Band 7 Senior Specialist MBT Practitioner - Sequoia Tree Services

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main clinical work focus for this post will involve contributing to the Mentalization BasedTherapy offer within Sequoia, as well as being a senior member of staff within the team.

Clinical Responsibilities:1. As a member of the AWP BNSSG Sequoia Tree Service, the post holder will provide a high quality service to people suffering from complex mental health problems, in particular people with complex emotional needs (CEN) associated with the diagnosis of Personality Disorder, such as attachment, interpersonal difficulties and emotional intensity. This will include specialist assessment to determine the most appropriate treatment.

2. The post-holder will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders in the ongoing development of the service.

3. The delivery of group and individual treatments. The caseload will include people with significant complexity and risk.

4. Provide specialist supervision and consultation for mental health professionals working with people with CEN as required.

5. Comply with their professions regulatory requirements, ethics and code of conduct.

6. Work within AWPs policies to manage care pathways and risk.

7. Work within AWPs procedures for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults.

8. Participate in regular clinical supervision.

9. Demonstrate in clinical practice their respect for the experience of the people accessing our service.

10. Contribute towards the local clinical framework e.g. care programme approach (CPA), including taking on care coordination responsibilities as needed.

Clinical Administrative Responsibilities:1. Keep appropriate electronic records of clinical interventions.

2. Provide appropriate data reporting on clinical activity.

3. Complete clinical administrative responsibilities needed for the appropriate clinical frameworks e.g. CPA

Training/Education/Research:1. Provide training around working with people with CEN to a range of mental health professionals from a range of backgrounds (including experienced clinicians as well as unqualified staff) Providetraining to professionals from other agencies as requested (e.g. housing).

2. Contribute to the learning and skills development of pre and post registration/qualification students, trainees, novice practitioners and new team members.

3. Maintain awareness of relevant developments in MBT and in thinking about working with people with CEN, including research, theory and best practice guidelines. Dissemination to clinical andmanagement colleagues as needed.

4. The post-holder will contribute to evaluation of aspects of the service. This will include agreeing and using appropriate outcome measures, data input and analysis with appropriate supervision.

5. Keep up to date with statutory and mandatory training and maintain appropriate continuing professional development activities.

Integrated Governance:1. Contribute to the clinical governance agenda in Sequoia.

2. Contribute to disseminating best practice in working with people with CEN within Sequoia and wider partners.

3. Participate in relevant audit projects particularly in relation to the local CEN pathways.

4. Maintain and develop knowledge, experience and competence in psychological therapies for people with CEN in line with regulatory and governance guidelines.

5. Participate in the performance appraisal/supervision process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Registered Mental Health Professional e.g. Nurse, Social Worker, OT, Art Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist. Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC.
• Clear record of ongoing Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Completion of a three-day basic training programme in Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) and/or other MBT training.
• Completion of relevant postgraduate training in working with CEN.

Experience and abilities

Essential

• Experience of working with people with CEN using an evidence-based approach.
• Substantial practice experience in inpatient and/or community settings.
• Competence in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating psychological therapies particularly with people with CEN.
• Demonstrates substantial experience of supervising others, monitoring their performance appraisal and ensuring delivery of activity.
• Ability to work with other staff to develop skills in working with people with CEN.
• Ability to critically consider issues of power and structural inequalities in self, other and organisation.
• Ability to write specialist assessment reports and other professional communications.
• Experience of clinical audit or research.
• Competence in care coordination and risk management, particularly with CEN
• Ability to use supervision and to provide supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• Ability to be an autonomous practitioner in working safely and effectively and promoting agency with people with CEN.
• Experience of delivering group work in a mental health setting
• Experience of delivering mental health interventions online, both 1-1 and groups

Desirable

• Substantial experience in a Band 6 post or higher.

Co-production and Service Development

Desirable

• Experience of co-production and service user participation
• Experience of service development.
• Experience and/or skills in service evaluation.
• Experience of creating and delivering training to enable provision of high standard of teaching at pre and postgraduate level.

Personal Skills and Qualities

Essential

• High degree of self-awareness and reflective capacity, preferably with some experience of personal therapy.
• Excellent communication skills. Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding.
• Demonstrates a willingness to embrace new technology and processes.
• Ability to use information technology, including internet research. Familiarity with Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint. Competence use of electronic record keeping systems.
• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour, which may be challenging at times.

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Coast Resource Centre

Diamond Batch

Weston Super Mare

BS24 7FY

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)