Job summary
Advanced Practitioner - ICMP, Band 7 Permanent Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Greenwich Intensive Case Management in Psychosis (ICMP) service - the role of Advanced Practitioner.
The advanced Practitioner role is to provide specialist interventions to clients in the ICMP service in Greenwich.
Post holder will be an experienced professional who aims to provide a safe, effective, caring and responsive service to patients.
Post holder will promote core assessments of caseload; to include history taking, clinical assessment, impression/diagnosis, treatment plan and evaluation of care.
Post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the ICMP Service.
The post holder will use a holistic approach to consider interventions to prevent recurrence of problems and complete referrals to appropriate members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will participate in, and influence efforts, across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure appropriate support through proactive provision of care in the community.
The role will include the provision of strong leadership to the team.
Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request.
Main duties of the job
- Offering expert clinical practice/care to clients in the Intensive Case Management of Psychosis (ICMP).
- Supporting leadership and management, in order to improve and transform the service.
- Supporting research, audits and evaluation - applying existing research and audits and contributing to new research within chosen speciality.
- Supporting supervision of staff within the team.
- Education and professional development of self and others.
- Delivery of NICE concordant interventions
- Planning, Coordinating and evaluating carer focussed education and support programmes
- Contributing to provision of a culturally appropriate service for service users, carers and families
- Provision of consultation to team members.
- Keeping updated in research/ changes to NICE guidelines and evidence-based practice.
- Use of routine outcome measures.
- Monitoring and reporting on the provision of NICE recommended interventions across the ICMP teams.
- Lead in ensuring practice in the ICMP team reflects Trust Carers strategy.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical:
- To work autonomously in processing referrals, undertaking assessments, selecting appropriate clients with complex needs who are suitable for psychological treatment and interventions.
- To deliver highly specialised Intervention treatment for clients presenting to the ICMP team.
- To refer clients on, as appropriate, to other statutory and non statutory services.
- To work with clients in a variety of settings, including the clients home and a range of community settings.
- To use specialist measurement tools and rating scales in undertaking highly specialist psychological assessments, formulation of specialist care plans and monitoring progress and measuring treatment outcomes.
- To assess clinical risk and formulate management plans, including crisis and contingency plans.
- To be directly accountable for own professional action, quality of clinical intervention provided and the maintenance of high standards of care within professional codes of practice, professional ethics and legal standards.
- To develop therapeutic relationships incorporating limit and boundary setting and therapeutic confrontation when inappropriate behaviour is exhibited.
- To provide culturally appropriate interventions with carers and families of referred clients.
- To attend MDT meetings and be an active member of the team giving psychological input into case management and providing advice on Interventions to other professions.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To keep abreast of new legislation and local and national NHS development policy.
- To ensure that up-to-date electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Resources:
To use resources and equipment appropriately, safely and economically ensuring duty of care at all time.
Service Development:
To actively participate in Trust-wide services and policy reviews
- To participate in the strategic and operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the clinical area.
- To contribute and influence the development of the clinical governance and quality agenda.
- To contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of psychological interventions across ICMP
- To plan, coordinate and evaluate carer focussed education and support programmes.
- To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users, carers and families in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
- To attend relevant meetings and working groups to ensure practice in the ICMP team reflects the Trust carers strategy.
IT responsibilities.
- To regularly enter and update information regarding clinical activity into the RiO clinical records system.
- To competently utilise Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Power point in order to produce professional clinical and training materials for use as part of normal clinical responsibilities.
Clinical recordkeeping
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
- To comply with Trust reporting procedures for incidents and complaints
Manage own Workload:
- To manage a caseload of families and clients under the care of the ICMP teams using autonomy and expert knowledge and judgment in treatment.
- To plan, organize and prioritize own workload effectively, ensuring that appropriate time and attention is allocated to all different aspects of responsibility, i.e. clinical management, supervision and teaching.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner as part of an integrated service culture where there is professional respect between disciplines.
LEADERSHIP:
- To act as a role model in encouraging and inspiring individuals and the team to deliver recommended NICE Interventions.
- To engage and facilitate staff to work collaboratively in providing NICE interventions.
- To create a condition that enables the individual team member to perform at their best by providing encouragement, support, advice and clinical supervision.
- To review and reflect on own practice and perform through effective use of management and professional supervision.
- To develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries.
DEVELOPMENT, SUPERVISION AND EDUCATION
- To engage, support and supervise EI multi professional staff in providing NICE interventions.
- To facilitate group supervision sessions for staff to bring cases for discussion.
- To update and maintain specialist skills and knowledge.
- To attend specialist supervision provided for the delivery of NICE concordant intervention.
- To attend all mandatory training as directed by the Trust.
- To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body, professional registering body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
- To comply with the relevant professional standards of conduct, ethics and proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.
- To keep abreast of new legislation and local and national NHS development policy.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFORT
- To be able to work under pressure and stressful situations, managing conflicts, managing competing demands, prioritising effectively, taking measured risks making decisions and judgement.
- To be aware of own strengths and limitations and be able to manage own anxiety and appear confident to staff and clients.
- To manage high anxiety and emotions generated by working with service users who maybe at a serious risk to themselves or others managing own feelings and those of the client.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- To undertake evaluation on treatment and intervention outcomes of the service provided by self and the team using specialised measures.
- To broaden research and development skills through relevant personal development activities and education and training programmes.
- To participate in research and audit projects.
- To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate finding at a local level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical:
- To work autonomously in processing referrals, undertaking assessments, selecting appropriate clients with complex needs who are suitable for psychological treatment and interventions.
- To deliver highly specialised Intervention treatment for clients presenting to the ICMP team.
- To refer clients on, as appropriate, to other statutory and non statutory services.
- To work with clients in a variety of settings, including the clients home and a range of community settings.
- To use specialist measurement tools and rating scales in undertaking highly specialist psychological assessments, formulation of specialist care plans and monitoring progress and measuring treatment outcomes.
- To assess clinical risk and formulate management plans, including crisis and contingency plans.
- To be directly accountable for own professional action, quality of clinical intervention provided and the maintenance of high standards of care within professional codes of practice, professional ethics and legal standards.
- To develop therapeutic relationships incorporating limit and boundary setting and therapeutic confrontation when inappropriate behaviour is exhibited.
- To provide culturally appropriate interventions with carers and families of referred clients.
- To attend MDT meetings and be an active member of the team giving psychological input into case management and providing advice on Interventions to other professions.
- To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To keep abreast of new legislation and local and national NHS development policy.
- To ensure that up-to-date electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Resources:
To use resources and equipment appropriately, safely and economically ensuring duty of care at all time.
Service Development:
To actively participate in Trust-wide services and policy reviews
- To participate in the strategic and operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the clinical area.
- To contribute and influence the development of the clinical governance and quality agenda.
- To contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of psychological interventions across ICMP
- To plan, coordinate and evaluate carer focussed education and support programmes.
- To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users, carers and families in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
- To attend relevant meetings and working groups to ensure practice in the ICMP team reflects the Trust carers strategy.
IT responsibilities.
- To regularly enter and update information regarding clinical activity into the RiO clinical records system.
- To competently utilise Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Power point in order to produce professional clinical and training materials for use as part of normal clinical responsibilities.
Clinical recordkeeping
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
- To comply with Trust reporting procedures for incidents and complaints
Manage own Workload:
- To manage a caseload of families and clients under the care of the ICMP teams using autonomy and expert knowledge and judgment in treatment.
- To plan, organize and prioritize own workload effectively, ensuring that appropriate time and attention is allocated to all different aspects of responsibility, i.e. clinical management, supervision and teaching.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner as part of an integrated service culture where there is professional respect between disciplines.
LEADERSHIP:
- To act as a role model in encouraging and inspiring individuals and the team to deliver recommended NICE Interventions.
- To engage and facilitate staff to work collaboratively in providing NICE interventions.
- To create a condition that enables the individual team member to perform at their best by providing encouragement, support, advice and clinical supervision.
- To review and reflect on own practice and perform through effective use of management and professional supervision.
- To develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries.
DEVELOPMENT, SUPERVISION AND EDUCATION
- To engage, support and supervise EI multi professional staff in providing NICE interventions.
- To facilitate group supervision sessions for staff to bring cases for discussion.
- To update and maintain specialist skills and knowledge.
- To attend specialist supervision provided for the delivery of NICE concordant intervention.
- To attend all mandatory training as directed by the Trust.
- To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional body, professional registering body and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements.
- To comply with the relevant professional standards of conduct, ethics and proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these.
- To keep abreast of new legislation and local and national NHS development policy.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFORT
- To be able to work under pressure and stressful situations, managing conflicts, managing competing demands, prioritising effectively, taking measured risks making decisions and judgement.
- To be aware of own strengths and limitations and be able to manage own anxiety and appear confident to staff and clients.
- To manage high anxiety and emotions generated by working with service users who maybe at a serious risk to themselves or others managing own feelings and those of the client.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- To undertake evaluation on treatment and intervention outcomes of the service provided by self and the team using specialised measures.
- To broaden research and development skills through relevant personal development activities and education and training programmes.
- To participate in research and audit projects.
- To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate finding at a local level.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 3 years post qualifying experience
- Professional registration
- Previous experience working with psychosis in community mental health
Desirable
- Working at Band 6 or 7 or equivalent currently
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 3 years post qualifying experience
- Professional registration
- Previous experience working with psychosis in community mental health
Desirable
- Working at Band 6 or 7 or equivalent currently
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).
