Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the day to day running of the SPOA team, including screening new referrals and allocating these to the access clinicians. Manage and maintain clear waiting lists for the clinical teams that sit within the CAMHS SPOA.Manage and maintain a clear duty Rota for the SPOA.

Complete telephone triages/screening for young people who are referred to our service, making contact with families, professionals involved in their care, and the young person themselves.

Complete over the telephone risk assessment and management plans.

To provide some specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service 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 support with the planning of evidence-based psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based on formulation.

Where appropriate, to implement a range of brief psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Engage in risk assessment and management as required for new referrals and those waiting for treatment, and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

To attend multi agency meetings to support the referral and assessment of children and young people to specialist CAMHS.

Work alongside admin colleagues to ensure a smooth and timely response/screening for all new referrals into the CAMHS Division.

Ensure the safe delivery of Key KPIs and access to treatment standards.

Comply with the service requirements for the completion of routine outcome measures.

To be noted:

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification as a Clinical Psychologist Professional registration with relevant professional body i.e. HCPC.

Desirable

• Qualification in core therapy training relevant to children and families, such as CBT, DBT, systemic therapy

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Experience of working with children/young people with mental health difficulties
• Experience of assessing mental health need and risk, and creating risk management or intervention plans with children and adolescents.
• Experience in liaison and multi-agency working.
• Experience of working using evidence based models of intervention for children and young people.

Desirable

• Experience of direct, time-limited clinical work within a CAMHS type setting.
• Experience in the use of routine outcome measures in clinical practice.
• Experience of contributing to intake-coordination and waiting list management.
• Experience of developing service user participation
• Knowledge of statutory and voluntary sector services and the increasing demands facing mental health providers

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience
• Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: - overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions
• Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of clinical and non-clinical work.
• Good report writing, time management, administrative and IT skills.

Desirable

• Research, audit, and service development skills
• Supervision of junior staff
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Self-motivated. Flexible in approach and outlook. Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to contain anxiety in others.
• Adaptable
• Good interpersonal skills
• Reliable
• Trustworthy
• Physical effort - capacity to sit in constrained position for extended periods.

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Holly Oak, Edgware Community Hospital

Brunt Oak Boardway

Barent

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Relationships/CommunicationsThe post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.

Internal Relationships Colleagues and Co-workers Senior Managers

External Relationships Partners such as VCOs Other Mental Health providers in the locality Other NHS Organisations Local GPs Adult Social Care London Borough of Camden

For full details, please see the Job Description and Job Specification.

Person Specification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in a mental health setting
• Able to travel within the geographical work area
• Ability to support others with complex clinical decision making and lead MDT discussion on this topic.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent gained through experience

Desirable

• Demonstrate recent experience of working in a primary care setting
• Recent experience in a managerial position
• Demonstrate experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting

Qualifications/Registrations

Essential

• Professional Qualification (RMN, OT, SW, other) with current professional registration with relevant body.
• Evidence of mental health training
• Evidence of continued relevant professional development
• Educated to degree level or equivalent gained through experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to supervise and appraise staff, including managing performance

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Margarete Center

108 Hampstead Road

London

NW1 2LS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To maintain an active and complex caseload as relevant to professional registration in line with job plan as determined with SPOA Service Lead. Job plan will allow for balance of clinical / managerial work as required by the needs of the service.

To support the day-to-day clinical oversight of the SPOA Service, clinical pathways, coordinating the clinic-based service in conjunction with other senior colleagues and

Support junior colleagues with their caseloads management to work effectively, efficiently and creating capacity to take on new cases.

To take a lead clinical role across a specified pathway i.e., triage/ screening or Initial assessments or short-term brief intervention

To support where necessary in all aspects of the service delivery, referral management, duty clinician, to ensure that young people are triaged and screened into the service or signposted as appropriate, in consideration of risk and urgency.

To support and supervise staff, and respond to queries.

To assist in the development of CAMHS services within the locality and tri borough including working to an agreed model, developing clinical structures, recruiting staff and operational organisation of the services including all HR matters.

To maintain an awareness of complex cases and projects for which allocated staff are responsible and ensure the Clinical Team Manager is appropriately informed regarding cases of particular risk or concern. This role does include carrying a caseload.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant Discipline, eg Nursing, Social Work, Family Therapy, Psychology and Psychotherapy. Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings for a minimum of 3 years.
• Clear record of ongoing continuing professional development

Desirable

• oExperience/qualifications in leadership and/or management qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Demonstrates significant experience as a Care co-ordinator of complex cases
• Demonstrates significant experience in providing effective caseload management,
• Experience in CAMHS clinical work
• Experience in prioritising and managing the work of a team or others.
• Experience of motivating and engaging others in challenging situations to maintain progress towards goals.
• Significant supervisory experience with clear evidence of effective people management skills including clinical supervision, sickness management, performance, conduct issues
• Demonstrates a detailed understanding in the theory and practice of Recovery Principles
• Demonstrates a clear knowledge and understanding of the issues and Statutory processes involved in caring for vulnerable people.
• Demonstrates an understanding of budget management.

Desirable

• Experience gained working across systems including, health social care and the voluntary sector.
• Previous experience gained in a clinical leadership or management role

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

• Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding, in order to lead and manage others
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal particularly relating to sensitive and effective written communication with service users and carers
• Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people across the organisation and with relevant external partners, engendering confidence in others
• Confident in presenting complex information to varied audiences
• Skills in the investigation and analysis of complicated issues and data
• IT literate with an ability to use a wide range of programmes e.g. RiO, E-rostering, Microsoft Office suite including PowerPoint as required.
• Able to deal effectively with multiple deadlines and competing priorities

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Able to demonstrate personal resilience in the face of change
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• Strong people management skills and ability to deliver personably
• Sufficient resilience to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales oTreats service
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
• Honest, 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
• Demonstrates core values

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport.
• A flexible and positive can do attitude

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann’s Road

Haringey

N15 3TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is a specialist CBT therapist post with a focus on working with clients experiencing distressing psychosis. The postholder carries a specialist caseload and plays a key role in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) within Camden core teams. In addition, the role provides specialist CBT interventions for clients with depression and anxiety whose needs are too complex for primary care talking therapies services.

See attached job description and person specification for detailed description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in cognitive behavioural therapy

Desirable

• BABCP accreditation
• Working with interpreters
• Working across a variety of mental health settings

Qualifications

Essential

• Skills in assessment and intervention in CBT across the mental health spectrum, including psychosis.

Qualifications

Essential

• Skills in assessment and intervention in CBT across the mental health spectrum, including psychosis.

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience of working in an MDT 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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Margarete Centre

108 Hampstead Road

London

NW1 2LS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering a range of evidence based interventions and be responsible for the formulation and delivery of specialised programmes of care. The post holder will be required to work on Thursdays to attend MDT and other team meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

Essential

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
• Registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists) (ACP) as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.

Desirable

• Additional training in specific therapeutic modalities e.g. Parent Infant Psychotherapy

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
• Ability to manage own clinical case load
• Ability to assess, formulate, plan and deliver evidence-based care to young people and families.
• Competent and confident in using IT systems, e.g. electronic patient record

Desirable

• Experience of using Goal Based Measures and other ROMs

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of clinical experience working with client population (0-18s)
• A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
• Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
• Experience of managing clinical complexity and high levels of risk in children and young people.
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
• Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning

Desirable

• Experience of school based or community outreach work
• Some experience of project work (e.g. Quality improvement)
• Some experience of supervising junior colleagues

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
• Ability to work closely and effectively within a team
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs
• Personal QualitiesDemonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude Ability to work closely and effectively within a team Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs Demonstrates their ability to embody the Trust Values

Desirable

• Experience of EDI Champion Role/PCREF
• Experience of working across complex multi-agency networks

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Camden Community Team

Amphill Square 219 Eversholt Street,

London

NW1 1DE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide specialist operational leadership for the Trusts security function, ensuring safe and secure environments for patients, staff and visitors.

• Conduct security risk assessments across all Trust premises and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.

• Support delivery of the Trusts Security Strategy and compliance with NHS Protect standards, CQC Fundamental Standards, Health & Safety at Work Act, and Violence Prevention and Reduction Standards.

• Coordinate security patrols, contractor performance, site inspections and escalation of risks where required.

Conduct security risk assessments across all Trust premises.

• Lead operational response to securityrelated incidents including violence, theft, missing persons, criminal activity and unauthorised access.

• Support investigations through evidence gathering, CCTV review, witness statements and liaison with police and external agencies.

• Assist with major incident and emergency planning, ensuring security integration into Trust resilience arrangements

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Security qualification (e.g., Level 3/4 in Security Management, Conflict Resolution, or equivalent) GCSEs including English and Maths

Desirable

• NEBOSH General Certificate Membership of professional security bodies

Skills

Essential

• Strong communication and de escalation skills
• Ability to lead teams
• Good understanding of Security systems
• Ability to conduct Risk assessments and audits

Desirable

• Power BI or data analysis skills
• Experience with digital security systems

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in security management or supervision; experience in incident response
• Knowledge of NHS or public sector security standards

Desirable

• Experience working with police or external partners

Personal qualities

Essential

• Organised
• Proactive
• Clam under pressure
• Confident communicator

Desirable

• Experience supporting culture change

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Foundation Trust

4th Floor, East Wing, St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras way

London

NW1 0PE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of the role and requirements of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of administration in an office environment

Desirable

• Experience of working in a medical or NHS institution

Skills

Essential

• Good standard of typing skills
• Ability to write and present correspondence in a professional standard using Word for Windows.
• Ability to communicate verbally with staff and external professionals with confidence
• Ability to converse with patients by telephone with tact and sensitivity
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to converse with patients by telephone and in person with tact and sensitivity
• Skilled in minute taking

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above or equivalent

Desirable

• ECDL qualification or equivalent in computer training
• Should be educated to "A" level or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of using computer data bases

Desirable

• Understanding of equal opportunities

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to prioritise and organise tasks
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Ability to work under pressure

Other

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and a desire to live by the Trust's values.
• Demonstrates a professional and positive approach

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Foundation Trust

120 Belsize Lane

London

NW3 5BA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Appropriate qualification as either a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist (Doctoral level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS).
• Or as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP)
• Or Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with relevant UK Professional registration (e.g. BABCP)
• Or Appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at band 7 for example, clinical nurse specialist or mental health social worker. This must equate to a Master's degree in the relevant clinical area.
• Plus accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP.

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health or social welfare and demonstrate significant practice.
• CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT], Under 5's, Parent Training.
• Other post-graduate qualifications in: CBT, Systemic Foundation and Diploma, Mindfulness.
• Additional training and qualification in providing supervision
• Additional Training in Group intervention such as Incredible Years, Solihull Approach, etc.

Experience

Essential

• A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
• Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behavior problems.
• Formulation and treatment of children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Some experience of providing supervision
• Experience of working with and within schools (primary and secondary).

Desirable

• Some experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks Some experience of clinical management of staff
• Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
• Some experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders

Skills

Essential

• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Skills in the assessment of mental health for children young people and their parents
• Competent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office and clinical record-keeping systems.
• Ability to manage own clinical case load
• Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings.

Desirable

• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence based intervention strategies.
• Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
• A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face

Desirable

• Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
• A high degree of self-awareness and the ability to reflect on issues related to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure

Desirable

• Evidence of an organised approach to dealing with a high volume workflow
• Committed to personal development.
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tavistock Centre

120 Belsize Lane

London

NW3 5BA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties of post holder:The post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the older adults home treatment team. The post-holder will be expected: To manage patients old age patients with a variety of diagnoses including psychotic and non-psychotic illness who are presenting in crisis. To provide clinical leadership for the team, having oversight of the caseload and directing clinical assessments and consultations for patients. Medical input and leadership in daily MDT referral/allocation/team meetings. To conduct assessments, provide psychologically informed formulations and undertake risk assessments. To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans. To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and facilitate prompt discharge of clinically ready for discharge acute psychiatric inpatients. To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures. To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work. To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care. To participate in the trust-wide day-time consultant psychiatrist second on-call Rota for Health Based Place of Safety situated at Chase Farm Hospital (1:32) and the trust wide on call rota. To participate in stakeholder meetings and other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team. To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded. As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Qualifications or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualification

Eligibility

Essential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
• Included on the GMC LD Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician
• Section 12 Approval

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Clinical skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills and lifelong learning

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.

Desirable

• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, and audit

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Warwick Centre, Chase Farm Hospital

127 Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To plan and implement Occupational Therapy and multi-disciplinary groupwork. To work in a multi-agency context, sharing information, joint assessments and care planning to provide an holistic understanding of need and provision of services.

To use Occupational Therapy models of practice to guide assessment and treatment.To undertake project and service development work based on identified clinical need.

To work as a member of the teams, using a range of specific professional and generic, mental health and learning disabilities assessment tools to assess, plan, treat and evaluate the care needs of service users. Undertaking and contributing to reviews of such care.

3.1.7 To assess, advise, organise and/or provide equipment and adaptations and instructing on their safe use where indicated or referring on to other relevant agencies, when appropriate

3.1.10 With the support and facilitation of other senior occupational therapists, to continue to develop the clinical speciality area of occupational therapy working with Adults with learning disabilities.

To use and complete care plans, pathway documents and Framework progress notes and professional reports accurately and in a timely manner

To provide sound clinical reasoning in relation to professional input to care plans, to members of the team, trainees or others external to the organisation, when required.

To develop materials and documentation that, where appropriate, is accessible to people with learning disabilities.

To research and collate information about local resources relevant for people with learning disabilities.

To recognise and respond appropriately to disturbed behaviour in line with trust policies

To follow all Trust Policy relevant to patient / service user care and conduct of own role.

To work and travel across a geographical area and to liaise with integrated teams

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist
• Completion of fieldwork educators' course.
• Current Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults level 1

Desirable

• Evidence of Post Graduate or equivalent specialist training in areas of practice relevant to the post eg sensory modulation, learning disabilities, mental health

Experience/Skills

Essential

• Extensive experience working with children?adults with learning disabilities
• Skills in the use of a range of methods of occupational therapy assessments, intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented by adults with learning disabilities, including challenging behaviours.
• Experience of carrying out assessments for basic equipment and adaptations.
• Demonstrate independent problem solving skills.

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting and negotiate role in setting.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to respond to complex information and wide range of client needs
• Ability to present clear & accessible reports on work carried out.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise and organise own workload.

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Camden Learning Disabilities Service

5 Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Crisis Resolution Teams offer specialised crisis service in-house training for all new staff and there are a lot of training and professional development opportunities within the Trust. These include Quality Improvement and courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

All applications for this post need to be made online with reference to the Person Specification. Please apply at the end of the advert and register with this site as directed. Any application that does not meet the requirements of the Person Specification will not be shortlisted for interview. All short listed applicants will be contacted by email and are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application being submitted then it is likely you have not been shortlisted.

Person Specification

Acute Mental Health Experience

Essential

• Worked in Ward or Crisis Team

Desirable

• Other Mental Health Experience

Skill

Essential

• DBT or other similar training / experience

Risk Assessment

Essential

• Demonstrate good understanding of risk

Knowledge

Essential

• Good understanding of Mental Health Diagnosis and Mental Health Act

Team Work

Essential

• Evidence of good Team Work and Lone Working

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Islington RT

Highgate Mental Health Centre West

Dartmouth Park Hill

N19 5NX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and the provision of mental healthcare services, to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Holistic assessment of mental health
• Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health, CAMHS, Schools and GPs
• Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice
• Develop, support and train CWPs, EMHPs and other colleagues in evidence based, innovate practice within and outside of the organization.
• Provide support to junior colleagues under the direction of a senior colleague.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• A relevant degree, from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology) with relevant experience and competencies as required
• Children and Young People's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification or Education and Mental Health Practitioner from accredited training provider

Desirable

• EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS -Psychology or other health / social care / youth related undergraduate degree.

Experience

Essential

• The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) or will join this growing team (that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs) to support the work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint working.

Desirable

• Experience- Experience of working in mental health, education or related services Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes Ability to manage own caseload and time Experience of screening, assessing and clinical intervention Experience in supporting service development

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• SKILLS AND ABILITIES- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients. o Ability to work to standards for quality within the Service. Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Experience of screening, assessing and clinical intervention Experience in supporting service development. o team and demonstrate awareness of MDT functioning. o Ability to maintain and manage own workload and work autonomously within the specialist area o Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health. o Ability to recognise own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate. o To have developed computer skills to enable input of relevant data and typing of summaries and reports etc o The ability to supervise, teach and develop the skills of student and junior staff as and when appropriate. o Excellent written & verbal communication skills. o Good interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and

Desirable

• Skills and Abilities- Competent assessment skills Effective analytical and decision-making skills. Care planning skills Risk assessment knowledge and skills Competent and effective treatment skills

Knowledge and Training

Essential

• KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING-Demonstrates an understanding of children and young people's mental health and how it may present Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Models of assessment, screening and risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

• Knowledge and Training-Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes Knowledge of health promotion An awareness of serious mental health presentations Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy Knowledge of local wider systems and networks Effects of drug and alcohol use on mental health

Other

Essential

• Other- High level of enthusiasm and motivation .Advanced communication skills Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to work under pressure Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality Ability to be self-reflective in personal and professional development and in supervision Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St. Ann's Road

Haringey

N15 3TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions of clients referred to the team 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. This is likely to be provided within, however not necessarily restricted to, the framework of Positive Behaviour Support.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological assessment and intervention/treatment and/or management of a clients challenging behaviours, 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.

To evaluate and make decisions about intervention/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 orgroup.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of users whose problems are managed by psychologically based assessments/ interventions.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology and two or more distinct psychological therapies as accredited by the BPS or Certified Equivalence.
• Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and intervention/treatment of people 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 receiving and providing supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching and training.
• Demonstrate further specialist training/experience in learning disabilities through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by the professional psychology manager
• Experience of working with people whose behaviour challenges
• 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 consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Experience of working within a multicultural framework. 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 work effectively within a multidisciplinary service setting.

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 50 hours

knowledge

Essential

• Psychological assessments

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Enfield Integrated learning Disability Service

258A Hertford Road

Enfield

EN3 5BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

• Core Mental Health Qualification (Social Work, Nursing, Occupation Therapy, Allied Health Professions (drama, art, music therapy etc), Clinical/Counselling Psychology
• And/or Equivalent training and experience in related mental health field e.g. experience of minimum of 3 years
• Doctoral or Master level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy
• Registered with UKCP/AFSP as a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist

Desirable

• Post Qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields and modalities of applied psychology/systemic therapy
• Accredited (AFSP/UKCP) as Systemic and Family Therapy Supervisor

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist systemic and psychologically informed assessment and direct clinical work with service users across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, which might include CAMHS and Adult mental health settings throughout the whole life course - and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.e
• 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 with psychosis, non-psychosis presentations and a range of severe and enduring mental health problems presented within a secondary adult mental health NHS setting.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team context including across different pathways and team settings.
• Completion of a minimum of two years post qualification experience as systemic and family therapist with the related service user group.
• Experience of provision of clinical and systemic supervision to family therapy and clinical psychology trainees and assistant psychologists.

Desirable

• Experience of systemic research design and methodology, data analysis and collation (e.g. SCORE 15 and/or other related outcome measures)
• Experience and delivery including co-ordination of Family Therapy Clinic.
• Experience of systemic supervision with family therapy trainees completing qualifying masters-level training.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of systemic and family therapy/psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Knowledge of theory, practice and techniques of a range of specialised systemic and family psychotherapeutic models including evidence-based practise and its application with adults with severe and enduring mental health presentations.
• 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 of the NHS.
• Skills in providing specialist systemic consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral level and/or that equivalent to MSc in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of systemic practise research and psychology research.
• Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision, training and consultation with other staff.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health.

Desirable

• High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of theory and practise of a range of different therapeutic models within psychological therapies-specifically difficult to treat groups (e.g. psychosis, eating disorders, substance misuse, personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional needs including neurodivergent presentations and/or disabilities)

Other

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Personal experience of mental health problems.
• Ability to support MDT members in the provision of psychologically and systemically driven interventions.
• Evidence of service development and/or related project, its contribution and impact to the wider service and to systemic and family therapy.
• Ability and willingness to supervise clinical psychology and family therapy trainees within a Family Therapy Clinic context.

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

Haringey

N15 3TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide specialist, autisminformedSaLTassessments for autistic adults, with a particular focus on adults diagnosed later in life and/or those with unmet communication needs.

• Tomonitorand manage assessment waiting lists for specialist ASD input, ensuring that risk is managed and work is prioritised appropriately.

• Develop and implement communication profiles thatidentifystrengths,needsand barriers to engagement, including understanding, expression, interactionstyleand functional communication.

• To work closely with clients and carers usinga high levelof empathy, tact, and persuasion to complete assessments, discuss results and agree treatment options.

• To routinely overcome barriers to communication during assessment and intervention. This includes the use of sign,symbolsor other alternative and augmentation strategies with communication disordered clients/carers.

• To assess for suitability of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) aids for use with adults who haveautism.

• To selectappropriate equipmentand to train both clients and carers/support workers in the use of the aids.Identifyand recommend practical strategies to support communication, reducedistressand improve participation in care planning and treatment.

• Where relevant, consider the impact of sensory and environmental factors on communication and interaction, and integrate this into recommendations and reasonable adjustments.

• Provide clear written outputs from assessments, ensuring recommendations are actionable and tailored for implementation by inpatient and community teams.

• Responsibility for critically evaluating available research and developing and implementing evidence-based practices across own service area on an on-going basis.

• To use specialist knowledge to analyse complex information.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
• Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• High level post-graduate courses in related area of expertise.

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Specialist Interest Groups.

Experience

Essential

• Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), able to explain complex information to autistic people, carers and professionals.
• Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess, prioritise and manage risk within a specialist assessment pathway
• Strong consultation and influencing skills, enabling effective advisory support to inpatient and community teams

Desirable

• Ability to work with lived experience contributors to shape resources and training content

Experience

Essential

• Ability to produce high-quality written assessment outputs and practical recommendations suitable for implementation by multi-disciplinary teams.
• Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with autistic people.
• vidence of substantial experience as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Skills in Quality Improvement (QI) and experience of previous QI projects

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's rd

London

N15 3TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To coordinate a programme of ward activity and support service users to engage in a range of activity opportunities.
• To undertake supervision of patients as delegated and within sphere of own competence.
• To accompany patients to different on and off site venues appropriate to the activities in their care plan.
• To recognize and report a change in the patients behavior in relation to their mental state. To observe and report on patients abilities and progress with activities.
• Under supervision, to record interventions with patients in the multi-disciplinary notes. To participate in the maintenance of a safe environment by being aware of ones own safety and always negotiating plans with the shift co-coordinator.
• To act as a resource for patients to assist them in continuing their interests and skills when discharged from the ward(s).
• Obtain patient and/or carers views about services provided and involve them in decision making in relation to activity planning.
• Accept regular training in the prevention and management of violence as required within their sphere of practice.
• Undertakes other tasks in consultation with the ward O

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Experience or qualification

Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning difficulties or associated training

Desirable

• 6 months + experience

Communication skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills

Meaningful activity & recovery

Essential

• Understanding the value of meaningful activity and recovery principles

Desirable

• Experience of using meaningful activity to support recovery

Practical skill sharing

Essential

• Experience or understanding of teaching a practical skill

Team work

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

• NHS experience

Experience

Essential

• Ability to manage own work load

Desirable

• ability to recognise own stressors and ask for support as needed

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

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highgate Mental Health Centre

Dartmouth Park Hill

London

N19 5NX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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