. To promote a professional image of yourself and of the service.

Management

1. To provide day-to-day leadership to junior clinical staff, supporting their professional development and ensuring effective delivery of team services.
2. To take responsibility for the team budget, minimizing spending on agency staff and ensuring staff adhere to local guidelines
3. o take the lead in interpreting corporate policy and co-creating local guidelines for the team to follow.
4. To lead a team of clinicians and support staff in the provision of pro-active high quality podiatric care and supporting peer reviewing of staff.
5. To work with the Service Manager, Clinical Lead and MSK Extended Scope Practitionerin the development of the MSK/Orthotics team as a centre of excellence
6. Communication of complex clinical and financial information to a wide range of internal and external staff, organisations and stakeholders.
7. To organise and prioritise ones workload to achieve personal and organisational objectives, applying experience, knowledge, and skills to make clinical judgements. To demonstrate highly developed time management skills to balance clinical and managerial responsibilities effectively.
8. To use the non-clinical time appropriately by using it for but not restricted to audits/research/projects/lead work/meetings/education and training and recording this
9. Work with the Service Manager, Clinical Lead and MSK Extended Scope Practitioner to set work for staff aroundfinancial targets, stock management and clinical outcomes.
10. To ensure that your own practice, and that of all staff under your supervision, meets the required HPC standards
11. To ensure that all clinical staff within the team have appropriate support for their clinical practice and continuing professional development through team meetings, review, supervision, appraisal, training and development
12. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of equipment by staff
13. To be participatingin the monitoring, ordering and maintaining stock levels
14. To take responsibility, supported by Service Manager and Clinical Lead, for effective and evidence- based workforce management
15. To be actively involved in the recruitment, selection and induction of clinical staff
16. To be responsible for checking and signing agency returns and providing appropriate clinical references to agency groups on clinical expertise and reliability.
17. To participate in maintenance procedures and ensure that equipment isin effective working order or that, should this be required, equipment is repaired as per Trust procedure.
18. To undertake clinical and managerial supervision with staff members designated to you
19. To deputise for the MSK extended Scope practitioner when any problems arisein the running of the service or patient care.
20. To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the team
21. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation of all client records as required by legal, Trust and HPC guidelines in a legible and literate manner.
22. To participate inthe production of quality reports, including audit.
23. To comply with organisational, trust and departmental policies and procedures, and to be involved in the reviewing, updating and implementing of these policies as appropriate.
24. To liaise with the Service Manager, Clinical Lead and Extended Scope Podiatry Practitionerin setting up new service delivery projects or pilot in line with government standards
25. To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Service Manager, Clinical Lead and/or Extended Scope Podiatry Practitioner, which may include supporting investigations i.e. complaints/Datix/Mortalities etc

Education

1. To keep up to date with current knowledge in biomechanics/MSK and podiatry undertaking evidenced-based best practice.
2. To be Involved in student training and staff rotations of other disciplines.
3. To ensure CPD and competency is achievedin line with professional guidelines
4. To maintain mandatory training as required by the podiatry department and Trust.
5. To participate and undertake individual performance review.
6. To attend all mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust.

Effort

To perform objective assessments of the foot with moderate physical effort on a daily basis.

To demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity to clients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions such as pain, anxiety and mobility problems.

To do tasks, which require moderate to high mental effort on a daily basis, for example concentration to write letters, develop policies and presentations, use clinical analysis and reasoning skills and develop appropriate treatment programmes and educate staff, colleagues and clients throughout the day.

To respond effectively to variable work patterns and stressful situations, managing time, adjusting priorities, and making decisions using moderate mental effort on a daily basis.

May be frequently exposed to unpleasant working conditions such as bodily fluids and working with homeless people,

May be exposed to verbal and physical aggression from service users or carers and will need to be able to demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.

To comply with local risk procedures when dealing with challenging behavioural needs and high risk extreme environments.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine.
• HCPC Podiatrist Registration.
• Hold a Certificate in local anaesthesia.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of treating Biomechanical/MSK related foot Conditions.
• Experience of working across primary and secondary care.

Desirable

• Experience of foot orthotic manufacture
• Demonstrate continued professional development in the field of Biomechanics/MSK
• Experience of work in the

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the effect lower limb biomechanics in Orthopaedic/MSK conditions.
• Skills to carry out a comprehensive biomechanical assessment and orthopaedic examination of gait, lower limb joints and muscle.
• To demonstrate clinical reasoning and decision making skills in the management of biomechanics/MSK Conditions
• Knowledge of current evidence based/ best practices
• To be able to prescribe and carry out appropriate treatments e.g. prescribe foot orthotics exercises, strapping.
• To have an understanding of advanced modalities of treatments relevant to biomechanics and as required appropriate referrals to other disciplines.
• To have a comprehensive understanding of foot orthotics and their applications and manufacture.
• Skills in assessment, diagnoses and treatment of To be able to carry out full range of podiatry clinical skills such as wound care, vascular and neurological assessment and nail surgery
• Ability and experience of foot health education/promotion
• Ability to undertake nails surgery assessments, procedure and post-operative care

Desirable

• Demonstrate working with diverse population.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Belsize Priory Health Centre

172A Belsize Road

London

NW6 4BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in delivering mental health care to children, young people, and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathway.
• The post holder will provide specialist Systemic assessment and therapy
• The post holderwill offer specialist Systemic, psychological and / or mental health input to children, young people, and their families.
• The post holderwill form part of the Family Therapy clinic, as both reflecting team member and lead therapist
• The post holderwill offer systemic consultation on clients psychological care to colleagues from all disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
• The post holderwill support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and offer supervision as agreed per job plan.
• The post holder will offer multi-family and group interventions

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate family therapy training to MSc level or equivalent.
• UKCP registration as family therapist

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialised areas
• Post-qualification training in teaching and supervision of child family therapy
• CYP IAPT training/Supervisor training
• Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team.
• Experience in supervising as Family Therapist
• Experience of developing and delivering bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
• Experience of developing and delivering clinical training to colleagues

Desirable

• Experience of developing bespoke training packages
• Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal
• Fluent in an additional language

Core Competencies

Essential

• Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
• Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
• Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
• Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAPT
• Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
• Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
• Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
• Able to promote self-management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotations, peer support, training and skills development
• Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
• Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills

Specialist Competencies

Essential

• Experience of undertaking and supervising specialist family therapy assessment
• Family Therapy, Group Therapy Experience, knowledge and skills in the use of and supervision of family therapy intervention and management of children, adolescents and their families

Desirable

• Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, Mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group

Administration and Record Keeping

Essential

• Able to use Word and Excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data.
• Able to maintain consistent records for contacts and to adhere to service line / Trust guidelines on use of templates / formats
• Competent in the use of clinical recording systems such as SystmOne, RiO, Jade
• Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
• Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
• Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations

Desirable

• Use of S1

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

Essential

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
• Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty
• Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrow CAMHS

Northolt Road

South Harrow

HA2 8EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.1 To assess, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment.

1.2 To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.

1.3 To demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children.

1.4 To facilitate relevant professionals/parents to carry out speech and language therapy programmes/strategies/advice

1.5 To monitor the effectiveness of speech and language therapy programmes/strategies/advice being delivered by other relevant professionals/parents and adjust as necessary

1.6 To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment seeking advice as appropriate

1.7 To develop clear packages of care based on best practice and differential diagnosis and to use specialist clinical knowledge to inform case management.

1.8 To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.

1.9 To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in own specialist clinical area.

1.10 To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and supervisors and identify own strengths and development need

1.11 To manage own complex caseload independently and to prioritise workload using specialist skills, accessing support as appropriate

1.12 To ensure that children, their families and schools are involved in the planning and implementation of their care

1.13To evaluate own delivery and to be accountable for own professional actions and decisions, and recognise own professional boundaries seeking advice as appropriate from supervisor/ team leader.

1.14 To report, in a timely manner, all concerns regarding Safeguarding issues to Team Leader or supervisor & to refer onto Social Services & Named Nurse for Safeguarding as appropriate, following the latest Safeguarding guidance/policy.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised speech and language Therapy degree qualification (minimum of 2:1 or equivalent)
• Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice
• Registered member of RSCLT (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists)
• Further training courses relevant to the post

Desirable

• First class honours degree or equivalent
• Extensive training relevant to the post
• Attendance at special interest group/ clinical excellence group for eg Autism/dysfluency/complex needs
• ADOS Training

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with pre school children as a therapist
• Experience of assessing pre school children
• Experience of delivering training/parent workshops
• Experience of offering informal support to less experienced colleagues
• Experience of working in a multiagency/multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
• Experience of supervising a student
• Experience of developing and delivering training
• Experience of working with signalong

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• In depth knowledge of assessment tools and experience of using them relevant to school age and preschool
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to pre school age children
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with pre school children
• Experience of contributing to an audit
• Good knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to pre school children.
• Good knowledge of standards of record keeping

Desirable

• Experience of using Systm one as the main electronic record
• Experience of leading a clinical audit

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with professionals, children and their families
• Evidence of being a pro-active and supportive team member
• Good negotiation and problem solving skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Uxbridge Health Centre

George Street

Uxbridge

UB8 1UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties for patients in an inpatient setting.
• To provide specialist assessment of communication and swallowing problems, formulate a hypothesis using a high level of clinical reasoning, and develop and implement appropriate interventions/rehabilitation to be delivered in an inpatient setting.
• To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
• To write comprehensive reports that are accessible to a range of professionals reflecting specialist knowledge.
• To develop clear care plans, advice and information, based on best practice and to use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments for care management.
• To ensure that patients and/or carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and wherever possible facilitate patients with communication and/or cognitive difficulties to participate in the process to ensure meaningful outcomes.
• To provide advice and training to other professionals, carers and relatives regarding the safe management and care of patients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties to maximise the patients skills and reduce clinical risk.
• To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of other professionals across a variety of locations and agencies.
• To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• To reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of patients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and maintain knowledge of current literature and developments within the specialist clinical field of adult neurology (including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, and dementia).
• To demonstrate some knowledge and use of high and low technology communication aids with a range of patients.
• To manage risk when dealing with people who have swallowing difficulties, to promote choice by providing information about the risks and to contribute to moral and ethical decision making about oral and/or alternative feeding choices.

Person Specification

Educations/ Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with Health Professions Council as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses and membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks

Desirable

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with adults with acquired disorders and a significant proportion of this should be with stroke.
• Relevant specialist experience post qualification in assessment and management of acquired communication/swallowing disorders of neurological aetiology
• Experience within specialist area of stroke.
• Involvement in multi-disciplinary working

Desirable

• Post graduate experience should include outpatient and community setting
• Experience of supervising more junior staff and volunteers
• Experience working with interpreters.
• Experience of developing and providing specialist training to nursing home staff, carers, and other members of the MDT

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent caseload management skills, including the ability to prioritise caseload and work independently.
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
• Knowledge of high and low technology communication aids and their use with adult neurological patients
• In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to specialist patient group.
• In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to communication and dysphagia in specialist patient group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits.
• In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit / record keeping.
• Knowledge of up-to-date advances in clinical management relevant to specialist patient group and application to own clinical practice.

Desirable

• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to adult acquired communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders

Other

Essential

• Computer literacy/IT skills and a willingness to update these

Desirable

• Car driver and access to a car for work purposes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clayponds Hospital or Ealing Day Treatment Centre

Clayponds Hospital or Ealing Day Treatment Centre

Sterling Place

W5 4RN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary

Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use

our services

Being open and transparent about their own practice

Supervising the work of others

Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made

Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement

Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records

Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered General nurse, NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or NMC registered dual trained nurse
• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines

Desirable

• NMC registered for both General nursing or Mental health nursing in the UK.Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

• You need previous experience of working in NHS hospital as either General nurse or Mental Health Nurse

Desirable

• Experience working in Older Adult Mental Health care in the UK

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
• Proficient in Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with
• Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
• Empowering and working in partnership
• Safeguarding and advocacy
• Risk assessment

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oak Tree Ward, Woodland Centre

Pield Heath Road

Uxbridge

UB8 3NN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESULT AREAS

Clinical

• To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
• To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulations, diagnoses and treatment plans.
• To attend seclusion and segregation reviews, recovery team meetings and safer custody meetings in the prison as appropriate and to offer psychological opinion about management and appropriate referrals in that context.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
• To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, and report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance, in accordance with professional codes of practice of required professional accrediting body, and Trust policies and procedures.
• To work innovatively and in conjunction with colleagues (both mental health and prison staff) to develop appropriate, evidence based and effective services for those in prison.

Teaching, training, and supervision

• To receive regular clinical supervision from a suitably qualified and experienced psychological therapist and, where appropriate, other professional colleagues.
• To develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work, as appropriate.
• To provide professional and clinical supervision of Band 6 psychological therapists, assistant/graduate psychologists and, as appropriate, to contribute to the supervision of individual cases for trainee psychologists and psychological therapists.
• To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of applied psychology and psychological therapy, as appropriate.
• To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Management, recruitment, policy and service development

• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
• To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
• To manage the workloads of Band 6 psychological therapists, assistant and graduate psychologists, within the framework of the services policies and procedures.
• As negotiated and within time constraints, the post holder will be expected to attend relevant clinical and professional meetings within and outside the prison.
• To develop, with colleagues from the prison, health and third-sector organisations peer led/service-user facilitated support, education and treatment programmes.

Research and service evaluation

• To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
• To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
• To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues to help develop service provision.
• To familiarise themselves with, and to comply with, the Trusts requirements on research governance.

IT responsibilities (other than those used for research)

• The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/Head of Speciality when necessary.
• The postholder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required.
• The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that the psychology service staff they are responsible for/supervise engage in relevant computer and IT training as required and will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data.

General

• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and service manager.
• To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of applied psychology and related disciplines.
• To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or its equivalent, accredited by the BPS. Training in models of developmental lifespan psychology, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• OR A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent). Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) (via having a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route)
• OR A recorded/registered qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and further post accreditation qualification in a NICE recommended or evidence-based therapy (e.g. CBT; EMDR) Accreditation with a Professional Standards Authority recognised Accreditation Body

Desirable

• Other relevant CPD qualifications, pre- or post-training. Especially training in working with people with trauma presentations, research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Training in more than one psychological therapy.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience working with and delivering psychological therapy to those with a diagnosis of personality disorder and/or a history of self-harm and substance misuse and experience of working with complex trauma.
• Experience of delivering brief, primary care, CBT interventions or equivalent
• Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings
• Experience of teaching and training.
• Experience of using a trauma informed approach
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity. Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural and specialist contexts.
• Experience of working in secure settings, either prison or secure hospitals.
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural and specialist contexts
• Experience of working in secure settings, either prison or secure hospitals.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• 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 in providing training, advice and psychological information and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• High level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management and treatment of mentally disordered and PD offenders.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses).
• Ability to work intensively with people who present challenges in the complexity of their problems and needs, including sexual and violent offending and self-harming and suicidal behaviours.

Desirable

• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Downview

Sutton Lane

Sutton, Surrey

SM2 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, which provides a range of specialist services to substance users, including harm minimisation approaches, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning, health education and detoxification, mindfulness and groupwork.

2. To make continuous assessments of the psychological, emotional, social, and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of the client, their family/carer and local community, with regular evaluation of care plans.

3. To provide case management to a defined caseload of clients, under the supervision of their manager and the multi-disciplinary team.

4. To use agreed and established outcome monitoring tools and any other relevant quality measures.

5. To manage the transfer of individuals between prisons and into the community.

6. To counsel individuals about their substance use, using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based interventions.

7. To ensure full risk assessment and risk management is delivered effectively.

8. To understand and implement clinical governance.

9. To ensure the highest quality of service is delivered by following local and national quality and performance standards, guidance, procedures, and practice guidelines.

10. To ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, including Incident Reporting.

11. To support the wider service with additional interventions as appropriate and with relevant training, e.g. initial clinical assessment, second signatory for controlled drugs, urine testing, dry blood-spot testing, etc.

Communication

1. To participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

2. To liaise and communicate relevant information with partner agencies within local and Trust guidelines.

3. To promote an open dialogue culture, where a positive culture on improving communication and maintenance of healthy therapeutic relationships with clients are enhanced and valued.

4. To contribute to the promotion of team cohesiveness and working collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication.

5. To work collaboratively in developing professional links with other statutory and voluntary service providers, ensuring a corporate approach is adopted.

Information and Resource Management:

1. To be responsible for the effective management of own caseload.

2. To maintain accurate and up to date documentation of all client records, ensuring the confidentialityof such records are in line with the Data Protection Act and local policies.

3. To adhere to all service data recording policies, such as NDTMS and TOPs.

4. To be responsible for ensuring monthly reports and other data reporting are submitted within agreed timescales.

5. To ensure that all client interaction entered onto SystmOne is accurate and timely.

6. To demonstrate responsible time management.

7. To ensure that all local and Addictions service administration systems are followed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to diploma level or NVQ level 4

Desirable

• Motivational Interviewing/Relapse management training
• Harm reduction training

Experience

Essential

• Keeping accurate electronic records.
• Experience of conducting risk assessments and developing/reviewing careplans.
• Substantial experience in relevant role.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison

KILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Essential

• Knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to use computer to access patient information and email.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
• Sensitive to colleagues and able to promote a positive motivating environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Dependable and a sense of responsibility
• Flexible approach to work with ability to prioritise workload
• Professional manner

Desirable

• Problem solving skills, stress management skills & conflict resolution skills
• Data processing and analysis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ARC-MK

33-37 Farthing Grove

Milton Keynes

MK6 4JH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a highly specialist systemic assessment of service users and families presenting with significant and highly complex mental health and relationship issues, using the appropriate interpretations and integration of complex information from a variety of other professionals.

For further information about this post please see attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate degree in an appropriate mental health/social welfare profession or equivalent
• Masters/Doctoral level qualification or equivalent in Systemic Family Therapy
• Further specialist training gained through C.P.D.
• Registered with the UKCP (United Kingdom Child Psychotherapy)
• Member of AFT/IFT or similar

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience at graduate level or equivalent in a mental health or social welfare.
• Substantial experience post - qualifying as a Family Therapist, working with eating disorders.
• Experience of working therapeutically with families and children in various contexts

Desirable

• Experience of working therapeutically in a multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team.
• Experience of teaching and training Systemic Family Therapy to other professionals

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• A high level of skill in assessing the client system, and identifying and prioritising interactional patterns, family dynamics and context
• Highly developed communication skills in relation to complex conditionrelated conversations with children, parents, family systems, carers and professionals in other agencies
• Knowledge of Children Act, 1989/2004 and ability to work with child protection procedures.
• Organisational skills and an ability to plan and prioritise own patient workload and family sessions in the Family Therapy clinic
• Ability to interpret and act within ethical and Trust guidelines and in accordance with the rules of professional conduct
• Highly developed negotiating skills with families often in a very emotive atmosphere with multiple perspectives
• Advanced skills in report and letter writing
• Ability to work autonomously being accountable for own professional decisions
• Ability to interpret and act within ethical and Trust guidelines and in accordance with the rules of professional conduct

Desirable

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and risk assessment.
• Knowledge of research methodology and audit practices as practiced within clinical Family Therapy research
• Ability to train and supervise trainees and other professionals in the Systemic Family Therapy modality
• Interest in working with sexually abused children/young people and their families.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Telephone skills
• IT skills
• Current full driving license
• Advanced video skills

Disposition

Essential

• Tactful, trustworthy and sensitive to other peoples' feelings
• Calmness when dealing with conflicting pressures
• Ability to work with other professionals in multi disciplinary team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eaglestone Health Centre, Hospital Campus

Standing Way, Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide an evidence-based assessment, treatment and advisory service to clients with neurological conditions both progressive and acquired such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinsons disease, MS, spinal cord pathologies, MND.
• To work flexibly with all other members of the multi-professional team to provide an integrated rehabilitation service to patients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the team
• To see patients in our inpatient rehabilitation ward, community outpatient clinics or other settings such as their own homes, or leisure facilities
• To manage a varied caseload comprising clients with a range of neurological diagnosis causing neurological impairments that often include musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, cognitive and communication impairments as well.
• To prevent hospital admission and facilitate discharge from, for example, local HASUs discharging early supported discharge patients following stroke
• To participate in departmental continuous professional development, education and training, audit and research projects.
• To manage a complex caseload using evidence-based clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis.
• To use a patient centred, goal-orientated rehabilitation approach.
• To participate in departmental clinical supervision that is responsive and personalised e.g. can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Degree Physiotherapy
• State registration with HCPC
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Relevant Post Registration courses or in-house training

Desirable

• Membership and/or involvement in National special interest group

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in the UK health service or a similar health economy as a Physiotherapist.
• Significant post-registration working as band 5 or band 6 or equivalent in experience
• Experience in a variety of core areas to include Neurology, Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Care of Older people, Community, Musculoskeletal

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with students or supervising students
• Management experience of departmental duties

Skills

Essential

• Participated in some form of evidence based practice e.g. research, audit
• Demonstrate ability to use Computers including: internet, word, power point and excel
• Problem solving skills Able to direct own study programme. Good time management skills
• Active Involvement in CPD, appraisal schemes and supervision

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding the principles of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Demonstrates an understanding of holistic rehabilitation of clients with complex needs and disability
• Has an understanding of the political and economic situation in relation to health and social care.
• An understanding of disability frameworks
• Ability to independently resource e.g. internet
• Able to self-motivate
• Able to prioritise

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pancras Hospital

4 Pancras Way, Camden

London

NW1 0PE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide general administrative support where needed across healthcare. Responsible for the distribution of post received, ensuring that all correspondence is distributed appropriately and accurately. Support the timely processing and response to routine correspondence, including complaints and concerns, in line with local and Trust guidelines. Deal with telephone enquiries, acting as first point of contact for the prison and external agencies, and respond accordingly. Ensure information received from other agencies is processed in a timely and confidential manner. To provide secretarial support using a variety of software packages (primarily MSWord, MS Excel, C-NOMIS and SystmOne) to the multi-disciplinary team. Produce the daily patient movement list (PMMS). Respond to requests for Medical Records within set timescales and in line with local processes. Scanning and filing to patient records as required. To assist in the implementation of management information systems in use with inputting and extracting data. Provide administrative support for the recruitment process as required both pre and post interview. Support and allocate internal/external appointments as required. Order supplies to include medical and stationery requirements. Liaise with internal and external agencies as required to ensure routine maintenance of equipment and treatment areas is kept up to date To provide statistical information as required Filing in a timely and accurate mannerSupport data collection exercises associated with core healthcare functions as required

To meet the evolving needs of the organization you may also be required to provide cover in other areas following appropriate discussion.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• A good level of general education to include 'O' level or GCSE standard for English and Maths or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

• Previous office and administrative experience
• Experience and knowledge of software programmes
• Good standard of written and oral communication

Desirable

• Experience of working within an NHS department or secure settings environment

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to develop and maintain high standards of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and plan workload to meet deadlines and competing demands

Attitudes, aptitudes personal characteristics

Essential

• Willing to develop own skills and knowledge
• Ability to maintain quality in own work
• Flexible and able to provide admin cover in all healthcare areas
• Able to work autonomously and within a team

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Woodhill

Tattenhoe Lane

Milton Keynes

MK4 4DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)