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

Who are we looking for?

Firstly, you will need strong and persuasive communication skills, excellent time management and exceptional organisational skills. Also, the ability to initiate and develop relationships with a variety of individuals and be able to engage employers using a variety of methods such as via the telephone or face-to-face in the community.

It would also be helpful, but NOT essential, if you have experience of working with people with mental health support needs (or similar groups) OR have experience working in employment support services (or equivalent), this can include working with people on a one-to-one basis, offering motivation and support, or engaging with a range of stakeholders. We are actively interested in individuals who have experience using a persuasive communication style or promoting a service to a variety of audiences, this can include marketing, recruitment, or sales roles.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info.

Outline of your main responsibilities within these two areas:

Client support:

Manage a caseload of between 20-25 people who have experienced mental health or substance misuse problems who wish to return to work, and challenge inequalities and discrimination experienced by the service users.

Prepare individuals for a return to work by supporting people to understand their skills, aspirations, and goals by offering employment profiling, job matching, action planning and employment case management support.

Focus on rapid job search with service users, whilst utilising local support networks to help individuals overcome their barriers to employment.

Assess individual support needs related to work which might typically include help with in- work benefits, travel to work, managing health at work etc. and continue providing this once in employment to ensure they retain work.

Deliver and promote employment workshops, employment surgeries and job clubs to service users who are not able to access the caseload.

Employer engagement and Service Promotion:

Source job opportunities for service users through tailored job search and proactive engagement with employers to open-up and secure paid employment.

Engage employers to access the hidden labour market or carving out jobs where specific tasks can be assigned by using a variety of methods such as face to face contact, social media platforms (e.g. LinkedIn), phone and email.

Build effective working relationships with local training providers, local colleges and external employers to secure education opportunities and paid employment.

Provide advice and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments and on-going contact with supervisors to ensure job retention.

Build the profile of the employment service and promote co-production within the clinical team, alongside raising expectations around the ability of service users to access paid work.

Throughout your role you will be implementing the evidence-based employment practice Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model and its fidelity approach. The model focuses on delivering a person-centred, high-quality service and results, meeting and exceeding sustained job outcome targets for people accessing the service.

Another key part of this role is the administrative aspect, through keeping accurate and appropriate records of casework, providing information for monitoring and evaluation, and recording the progress of individuals. Thus, it is essential that the postholder is efficient, responsible, can maintain a high level of personal organisation and has strong IT skills of using word processor and data systems.

Person Specification

Previous experience (paid/unpaid)

Essential

• Significant experience of working with people with mental health difficulties or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector
• Experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work

Desirable

• Own personal lived experience of using secondary mental health or addiction services
• Own personal lived experience of recovery from mental health difficulties
• Experience and knowledge of the benefits agency and all disability/employment related benefits

Skills, knowledge and abilities

Essential

• A commitment to learning about and working within the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model
• An understanding of the principles and practices of supported employment.
• Good presentation, negotiation, and marketing skills. negotiation skills
• An understanding of the employment needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health challenges
• Ability to work independently, reliably, and consistently
• Basic word processing/computing skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

Desirable

• An understanding of the principles and practices of supported employment or the IPS model.
• An understanding of the Equality Act 2010.

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential

• Ability to provide vocational assessments and profiling.
• Ability to see solutions rather than problems.
• Ability to work in strength-based ways.
• Ability to work independently of direct supervision

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent workplace 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brent

Various Location within Brent

London

NW10 8AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (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)

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

• Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent GCSE grade 9-4 or Grades A to C

Desirable

• Driver's License.

Experience

Desirable

• Experience working within facilities services (domestic / catering / portering /transport or sustainability etc).
• NHS experience
• Work experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to balance complex priorities in a demanding environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) whilst also possessing the ability to present effectively, thereby creating a positive impact on listeners.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other colleagues.
• Ability to plan and coordinate a broad range of tasks, and can work under own initiative/limited supervision and prioritise key tasks.

Desirable

• Knowledge of contracted services.
• Experience in catering.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Possess competent understanding of I.T. software packages.
• Possess a good level of analytical and judgment skills involving facts and figures
• Excellent communicator.

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

St Bernards Hospitals

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

• Minimum second-class bachelor's degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc.); AND: A Core profession as recognised by the BABCP. Please see: Core Professions List - BABCP OR A minimum of 3 years relevant experience (which can include relevant study, formal and informal training) which demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills and experience required to complete a KSA portfolio or a condensed KSA** for those with an eligible qualification: Further information on BABCP guidelines for these routes: Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes - BABCP* Professions eligible for a Condensed Portfolio - BABCP** **You may be required to evidence how you can meet the KSA criteria by sharing your completed/partially completed KSA at the point of interview. Successful applicants must also sign up for a student membership with BABCP on accepting the post. (See Join the BABCP - BABCP)
• Successful applicants must also sign up for a student membership with BABCP on accepting the post

Desirable

• Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, CWP, EMHP and low intensity therapies);
• Proven record of previous academic attainment;

Previous Experience

Essential

• 2 or more years of experience working within children and young people in a mental health and/or therapeutic setting;
• Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT-informed interventions.
• A year or more experience working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT-informed interventions (e.g., PWP, CWP, EMHP and Parent Trainer).
• Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues.
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing.
• Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of life stages and human development;
• Knowledge of the delivery and legislation of health and social care through statutory and non-statutory bodies both national and local;
• Understanding of psychopathology and problem definitions;
• Knowledge of a variety of theoretical models of intervention;
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding of children and young people.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of CBT theory and its application.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people and their families, whilst considering social differences;
• Skill in key psychotherapeutic relationship skills, such as active listening, warmth, empathy, trust, and rapport building;
• Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make proposals for change;
• Ability to maintain accurate records;
• Ability to maintain effective and appropriate communications at all levels, including other professionals, and non-professionals;
• Ability to identify and manage clinical and safeguarding risks;
• Ability to practice in an ethically appropriate manner through interpersonal, professional and academic relationships with clients and colleagues;
• Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers;
• 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 current and future practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers);

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, Hunslow 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 and Training

Essential

• Relevant degree and/or relevant experience in communications, journalism, public relations or marketing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a communications role or team
• Experience of publishing content to digital communications channels, including websites & social media platforms
• Experience of working with the media, including writing press releases and handling media enquiries
• Experience of planning and delivering, often under significant time pressure
• Experience of producing a wide range of communications materials for different channels
• Experience of multi-channel campaign delivery
• Evidence of design creativity both in briefing external suppliers and in developing in-house materials
• Content creation for digital channels, including video production and editing

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS, wider health, public and/or charity sectors
• Demonstrable ability to deliver results when dealing with highly sensitive issues in a complex environment
• Experience of effectively managing challenging issues and people
• Previous project management experience or experience of supporting large-scale projects that have a communications element

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent written, verbal & presentational skills
• Strong editing & proofreading skills
• Ability to digest, analyse and interpret complex information and turn it into plain English
• Excellent and highly developed time management skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively with uncertainty, manage conflicting priorities or sudden unexpected demands and adjust work as required
• Ability to use own judgment to determine the appropriate course of action
• Good interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to work with people in a diplomatic manner and establish positive relationships
• Knowledge of website, social media & email newsletter content management systems
• Knowledge of branding and style guidelines
• Good understanding of evaluating and measuring performance and improving engagement across digital channels
• Good working knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements
• IT literacy and competency

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS & wider health environment, including current issues, priorities and strategic change.
• Specialist photography and/or filming skills.
• Specialist knowledge of website & social media metrics e.g. Google Analytics

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

1 Armstrong Way

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

• BSc (Hons) or equivalent occupational therapy qualification
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of post-graduate training in mental health
• Clinical supervision training
• Qualifications and TrainingBSc (Hons) or equivalent occupational therapy qualification HCPC Registered Evidence of post-graduate training in mental health Clinical supervision training Practice placement supervision training BACOT registered or other Indemnity Insurance in place.
• BACOT registered or other Indemnity Insurance in place.

Desirable

• Management/Leadership training
• Accredited Practice placement supervision training
• Coaching skills

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Clear indication of an interest in the relevant MH area
• In-patient or community mental health OT clinical experience
• Supervision of O.T.s and support staff
• Supervision of O.T. students on practice placement
• Use of the Activity Participation Outcome Measure- APOM
• Experience in the use of the VdT MoCA as a model of practice
• Demonstrated involvement in service development
• To provide leadership to junior staff
• To write local operational protocols or group protocols in collaboration with others.

Desirable

• Experience of specific mental health speciality
• Understanding of the needs of the particular patients within setting
• Supporting effective change management within teams
• Experience of line managing staff
• Research and audit experience
• Experience in Service or treatment audit

Knowledge

Essential

• Applied Knowledge of NSF and changes within wider NHS relevant to Mental Health
• Awareness and knowledge of factors specifically relating to O.T. within the particular setting
• Demonstrated application of Risk assessment and management in clinical practice.
• Understanding and clinical application of Model of Human Occupation and or other relevant models of practice
• Working knowledge and application of clinical governance
• To assimilate OT research into OT interventions
• 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
• Ability to work autonomously
• Effective leadership skills
• Good motivational techniques and abilities.
• Clear effective planning and decision-making skills
• Able to maintain the profile of occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary setting
• Able to contribute to in-service training.
• Able to establish good working relationships across the Trust and other agencies.
• Demonstrates the ability to professionally role model, empower and motivate staff.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Model of Creative Ability- MoCA
• Knowledge of the APOM assessment
• Knowledge of OT standardised assessments such as AMPS and ESI
• Computer Literacy
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Presentation and teaching skills

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to reflect, identify and take responsibility for continuing professional development (CPD)
• Understand the need for and actively participates in own supervision and constructive use of feedback
• High levels of initiative, innovation and self-motivation
• Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
• Non-discriminatory practice

Desirable

• Membership of a Special Interest Group e.g. RCOT SS Mental Health
• Willingness to participate in rotation schemes where relevant
• Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity

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

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

• 5 GSCE's including English and maths or equivalent level of knowledge.

Desirable

• Willing to undertake the ECDL and NVQ relating to customer care, administration

Experience

Essential

• 6- 12 months' experience of working in a customer focused environment, dealing with staff at all levels within and organisation
• Experience of working in a busy office environment
• To have worked within a team and can demonstrate effectiveness within that team.
• Experience of keeping accurate records of data for future analysis. Proficient in data entry tasks.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience in booking shifts, working in temporary staffing or other similar experience

Knowledge

Essential

• A basic awareness of current issues around temporary staffing and how this can impact on daily practice.

Desirable

• An awareness of contemporary issues in Temporary Staffing.

Skills

Essential

• Proficient IT skills especially word and outlook
• Proficient IT skills especially word and outlook
• Ability to communicate with diplomacy when raising issues/concerns with managers and bank staff.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively working to very strict deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and to take responsibility for a specific area of work
• Ability to make a positive contribution to team working
• The ability to liaise with senior members of staff effectively and professionally.
• Ability to work under pressure, stay calm in stressful situations
• Problem solving skills and ability to use own initiative
• To work flexibly within a busy team. Covering for team members as and when required
• A commitment to providing a professional, high quality service within a customer focused environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

West London NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters

Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidates will support the clinical team by:

• Providing psychological assessments for adults with suspected autism under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist including psychometric and neuropsychological assessments.
• Working directly with adults, offering guidance, and information throughout the assessment process.
• Liaising with other professionals to ensure effective communication and coordination of clients care.
• Providing brief psychological intervention following diagnostic outcomes, including providing psychoeducation, signposting and onward care navigation.
• Assisting the MDT in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical documentation, confidentiality and information governance in accordance with Trust policies and local procedures.
• Working in line with professional, ethical and safeguarding standards at all times.
• Contributing to data collection, service evaluation and audit as outlined by service demands.
• Supporting administrative processes linked to clinical activity e.g. maintaining databases, outcome measures and waiting lists.
• Providing other administrative duties to ensure the effective running of the service (e.g. development of service literature, and patient resources, booking rooms, arranging meetings, taking minutes etc).

For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A First-class or Upper-second-class Bachelor's degree with Honours in Psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society and confers the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of BPS

Desirable

• Further study or qualifications relevant to neurodevelopmental conditions

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient post-graduate experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs to be able to work clinically with close direct supervision.
• Post-graduate experience of conducting research projects or audits
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.

Desirable

• The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges, and neurodevelopmental conditions. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.

Knowledge

Essential

• Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Good theoretical knowledge of the problems experienced by and needs of people with autism and of methods of assessment and intervention
• Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training.

Skills

Essential

• Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, information to clients, families and colleagues.
• Skills in providing supporting teaching and training provided by psychologists or others to other professional groups.
• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

Desirable

• Skills in completing neuropsychological assessments

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, participating in effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions.
• Ability to identify and follow relevant clinical governance procedures.
• Ability to manage occasional emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to people who may have impediments to understanding.
• Ability to manage verbal abuse and hostility directed at self.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingswood Centre

134 Honeypot Lane

NW9 9QY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (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

• Current professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing/Social Worker/OT
• Registration must be live with a professional body such as NMC or other relevant body
• Evidence of post registration training and CPD.

Desirable

• Training in Psychosocial Interventions or Thorn
• Family Therapy/Work training.
• Other relevant training, e.g. substance misuse

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary mental health teams with clients with severe and enduring mental health problems
• Knowledge of CPA process and the relevant legislation that underpins mental health care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentations / IT skills.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive care package for the identified client group, using a wide range of resources
• Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families
• Skills in risk assessment and management.
• Can demonstrate understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group
• Can demonstrate understanding of the needs of diverse groups, e.g. residents of inner city; black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them.
• Skills in psychosocial interventions

Desirable

• Work with people experiencing mental health crisis.
• Supervision of students and junior staff.
• Audit and research; Teaching.
• Working with people who use substances
• Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change.
• Basic counselling and group work skills.
• Dual diagnosis/substance misuse

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated and flexible in approaches to engagement
• Able to create good relationships with clients, carers, other professionals and other stakeholders
• Work with service users who are difficult to engage with.
• Reliable
• Disciplined

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)

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

• Work experience with families, children or adults with mental health difficulties and/or social care needs.

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
• Experience of working within a Health, Education or Social Care setting.
• Experience of teaching and training, or group work.
• Experience of working with families from different cultural contexts.
• Experience of clinically relevant research or audit.

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.
• Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, for example Excel, SPSS for Windows.
• 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/ contextual difficulties.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and social care context
• An understanding of psychology applied to health and social care.

Desirable

• 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.

Personal qualities

Essential

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to interact with children, young people and families who have complex needs and may be hard to engage.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
• Willingness to work flexibly when necessary.
• Commitment to working collaboratively with team colleagues to support innovative ways of working.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework, with people with a diverse range of backgrounds.
• An interest in working with people with social and mental health/health difficulties or disabilities.
• An interest in service development and research and a passion for evidence-based 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)