Job summary
We are a friendly supportive team who are passionate about improving the lives of service users with complex mental health needs. We are a forward thinking service and for many years have implemented a new way of working with service users with emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorders. This is an evidence based model of care called Structured Clinical Management, which is used in secondary mental health services to treat people with emotional regulation and interpersonal difficulties. Successful applicants will be offered a three day training package on how to deliver this model along with specialised individual and group supervision. As a key worker in the team you will be responsible for a caseload of service users with a range of complex mental health needs, working within the Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan framework to deliver a range of health and Psychological interventions. You can expect to receive excellent supervision, and there will be opportunities for career development and training in order to support you in this role.
Main duties of the job
Provide a Mental Health service to an allocated caseload of Service Users on the Non-Psychotic Pathway and deliver a set of defined interventions within that caseload, having responsibility for the assessment of needs, the planning and implementation of treatment and care to meet those needs as agreed with the multidisciplinary team, and contributing to the evaluation of care across a variety of settings where Mental Health or Specialist Treatment is available.
Liaise as appropriate with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users.
Participate in Integrated Governance processes, particularly as they relate to own practice, contributing to the monitoring of service provision and performance, and standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.
Liaise with other services and agencies involved in provision of services to people with Mental Health and other vulnerabilities.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is focused on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and their carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.
The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing assessment, planning delivery and review of activities and interventions against identified health, social care and well being needs, acting as keyworker for service users on the Non-Psychotic Pathway..
You must have good communication skills and be willing to work independently, with the support from your colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team.
There will be opportunities to access in-house and external training.
The focus of the team is to work within the recovery model. You will receive regular supervision and have support from your clinical supervisor as well as the senior practitioner in the team. We cover a wide geographical area in North and East Wiltshire.
Develop and maintain as far as possible effective helping relationships with service users, working in partnership with service users and carers and ensuring that your practice accords with guidance and best practice standards regarding the delivery of services including, but not limited to, requirements in relation to Privacy, Dignity and Respect and Diversity.
Provide a defined Mental Health assessment and interventions to an allocated caseload of service users, having responsibility for the assessment of needs and the planning and implementation of treatment and care to meet those needs, based on evidence of best practice, and as agreed with multidisciplinary team and/or supervisor, and contributing to the evaluation of care.
Working with service users, and others as appropriate, working collaboratively in the ongoing assessment of risk, and the development and review of plans to manage identified risks effectively, working closely with senior members of the multi-disciplinary team and practicing in accordance with Trust and National policy and best practice guidance.
Provide psychological interventions for designated service users on your caseload under the supervision of a more senior practitioner
Develop and maintain good working relationships and effective communication with other members of your designated Mental Health or Specialised environment, participating in regular team meetings and contributing to peer supervision and training as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is focused on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and their carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.
The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing assessment, planning delivery and review of activities and interventions against identified health, social care and well being needs, acting as keyworker for service users on the Non-Psychotic Pathway..
You must have good communication skills and be willing to work independently, with the support from your colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team.
There will be opportunities to access in-house and external training.
The focus of the team is to work within the recovery model. You will receive regular supervision and have support from your clinical supervisor as well as the senior practitioner in the team. We cover a wide geographical area in North and East Wiltshire.
Develop and maintain as far as possible effective helping relationships with service users, working in partnership with service users and carers and ensuring that your practice accords with guidance and best practice standards regarding the delivery of services including, but not limited to, requirements in relation to Privacy, Dignity and Respect and Diversity.
Provide a defined Mental Health assessment and interventions to an allocated caseload of service users, having responsibility for the assessment of needs and the planning and implementation of treatment and care to meet those needs, based on evidence of best practice, and as agreed with multidisciplinary team and/or supervisor, and contributing to the evaluation of care.
Working with service users, and others as appropriate, working collaboratively in the ongoing assessment of risk, and the development and review of plans to manage identified risks effectively, working closely with senior members of the multi-disciplinary team and practicing in accordance with Trust and National policy and best practice guidance.
Provide psychological interventions for designated service users on your caseload under the supervision of a more senior practitioner
Develop and maintain good working relationships and effective communication with other members of your designated Mental Health or Specialised environment, participating in regular team meetings and contributing to peer supervision and training as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing, social work or OT Must be registered with the NMC, Social Work England or HCPC
- Must have a UK driver's license.
- Must have at least two years experience of working in Mental Health
- Demonstrates a good understanding of recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Demonstrates experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.
- Well-developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information.
Desirable
- Is able to contribute to the delivery of a range of possible key therapeutic interventions.
- Able to articulate a sound understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing, social work or OT Must be registered with the NMC, Social Work England or HCPC
- Must have a UK driver's license.
- Must have at least two years experience of working in Mental Health
- Demonstrates a good understanding of recovery principles and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Demonstrates experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.
- Well-developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information.
Desirable
- Is able to contribute to the delivery of a range of possible key therapeutic interventions.
- Able to articulate a sound understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
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).
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