We are excited to be advertising for a Senior Clinician / Practitioner / Supervisor (0.4 WTE) to supervise and oversee Structured Clinical Management (SCM) interventions with adult service users with Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) in Haringey.
This role offers the opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health practitioner to further develop their skills in supervising clinicians in the delivery of SCM interventions with this client group including Personality Disorder and Complex PTSD.
The post holder will work alongside other SCM practitioners and practitioner psychological therapists to implement SCM. Along with supervising, the postholder will hold a small caseload of SCM clients and will contribute an exciting service development extending core offer for this client group.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Mental Health Practitioner (e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Associate Psychologist) with additional training/undertaking training in SCM and an interest in complex PTSD and complex trauma.
Within the role, you will have access to SCM training and regular supervision (e.g. group and/or individual). You will provide 1:1 and group interventions to service users as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will also take a lead role in supporting the supervision and oversight of SCM practitioners working into the specialist Personality Disorder and Complex PTSD pathways, both pathways embedded within the Complex Emotional Needs team.
Main duties of the job
You will provide 1:1 and group interventions to service users with Complex Emotional Needs including Personality Disorder and cPTSD as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will also take a lead role in supporting the supervision and oversight of SCM practitioners working into the specialist Personality Disorder and Complex PTSD pathways, both pathways embedded within the Complex Emotional Needs team.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network The post holder will be aligned with our Values : We Are Kind We Are Respectful We Work Together We Keep Things Simple We Empower We Are Proudly Diverse In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Relationships/Communications
The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.
Key Responsibilities
The postholder is expected to maintain clinical record keeping, provide SCM supervision, undertake assessments, and collaborate with service users as part of the multidisciplinary team. Additionally, the postholder will support training and development of SCM practitioners and participate in MDT discussions.
Qualifications
Essential RMN/ Occupational Therapy/Social work/ Clinical or Counselling Psychology Doctorate/BCP, BACP, UKCP registered Psychotherapist Undertaking / have undertaken a qualification in SCM Experience of supervising Interest / willingness to pursue SCM supervisor training / accreditation Desirable Teaching/ Mentorship qualification SCM supervisor training Completion of training in one or more models of psychological therapies for individuals with complex emotional needs for example SCM, MBT, Schema Therapy or CAT Supervisor accreditation achieved or in process for example in SCM or MBT or other relevant psychological models Skills
Essential Knowledge of the process necessary for effective risk assessment and management Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet needs of clients. Ability to set, monitor and evaluate standards for quality within the service. Ability to undertake evidence based interventions with people suffering from a range of mental health problems Ability to work effectively in crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and client. Capacity to work collaboratively in a therapeutic and multi-professional environment within and outside the NHS Experience
Essential Demonstrable experience at Band 6 or equivalent. Knowledge of and ability to work as part of a multi-professional team as a lead clinician and role model. Experience of effective communication with other key stakeholders at a variety of levels. Other requirements
Essential The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
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