Job summary
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Community Team in South London and Maudsley (SLaM).
The FIND Team will provide safe transition for inpatients discharged from the inpatient Forensic Services to the community providing specialist assessment, treatment and consultation to the Forensic Service in order to ensure a smooth, safe and clinically justified pathway to individuals with mental illness, offending history and learning disability with or without neurodevelopmental disorder.
The three forensic services of SLaM, South West London and St Georges( SWLSTG), and Oxleas together comprise the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP). The SLP's overarching goals centre on bringing care closer to home, improving patient pathways and outcomes by delivering excellent care in better environments. The SLP has a track record of delivering highly effective, clinically informed service developments in order to better meet the needs of service-users. The FIND provision is one such development and the SLaM FIND Team will therefore work closely with the FIND Teams in each of the other Trusts in order to expedite service-user's transition through inpatient settings to community provision.
Main duties of the job
Working within the scope of professional practice the post holder will provide a key role in leading and managing a specialist community mental health service. Using evidence based inclusive leadership skills to develop a service to provide excellent evidence-based interventions. The post holder will be expected to promote a culture of service user and carers involvement at every stage of the care pathway. The role will be key in monitoring clinical governance and ensuring that the service provides safe and quality services to people needing the support of the FIND Team across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. The team sits with the larger Community Pathway within the Croydon BDP directorate who oversee the Forensic Community Teams, Mental Health Learning Disability Teams and Transforming Care in Autism team.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure that all clinical practice is developed using up to date evidence base, ensuring that all staff have the appropriate skill base and supporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group.
Oversee a service user's care pathway, utilising available resources and Patient Journey framework and lead the team in its implementation.
Ensure systems are in place to support user and carer-centred involvement in the planning and provision of care.
Ensure that staff receive regular supervision and appraisal, and are offered essential and developmental training in accordance with their personal development plans, and the needs of the service.
Ensure that all service users are made aware of, encouraged, and assisted to use all services available to them.
Ensure that the requirements of all mental health legislation are met with particular regard to the Mental Health Act 1983 (including amendments and Code of Practice) and Community Care Legislation (eg. CPA, Supervision Registers and Supervised Discharge etc), NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan, Care Act 2014, and ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set by the NMC and are in accordance with Trust policy.
Ensure that the ACOMHS standards are upheld by managing an efficient referral system and supporting the delivery of the range of interventions recommended by the NICE guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure that all clinical practice is developed using up to date evidence base, ensuring that all staff have the appropriate skill base and supporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group.
Oversee a service user's care pathway, utilising available resources and Patient Journey framework and lead the team in its implementation.
Ensure systems are in place to support user and carer-centred involvement in the planning and provision of care.
Ensure that staff receive regular supervision and appraisal, and are offered essential and developmental training in accordance with their personal development plans, and the needs of the service.
Ensure that all service users are made aware of, encouraged, and assisted to use all services available to them.
Ensure that the requirements of all mental health legislation are met with particular regard to the Mental Health Act 1983 (including amendments and Code of Practice) and Community Care Legislation (eg. CPA, Supervision Registers and Supervised Discharge etc), NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan, Care Act 2014, and ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set by the NMC and are in accordance with Trust policy.
Ensure that the ACOMHS standards are upheld by managing an efficient referral system and supporting the delivery of the range of interventions recommended by the NICE guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse/Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional/Registered Occupational Therapist with substantial experience working in a community setting
- Healthcare related Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Relevant experience or equivalent of working in Forensic or LD/ASD mental health services in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of social care provision and collaborative working with mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of regional and national health and social care frameworks which are applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience or equivalent of working in Mental Health Services in a multi-disciplinary capacity
- Either community mental health experience or forensic experience is essential.
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing forensic LD&ASD patients
abilities / Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients, carers and other professionals
- Ability to develop organisational quality and manage change
- Ability to show leadership and support of junior staff members through supervision
- Ability to understand staff talent and ensure development of staff with the team and Trust
- Ability to work with difficult and complex service users
- Ability to work autonomously and to delegate appropriately
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant documents for clients and colleagues
- An understanding of what constitutes high quality mental health and social care practice
- Good time management and self-organisation skills
- Clear understanding of clinical governance and the necessity for quality
- Ability to understand financial management of a health care service and to monitor budgets
- Knowledge and application of current mental health and social care legislation and policy
- An understanding of effective staff rostering
- Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
- High standard of Computer literacy
- Excellent Problem Solving Skills
- Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of service users, carers, professionals, senior directorate staff and CCG representatives
Desirable
- Completion of a management course
- Car driver and current driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse/Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional/Registered Occupational Therapist with substantial experience working in a community setting
- Healthcare related Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Relevant experience or equivalent of working in Forensic or LD/ASD mental health services in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of social care provision and collaborative working with mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of regional and national health and social care frameworks which are applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience or equivalent of working in Mental Health Services in a multi-disciplinary capacity
- Either community mental health experience or forensic experience is essential.
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing forensic LD&ASD patients
abilities / Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients, carers and other professionals
- Ability to develop organisational quality and manage change
- Ability to show leadership and support of junior staff members through supervision
- Ability to understand staff talent and ensure development of staff with the team and Trust
- Ability to work with difficult and complex service users
- Ability to work autonomously and to delegate appropriately
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant documents for clients and colleagues
- An understanding of what constitutes high quality mental health and social care practice
- Good time management and self-organisation skills
- Clear understanding of clinical governance and the necessity for quality
- Ability to understand financial management of a health care service and to monitor budgets
- Knowledge and application of current mental health and social care legislation and policy
- An understanding of effective staff rostering
- Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
- High standard of Computer literacy
- Excellent Problem Solving Skills
- Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of service users, carers, professionals, senior directorate staff and CCG representatives
Desirable
- Completion of a management course
- Car driver and current driving licence
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).
