Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Qualified to degree level in a relevant subject (nursing, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist with BPS approved post graduate certificate, counselling, psychological therapy) or equivalent experience
• Psychological Therapy qualification (or currently working towards).
• PWP training course qualification
• Significant demonstrable equivalent experience in specific area or practice.

Desirable

• Masters level training in relevant Psychological or Mental Health area.
• Post-graduate training in relevant mental-health / psychological / recovery discipline.
• Qualified psychological therapist

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of work with people with moderate to severe mental health problems.
• Experience in psychological interventions - CBT or interpersonal therapy / dialectical behaviour therapy interventions or other evidence based approaches.
• Experience of NHS procedures and structures.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Experience of working within and multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience delivering psychological therapies via telephone.
• Experience in applying specialist psychological therapies.
• Previous experience of working within a crisis team.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of legislation related to mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach etc.
• Knowledge and skill in assessment, formulation of need and evaluation of presenting problems
• Competency in delivering clinical skills i.e. assessment, therapeutic interventions and management of mental health
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage distressing and challenging situations
• Ability to challenge existing practice and promote continuous quality improvement
• Influencing and negotiating skills as well as adept at conflict resolution
• Presenting skills and IT literate - specifically in the MS office suite of programmes.
• 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 service users, cares and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• Ability to feedback and discuss cases within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to interact sensitively with people with mental health problems.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent documentation of duties performed.
• Confidence to work autonomously.
• Ability to communicate information on formulation, risk and intervention to staff from other disciplines.

Desirable

• Knowledge of RiO patient record system.
• Previous experience of assessing people who present in an acute mental health crisis.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good range of problem solving skills.
• Good range of information gathering skills.
• Ability to assess and manage risks.
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with learning disability, problems or other disabilities.
• An ability to sustain empathy and personal engagement with individuals experiencing mental health problems or challenging behaviour.
• Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working.
• Driven, reliable and methodical

Other Requirement

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a service to clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week may include some on-call work.
• Fit and able to undertake patient facing work as and when required.

Desirable

• Possession of a valid UK driving license.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernards

Uxbridge Road

London

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree / Diploma Physiotherapy
• Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist

Desirable

• Member of CSP and or involvement in professional network
• Post Graduate MSc Degree
• Post-registration courses e.g.: .Manual handling .Goal setting .Frailty and older people's rehabilitation .Student placement facilitator

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy (acute or community) as a physiotherapist.
• Previous general experience to include the following: .Older people/frailty assessment and rehabilitation .Medicine and general surgery .Orthopaedics .Falls .Dementia .Long-term conditions
• Experience teaching juniors and assistants

Desirable

• Experience working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
• Previous general experience to include the following: .Community working .Neurology .Pain management
• Experience teaching students

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and fluency in written and oral communication
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the Trust policies
• Ability to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary

Skills

Essential

• Understanding and ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills required to act as an effective professional clinician and adhere to your relevant code of conduct/practice
• Ability to plan and use assessment methods that are appropriate for complex needs, and use processes of reasoning that are based on available evidence including national guidelines such as NICE and other local and professional policies
• Ability to follow processes of reasoning which balance additional information against the overall picture of the individual's needs to confirm or deny developing hypotheses.
• Knowledge and understanding of the role of intermediate care in supporting a timely discharge
• Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office suite for various administration tasks, including
• Working with spreadsheets document writing and email

Desirable

• Knowledge and ability to use patient record systems such as SystmOne or similar.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Understanding and ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills required to act as an effective professional clinician and adhere to your relevant code of conduct/practice

Desirable

• Demonstrates flexibility, problem-solving, initiative and leadership skills.
• Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development
• Understanding the principles of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
• Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
• Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of an physiotherapist in rehabilitation as well as the role of other professionals in the MDT
• Demonstrate a commitment to working with older people
• Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of health and safety
• Acting in a personally and professionally responsible manner
• To be flexible and to be able to motivate self and others
• The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time
• The ability to work in a team
• Have insight into your own strengths and development areas with respect to the trust's values and behaviours

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Community Indepence Service

145 King Street Hammersmith and Fulham

London

W6 9XY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• BSc Radiography or Diploma of the College of Radiographers (DCR).
• Health Professions Council Registration if applicable to candidate or registration with other professional regulatory body
• PgDip Medical Ultrasound
• Evidence of CPD.

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study
• Up to date knowledge of ultrasound imaging techniques

Experience

Essential

• Experience of training staff and students
• Experience of working unsupervised
• Awareness of clinical governance issue in relation to patient care
• Knowledge of developments within the profession

Desirable

• Willingness to be involved in skill mix
• Up to date knowledge of ultrasound imaging techniques

Skills

Essential

• Ability to cope with work pressures and manage time effectively
• Ability to make prompt decisions based on knowledge, experience and circumstances
• Ability to work using own initiative but also to know when to seek assistance and guidance.
• Keep all records up to date in a clear, accurate and concise manner on a day-to-day basis.

Desirable

• Basic teaching, counselling and supervisory skills.

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

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

London

W6 8RF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Delivering Interventions and Client Care

• Assess and develop evidence-based intervention plans to meet the mild - moderate needs of CYP with a range of mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties, with the support of your supervisor
• Work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans, agreeing interventions, goals and outcomes
• Support children and young people, their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties
• Deliver evidence-based, low intensity 1:1 and group interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties
• Ensure that at all times assessment and intervention are provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity
• Undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others, with support from your supervisor
• Maintain comprehensive records of all training and intervention activity
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection and report clinical outcomes and service access data into the digital patient record system, CYP IAPTUS
• Adhere to the protocols within the education settings worked in
• Deliver psychoeducation and training workshops and programmes to children, young people, parents/carers and education staff
• Signpost referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant services
• Participate fully in regular 1:1 line-management and clinical and case-management supervision
• Practise, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the service and the team.
• Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and other education staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community to enhance and broaden access to mental health services
• Contribute to the development of individual or group intervention materials or training materials
• Attending occasional Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings to discuss any young people known to the service
• Monitor and track progress against targets for your caseload and develop plans with your supervisor to reach targets within structured timescales
• Develop a local knowledge of the borough and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues

Professional

• Ensure the maintenance of standards of your own professional practice and accreditation, and work in accordance with West London Mind's policies and procedures
• Ensure that confidentiality and its limits is understood, communicated and followed.
• Ensure that any safeguarding, risks or issues are communicated, recorded and shared with appropriate parties.
• Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line-manager on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development
• Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives
• Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintained up to date
• Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives
• Ensure adherence to organisational policies and procedures in the design and delivery of interventions
• Carry out any additional tasks as required by the service and West London Mind

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold a current, accredited qualification (EMHP or CWP) to deliver evidence-based mental health based interventions for children and young people

Experience

Essential

• Direct experience delivering interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate mental health difficulties
• Experience of routine outcome monitoring, including goals-based outcomes
• Experience of clinical risk assessment and effective case management
• Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences
• Experience of handling safeguarding concerns for Children and Young People and adults
• Excellent communication skills
• Organisational skills and excellent time management

Desirable

• Experience of using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
• Experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, or who have special educational needs or disabilities
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary mental health team
• Experience of working in education settings
• Experienced in engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools etc.)

Skills, Attributes & Qualities

Essential

• A commitment to improving the lives of young people living in our boroughs through high-quality mental health support.
• Having a creative approach to problem solving and developing the service to meet the needs of diverse young people, families and schools.
• Ability to form and maintain relationships (e.g. with schools) and communicate effectively with all stakeholders and young people.
• Ability to manage own workload, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Good standard of Microsoft Office MS Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Commitment to working in a way which recognises and respects equity, diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to ongoing learning, through formal and informal training and development

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

Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind

Address

44-46 South Ealing Road

Ealing

W5 4QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hfmind.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Social Work
• Active Professional registration with Social Work England (SWE)
• Evidence of accredited courses in child and adolescent mental health practice
• Training in prevention and management of violence and aggression
• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area or equivalent post registration training and experience

Desirable

• Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) stage 2 qualification
• CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT],
• Other post-graduate qualifications in: DBT, Systemic Foundation Years, EMDR, Mindfulness. Mentalizing Trainings
• Post registration training in CAMHS
• Working towards Masters Level in a CAMHS related subject.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families within a mental health setting
• Demonstrable experience working with young people with in a community CAMHS setting
• Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments
• Experience of using therapeutic skills, such as CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Work
• Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective risk management plans
• Clinical Supervision / Reflective Practice
• Experience of teaching other professionals

Desirable

• Experience of management of child protection emergencies
• Experience of therapeutic work with children and families where abuse or neglect has occurred
• Experience of audit and/or research
• Experience of contributing to and implementing new service developments

Knwoledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children's Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 & Safeguarding Guidelines
• A sound working knowledge and application of relevant professional code, i.e. professional Code of Practice
• Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
• An awareness and understanding of the issues facing, children, adolescents and their families
• Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS
• Knowledge of the Care Plan Approach
• Skills in communicating with children, adolescents and their families or carers
• Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.

Desirable

• Skills and sensitivity in working with difficult to engage families
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

London

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas.
• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Post-doctoral/graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice with children and young people.
• Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach i.e. DBT, CBT, Parenting Skills or other.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across a range of care settings, (e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, 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 working with children, adolescents and their families
• Experience of the application of clinical / counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of working with other agencies including education and social care.
• Experience of assessment and intervention with clients presenting with Neurodiversity
• Experience of working with children/young people and their families with special educational needs, neurodevelopmental difficulties, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, and co-morbid mental health difficulties.
• Experience of leadership, team and service development.

Knwoledge & Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• 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.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• 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

• Knowledge and skills in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of specific groups including children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders and co-morbid mental health difficulties, adolescent mental health, trauma, anxiety and mood disorders
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. children with challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.)
• 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

West London NHS Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

London

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of post-graduate training in mental health and an active interest in further professional development in CAMHS
• Clinical supervision training
• Practice placement educator training

Desirable

• Post graduate training in sensory integration
• Training in DBT

Experience

Essential

• Considerable post qualification experience as a Band 6 or equivalent
• In-patient and/or community mental health OT clinical experience
• Experience of working with children and young people who self-harm or have suicidal ideation.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working
• Supervision of O.T.s and support staff
• Supervision of O.T. students on practice placement
• Demonstrated involvement in service development

Desirable

• Experience of working in CAMHS setting
• Experience of line managing staff
• Research and audit experience

Knwoledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments, interventions and outcome measures relevant to client group
• Ability to determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on children and young people's functional ability and undertake assessment/ make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aid and adaptations
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Applied Knowledge of relevant policy and changes within wider NHS relevant to Mental Health
• Awareness and knowledge of factors specifically relating to O.T. within the community and CAMHS
• Demonstrated application of Risk Assessment and management in clinical practice
• Understanding and clinical application of Model of Human Occupation
• Working knowledge and application of clinical governance

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity
• Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with staff at all levels.
• Able to commit to and work effectively within teams, MDT, and profession specific
• Clear effective planning and decision-making skills.
• Able to maintain the profile of occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary setting
• Able to establish good working relationships across the Trust and other agencies
• Demonstrates the ability to professionally role model, empower and motivate staff

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

London

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• Active Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Evidence of accredited courses in child and adolescent mental health practice
• Mentorship/ teaching and assessing qualification
• Training in prevention and management of violence and aggression
• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area or equivalent post registration training and experience

Desirable

• Specialist therapeutic skills e.g. CBT
• Post registration training in CAMHS
• Working towards Masters Level in a CAMHS related subject.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families within a mental health setting
• Demonstrable experience working with young people with in a community CAMHS setting
• Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments
• Experience of using therapeutic skills, such as CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Work
• Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective risk management plans

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to and implementing new service developments
• Experience of therapeutic work with children and families where abuse or neglect has occurred

Knwoledge

Essential

• Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children's Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 & Safeguarding Guidelines
• A sound working knowledge and application of relevant professional code, i.e. professional Code of Practice
• Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
• An awareness and understanding of the issues facing, children, adolescents and their families
• Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS
• Skills in communicating with children, adolescents and their families or carers
• Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.

Desirable

• Skills and sensitivity in working with difficult to engage families
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

London

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the HPC.

Desirable

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

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 working with children and adolescents and their carer networks.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of working with other agencies, local authorities and voluntary sectors.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of working with children and families under Children's Social Care Services

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• 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.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in specialist neuro/psychological assessment and treatment with children and young people with mental health problems, emotional and/or learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g, children known to social care, children with behaviour that challenges, neurodiverse people with additional needs etc).
• 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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Ealing CAMHS

1 Armstrong Way

London

UB2 4SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas.
• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.
• Training in supervision

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Post-doctoral/graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice with children and young people.
• Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach i.e. CBT, Parenting Skills or other.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across a range of care settings, (e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, 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 working with children, adolescents and their families as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in CAMHS.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision/reflective practice.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision/reflective practice.
• Experience of working with evidence-based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems

Desirable

• Experience working with children, adolescents (and their families) with learning disability and/or neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASD, ADHD, etc) in a CAMH setting.
• Experience working with CYP who are experiencing considerable behaviours that challenge.
• Experience working with children, adolescents (and their families) who present in crisis and have provided therapeutic input to prevent inpatient admission.
• Experience of working with other agencies and providing consultation.
• Experience of working with children/young people with special educational needs and challenging behaviour or mental health difficulties and their families.

Knowledge & 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 consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of specific groups (e.g. looked after children, learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders, adolescent mental health, trauma, anxiety and mood disorders).
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of application of therapeutic models to children who have special educational needs and neurodevelopmental conditions.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Ealing CAMHS

1 Armstrong Way

London

UB2 4SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
• A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc)
• Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process
• Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc.).

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of two years of experience of working with children /families/ young people in a mental health setting
• Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues
• Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding children and young people.
• Ability to be an autonomous practitioner whilst being able to work as an integral part of a multi-agency locality team.
• Be committed to anti discriminatory/ anti oppressive practice and equal opportunity.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families, whilst considering social differences.
• Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and respectful manner with children, young people and their families.
• Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material
• Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers)
• Ability to follow local policy and procedures (e.g., within a CBT pathway) and make proposals for change.
• Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D)
• Ability to complete academic work across different learning environments at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands

Desirable

• Understanding of evidence-based clinical practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Ealing CAMHS

1 Armstrong Way

London

UB2 4SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oMinimum second-class Bachelor's Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc); OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• oInclude any service-specific requirement for a core professional qualification where relevant.

Skills competencies

Essential

• oAbility to communicate effectively and sensitively with young children and their carers;
• oAbility to adapt communication style according to the varying needs of families;
• oAbility to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material;
• oAbility to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers);
• oAbility to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make proposals for change;
• oAbility to maintain accurate records;
• oAbility to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands;
• oDemonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities;
• oGood time management and organisational abilities and ability to work autonomously where required;
• oEffective oral and written communication skills;
• oAbility to observe, assess, and think about children's emotional wellbeing and relational needs within their family and caregiving context.

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of the importance of the 0-5 years on development and mental wellbeing and understanding of the range of factors that can impact 0-5 developmental and emotional wellbeing;
• oUnderstanding of early child development theory and of 0-5 services (e.g. health visiting, early help, and holistic approaches);
• oKnowledge of safeguarding issues relating to very young children.
• oKnowledge of the importance of the parent-child relationship and early relational development in supporting emotional wellbeing across the 0-5 period.

Experience

Essential

• o2 or more years of experience working with the development and wellbeing of children and young children aged 0-5 and their families.
• oExperience of children aged 0-5 and their development in a personal, voluntary or observational capacity.
• oExperience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.
• oExperience of observing and thinking about children's emotional wellbeing, relationships, and caregiving contexts across the 0-5 age range.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Ealing CAMHS, Hounslow CAMHS, H&F CAMHS

92 Bath Road

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children or adults with mental health difficulties and/or neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorders - ASD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD).
• Experience of clinically relevant research or audit.

Desirable

• Experience of work in an NHS setting relevant to the posts advertised, e.g. psychology/neurodevelopmental/mental health teams .
• Experience of working within Education or Social Care setting.
• Experience of teaching and training, or group work.
• Experience of working with families from different cultural contexts.

Knowledge

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 psychological resistance.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, other disabilities, and social difficulties.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and social care context

Desirable

• Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, for example Excel, SPSS for Windows.
• High standard of report writing.
• Experience of having written research and/or evaluation reports and papers.
• Knowledge of the issues of conducting research/evaluation in the context of multi-agency teams.
• Knowledge of specific strategies for working with children with Neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Knowledge and skills in functional analysis and positive behavioural interventions.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Health Centre

92 Bath Road

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in Nursing
• Professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN.
• Evidence training relevant to child and adolescent mental health practice
• Training in mentorship and supervision

Desirable

• Training in standardised assessment tools relevant to the role e.g. ADI-r, ADOS or a willingness to undertake this training
• Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field
• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, CBT, Family Intervention. Evidence based group work e.g. DBT
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or a willingness to undertake this training

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary mental health setting at Band 6 or above.
• Relevant experience working with children and young people in CAMHS or other relevant setting
• Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic-based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments
• Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective safety plans and crisis, relapse and support plans
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working
• Experience of managing child protection emergencies
• Experience of providing clinical /professional and management supervision and supporting the professional development of others.

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to service development and audit and/or research

Competencies

Essential

• Able to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments of children and young people presenting with a range of mental health needs, including complex presentations. Able to formulate clinical needs and develop, implement and review evidence-based care and treatment plans.
• Competent in assessing and managing clinical risk and developing appropriate risk management plans. Demonstrates sound knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities, policies and procedures.
• Able to engage effectively and develop therapeutic relationships with children, young people and families/carers. Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills, including communicating complex and sensitive information. Understands child and adolescent development and adapts communication and interventions accordingly.
• Able to deliver evidence-based, therapeutically informed interventions appropriate to the needs of children, young people and families. Experience of family and/or parenting work within CAMHS or a relevant setting. Able to provide psychoeducation and promote resilience, recovery and self-management.
• Demonstrates culturally informed and inclusive practice, considering individual identity, diversity and social circumstances within assessment and intervention.
• Able to work autonomously and effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Able to establish effective working relationships with families, professional networks and partner agencies.
• Able to manage and prioritise a clinical caseload effectively. Uses clinical and professional supervision appropriately and demonstrates commitment to continuing professional development. Able to provide appropriate support, advice and guidance to colleagues and students

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Health Centre

92 Bath Road

Hounslow

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advanced Pain Clinician Part Time Up to £54,226 depending on experience North West London - Hammersmith and Fulham About the role We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinician to join our community pain management service in Hammersmith and Fulham as an Advanced Pain Clinician. We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of patient care, in the most efficient and cost-effective way, with re-investment to ensure services are sustainable. We are looking for a well-organised Advanced Pain Clinician, to deliver quality clinical care for patients with Chronic Pain. Whilst undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of patients with a wide variety of physical and emotional needs, you must formulate, deliver, review and progress individual treatment programmes and ensure effective treatment, specialist advice and timely discharge are achieved. Join our motivated, ambitious, and fast-growing team. We focus on competency, developing talent and offer great flexibility. You'll be registered with the HCPC or equivalent regulator (as professional background dictates) and be qualified as a clinician that works within MSK practice. If you're able to manage a varied caseload of Chronic Pain patients, committed to CPD and have the desire to develop yourself and the service, with a keen eye on improving patient care, then we'd like to hear from you. Who we are looking for: Previous experience in delivering pain rehabilitation with tangible results and commitment to providing excellent, personalised care. A deep understanding of the impact of Chronic Pain in the wider community and how collaborative working across the local system enables prevention and addresses health inequalities. Current valid registration with your relevant professional body or equivalent regulator (HCPC, GOsC, SST or BASraT) Outstanding values that underpin clinical expertise and people management Proven track record of influencing patients, people, commissioners, and pathways Understand, influence and drive quality of audits and the integration of EBP. Educational acuity in developing and providing specialist teaching in Chronic Pain Strong desire and drive to deliver innovation and lead on change. Experience of developing team members Why work for Cora Health? At Cora we're passionate about investing in our colleagues, fostering professional growth, and ensuring everyone feels appreciated. We believe that happy and engaged colleagues provide exceptional patient care and will be motivated to perform at their best. Here's a glimpse of what we offer you: Professional Development: Enjoy a minimum of 5% of your working hours dedicated to your personal growth and development. Attend internal conferences, study days, and access clinical support tools and pathways to excel in your role and career. Generous Holiday Entitlement: Benefit from up to 30 days of holiday (plus public holidays) to relax and recharge. You'll also get another day off for your Birthday. If you'd like even more holiday to enjoy you can participate in our generous holiday buy and sell scheme. Wellness Support: Access a suite of health support tools and an employee assistance program for your well-being so you can be at your best and be your true self. Performance Awards: Excel in your objectives and be rewarded further for your hard work with a range of pay, gifts and incentives awarded alongside attending our annual colleague awards to be treated and feel special. Savings and Support: Make huge saving by making the most of Blue Light and Healthcare Services discounts as well as the very important employer pension contributions. Membership Fee Reimbursement: Save your pennies, as we cover the cost of role required professional membership fees. Cora Clinical Education Academy: Access a wide range of bespoke learning opportunities with live and recorded sessions, to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills across all clinical pathways. Collaboration Opportunities: Engage with our entire clinical team through, including emergency clinical on-call support, clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring. Team Building: Join in on team-building and away days to build strong connections with your colleagues. Flexibility: Work in a way that supports home live, through hybrid working options and flexibility in working hours and times. We are Cora Health: Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services, diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services. We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• BSc in relevant field

Experience

Desirable

• Previous Chronic Pain Experience

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.

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

Cora Health Group Limited

Address

Milson Road Health Centre

Hammersmith & Fulham

Greater London

W14 0LJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.corahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE or Equivalent in English.
• NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent.
• Evidence of continuous professional education.

Desirable

• RSA III typing or equivalent
• ECDL or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years previous experience as an administrator.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• A commitment to and an understanding of, Trust equality and diversity policy.
• A commitment to and an understanding of, the Trust confidentiality policy

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to mental health.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively, in person and on the telephone.
• Able to work independently and use own initiative.
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Able to work effectively with senior colleagues across a range of organisations.
• Excellent IT skills and computer literacy, including Microsoft Office (or equivalent), word processing, spread sheets, databases, PowerPoint, Internet and email.
• Advanced Keyboard Skills - Min typing speed 60wpm
• Audio/Copy Typing
• Proven record of good personal organisation.
• Data entry experience
• Filing
• Diary management
• Minute taking.
• Reprographic experience (photocopying)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a front line environment.
• Commitment to providing a high quality service at all times.
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional attitude to work.
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good working experience of diary management.
• Experience of taking minutes, some at senior level

Desirable

• Previous experience within the NHS
• Experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Experience on Power point.
• Choose & Book system.
• Rio or EMIS / Systm 1 (patient information systems)

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Smart appearance.
• Flexible approach to managing workload.
• Reliable.
• Tact and sensitivity when dealing with people who may be unwell.

Desirable

• Able to commit to providing cover for unplanned periods of absence. (sickness)

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernards

Uxbridge Road

London

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Level 2 NVQ in appropriate field Or equivalent
• EDL

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in appropriate field

Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing administrative duties across multiple teams
• Experience of liaising with and working closely with health care professionals
• Experience of providing public facing advise
• Experience of collecting and collating data
• Experience of working with a public facing environment

Desirable

• Experience of developing data collection tools
• Experience of providing support across providers
• Experience of working 1:1 with health care professional in completing clinical audit

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the local health service remits
• Knowledge of and ability to fully utilise Microsoft office including outlook and excel
• Knowledge of the multidisciplinary team and roles

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to prioritise own work and support others
• Ability to work seamlessly across teams
• Able to resolve problems when they arise and ask for support when appropriate

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Clayponds Hospital

Sterling Place

London

W5 4RN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good general education with minimum of 2 CSE, GCSE PE
• BTEC in PE
• To have a relevant Sports or Gym qualification (Level 2 Gym Instructor)

Desirable

• Motivation and Engagement Training
• Degree in a relevant area
• Recognised coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in care of a person who has mental health problems
• Experience motivating and engaging people
• Experience at working with others on implementing a new activity.

Desirable

• Experience working in a care environment

Knowledge

Essential

• To have a working knowledge of the importance of grading physical Activity for patients' needs.
• Evidence in mental health awareness

Desirable

• Knowledge of wider NHS papers or policies or CQUIN's relevant to Mental Health

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
• Ability to work autonomously if directed by band 5.
• Clear effective session planning
• Good IT skills
• Good time management skills.

Desirable

• Demonstrate a positive attitude to change.
• To have an enquiring approach to service development

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Broadmoor Hospital

Crowthorne

RG45 7ET

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ 3
• IT Skills

Desirable

• NVQ assessor qualification
• Foundation degree/level 1 diploma modules or willingness to undertake
• Other equivalent qualifications and or evidence of further learning

Experience

Essential

• At minimum of two years Community Health care assistant or demonstrate appropriate and relevant work experience
• Experience of autonomous working

Desirable

• Experience of working within a community team
• Experience in Rapid Response/ discharge to assess/Acute Service Setting
• Admission/Venepuncture teams/Community Discharge teams

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
• Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Basic working knowledge of IT and emails
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the healthcare setting

Skills

Essential

• Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a registered nurse or registered health care professional
• Experience patient personal care, phlebotomy and basic wound care assessment and other advanced associate or technician tasks such as ECG, bowel and Bladder care.
• Ability to carry out baseline assessments e.g. blood pressure, pulse, temperature, understanding of SBAR and deteriorating adult assessment

Other Requirements

Essential

• Willingness to learn and develop; recognizes the need for flexibility
• Able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
• Understands own accountability
• Ability to use own initiative
• Be discrete in dealing with sensitive issues
• Good attendance record
• Hold full UK driving license (EU is accepted for 1 year) with clean driving license.
• Flexible approach to work

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Community Indepence Service

Hammersmith and Fulham

W6 9XY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good honors degree (2:1 minimum) in Psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS.
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Other related academic and post-graduate qualifications
• Evidence of post-doctoral training in psychological therapy techniques

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of working with older people
• Experience of having facilitated/co-facilitated psychological therapy groups.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.

Desirable

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice.
• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of the assessment and treatment of a range of mental health conditions.
• Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes (individual or group) involving other staff and other aspects of the work such as research activity.
• 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
• Able to use database, word processing and test administration/scoring software.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and intervention with families.
• Able to speak other languages present in local communities such as Hindi, Punjabi or Polish.

Skills

Essential

• Able to adapt to rapidly changing service demands
• Able to maintain intense concentration frequently and for prolonged periods with unpredictable patients (e.g., in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex difficulties).
• Able to function in potentially traumatic circumstances and in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis (e.g., in dealing with patients with serious mental illness, violence, self- harm, sexual abuse).

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.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernards

Uxbridge Road

Ealing

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Degree or other recognised qualification
• HCPC /NMC registration
• Post basic qualification in area relevant to practice
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post graduate courses and additional experiences

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with patients with a range of health conditions and complex needs.
• Working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with professionals from other organisations.
• Experience relating to all aspects of simple and complex discharge
• Participation in CPD, appraisal, supervision and other developmental activities throughout professional career.
• Participation in research / audit activities.
• Staff teaching
• Management of staff

Desirable

• Service development experience
• Change Management experience
• Evidence of innovation

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of continuing care assessment
• Leadership and change management including People management, Motivation of staff and team building, Decision making skills etc.
• Teaching skills
• Research based care
• Evidence of advance knowledge re discharge planning and capacity issues

Desirable

• Business planning
• Information Technology Skills
• Presentation Skills

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and/or Accredited psychological practitioner with at least 3 years of experience.
• Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and/or equivalent registering body.
• Training in clinical supervision for doctoral, and equivalent, trainees

Desirable

• Evidence of post-doctoral training in psychological therapies relevant to severe and enduring mental health difficulties including for example DBT/ CBT-P/ Systemic Practice.
• Training in the supervision of psychological therapies.

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience of working in mental health settings delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions across a range of settings including community, primary care, inpatient, crisis services.
• Experience of working with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course presenting with a range of psychological problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to assistant/trainee or qualified psychologists, and/or other professionals.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts including working with interpreters.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching/training.
• Experience of working in acute mental health services (inpatient wards, HTT, crisis intervention services, psychiatric liaison).
• Experience of having facilitated/cofacilitated psychological therapy groups
• Experience of facilitating reflective practice to teams.
• Post qualification experience and/or training in working with adults affected by psychological trauma.
• Experience of service development/change leadership.

Knowledge /Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management 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 service users, 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.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific psychological problems (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder).
• Knowledge and awareness of the trauma informed approach.
• Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
• Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options), Where expert opinions may differ.
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise own service user caseload, treatment programmes (individual or group) involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity.
• Comprehensive IT skills
• Skills in administering psychological tests and standardised assessments.

Desirable

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, e.g. complex psychometric testing and specialist neuropsychological testing
• Knowledge of QN-CRHTT standards and accreditation process.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to sit for extended periods of time while demonstrating active listening skills.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations including working with people affected by trauma, with people who engage in self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure. Adaptable and able to work flexibly to respond to the service needs/priorities.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernard’s Hospital

London

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification in Social Work, with current Social Work England registration or professionally qualified and registered Nurse with current NMC registration in Mental Health / LD/ Adult Nursing.
• Attained at least Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade 9-4 (A*-C))
• Educated to degree or Diploma level.

Desirable

• Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work as a Social Worker/Mental Health Nurse in a mental health setting
• Experience of working with patients and their carers with complex health and social care difficulties.
• Understanding and experience of operating with a comprehensive assessment framework

Desirable

• Experience of working with people within a social care model of mental health
• Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
• Experience of conducting a range of clinical assessments including risk assessments.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
• Knowledge of recovery approaches in mental health
• Advanced knowledge of care planning processes
• Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical health
• Experience of social work assessment and interventions

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernards

Ealing

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Plumbing qualification to City & Guilds certificate or NVQ Level 3 , other recognised course at the appropriate level.
• Domestic / Commercial Gas Safe certification.

Desirable

• IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification.
• HTM Competent person
• NHC or HND in related field.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of NHS environment.
• Significant experience with all types of mechanical and gas installations.
• Experience of managing safe systems of work.

Desirable

• Worked within NHS environment. Experience across electrical and building trades. One-year supervisory experience.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to interact at all levels
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Satisfactory attendance to work.
• Work to deadlines.
• Current driving licence

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate sound technical mechanical knowledge.
• Demonstrate generic engineering, electrical and building maintenance knowledge.
• Sound knowledge of the application of Health and Safety laws.

Skills

Essential

• Logical and systematic thinker.
• Team player, self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
• Excellent communicator (verbally & written).
• Well-developed problem solving skills.
• Ability to interact at all levels.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Satisfactory attendance to work.
• Work to 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.

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

St Bernards Hospital

Uxbridge Road

London

UB1 3EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, with current live registration with the NMC, HCPC or Social Work England.
• Post registration training and continuing professional development relevant to psychosis, rehabilitation or assertive outreach.
• Training in supervision, mentorship or practice education.

Desirable

• Training in psychosocial interventions or Thorn.
• Family therapy or family work training.
• Training in substance misuse or dual diagnosis.
• Degree or postgraduate qualification relevant to the care group.
• Evidence of leadership or management training, or a willingness to undertake this.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Detailed understanding of psychosis, rehabilitation and assertive outreach
• approaches and their impact on service users and carers.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other legislation relevant to this client group
• Skills in risk assessment and risk management, including in situations of high clinical complexity
• Skills in engaging and sustaining contact with people who are reluctant or difficult to engage.
• Understanding of the needs of diverse communities and skills in engaging with people from a range of backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing, presentation and IT skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise competing demands and make decisions under pressure.

Desirable

• Skills in psychosocial interventions. Knowledge of dual diagnosis models and of working alongside substance misuse services.

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience at Band 6 or equivalent in a community mental health setting, working with people with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Experience of holding and managing a complex caseload, including assessment, care planning, risk management and review.
• Experience of providing clinical and management supervision to qualified staff.
• Experience of undertaking appraisals or Personal Development Reviews.
• Experience of day-to-day staffing management, including rostering, annual leave and sickness absence
• Experience of incident reporting and review, and of contributing to investigations,
• complaints and safeguarding processes.
• Experience of maintaining clinical records on an electronic patient record system, and of monitoring record keeping standards within a team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a rehabilitation or assertive outreach service.
• Experience of deputising for a manager, or of holding day to day operational responsibility for a team.
• Experience of Healthroster or a comparable rostering system.
• Experience of RiO or SystmOne.
• Experience of leading or contributing to service change and quality improvement.
• Experience of working with supported accommodation and housing providers.
• Experience of working with people who use substances.
• Experience of audit, research or teaching.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated, flexible and resilient in approach.
• Able to lead and motivate a team through a period of service change.
• Reliable, organised and able to hold responsibility consistently.
• Committed to inclusive practice and to supporting staff wellbeing.
• Able to build good relationships with service users, carers, staff, other professionals and external partners.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently across the borough to undertake community visits, including to people's homes, supported accommodation and hospital sites.
• Ability to work safely in community settings, including lone working in line with Trust policy.
• Willingness to work flexibly across extended operating patterns should the service model 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.

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

West London NHS Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Health Centre

2nd Floor 92 Bath Road

London

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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