Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an appropriately experienced and qualified senior clinician to join our team as advanced practitioner within our learning disability pathways across both Sunderland and South Tyneside CYPS teams.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supporting the learning disability pathway offering senior clinical support, supervision and role modelling for colleagues.
There will be an expectation to carry a small complex caseload of patients as well as upskilling and supporting the wider team.
Attending, chairing and leading on MDT meetings, child protection conferences, multi agency and risk management meetings both internally and with external partners.
Supporting on developing and delivering PBS care plans and other behavioural support plans appropriate for the patient population
Providing clinical supervision to colleagues
Supporting the team and clinical manager with service improvement initiatives and ensuring high quality care is delivered.
Care coordination
Supervision
Senior practitioner support to the wider team
Supporting with and leading on complaints and After Action Reviews when appropriate
Ensuring high standards of care and treatment including upskilling staff clinically as well as ensuring adherence to documentation and record keeping standards.
Offering training and delivering presentations.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will have close MDT working including with psychiatry and psychology - joining a supportive team, and good relationships with muti-agency working. Varied clinical work.
- Value development and training and opportunities for further training - further develop expertise/interests. CYPS training programme
- Trust-wide CYPS links e.g. CPY PBS network,
- Supervision to other staff and support with complexity and risk.
- Leadership senior role and supervision to team, service development- support innovation, attend CYPS trust-wide development/transformation meetings, multi-agency DSR and transitions meetings.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 27th November2024
Closing date : 11th December 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will have close MDT working including with psychiatry and psychology - joining a supportive team, and good relationships with muti-agency working. Varied clinical work.
- Value development and training and opportunities for further training - further develop expertise/interests. CYPS training programme
- Trust-wide CYPS links e.g. CPY PBS network,
- Supervision to other staff and support with complexity and risk.
- Leadership senior role and supervision to team, service development- support innovation, attend CYPS trust-wide development/transformation meetings, multi-agency DSR and transitions meetings.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 27th November2024
Closing date : 11th December 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- PBS qualification or working towards
Desirable
- Post qualifying experience in relevant therapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience appropriate for role/transferable skills & knowledge
- Experience of supervising colleagues
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of meeting the health needs of patients with Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities and /or Cognitive difficulties underpinned by theory and experience.
- Safeguarding and risk management experience
- Experience of delivering training/and or presentations
- Experience of working within MDT and with external colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of working within community settings
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate IT skills and a good working knowledge of the patient electronic record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate and support with challenging situations/conflict resolution
- Demonstrate excellent Clinical Leadership skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- PBS qualification or working towards
Desirable
- Post qualifying experience in relevant therapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience appropriate for role/transferable skills & knowledge
- Experience of supervising colleagues
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of meeting the health needs of patients with Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities and /or Cognitive difficulties underpinned by theory and experience.
- Safeguarding and risk management experience
- Experience of delivering training/and or presentations
- Experience of working within MDT and with external colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of working within community settings
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate IT skills and a good working knowledge of the patient electronic record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate and support with challenging situations/conflict resolution
- Demonstrate excellent Clinical Leadership 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
