Job summary
The post holder will lead and inspire the team to deliver a high-quality and effective service for service users and carers.
Working in partnership with the Team Manager and other senior practitioners, they will ensure excellent clinical access and compliance with waiting time standards for early intervention services are maintained within the team.
Effective caseload management and clinical supervision will be supported by robust and efficient individual and team supervision processes, all within the overarching framework of Personal Wellbeing Plans, under the "Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan" approach.
The role may require working extended hours and deputising for the Team Manager when necessary.
NOTE: This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP Trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within two years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances--in which case it may be extended for a further two years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role, this will be an automatic progression following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post, you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
Main duties of the job
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To lead and inspire the team to deliver a high-quality and effective recovery service for service users and carers.
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To provide clinical leadership to ensure that, where appropriate, the service works effectively alongside other services to manage safety and prevent hospital admissions for service users with the most complex and acute needs.
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To undertake and support the specialist, ongoing assessment of physiological and/or psychological functioning for service users with the most complex health and wellbeing needs.
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To be responsible for, both individually and within the team, the development, delivery, and review of comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice--including strategies to manage safety for service users with complex needs and their carers.
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 deliver 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 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 provide better care.
AWP is committed to supporting and fostering a positive, research-informed environment and culture, which benefits everyone who works for the organisation and enhances the care we provide.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We value the unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge that individuals bring to AWP--because diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within your sphere of expertise and advanced practice, you will be responsible for providing keyworker support to a small number of service users, as well as delivering defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
You will plan, deliver, and evaluate advanced specialist therapeutic interventions within your area of expertise, including for service users on other caseloads. These may include:
- Family interventions
- CBT/CBI (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy / Cognitive Behavioural Interventions)
- Medication management
You will oversee and deliver a range of defined activities and interventions aimed at improving carers ability to support service users and enhancing their relationships.
In partnership with the team manager, you will lead the development and maintenance of excellent clinical standards and effective caseload supervision, underpinned by robust individual and team supervision processes.
You will support the team manager in meeting national quality standards for Early Intervention (EI) Access and Waiting Time Standards.
You will provide training within the team as appropriate.
You will oversee and ensure the implementation of effective safety management plans and strategies across the team, considering the safety of service users, carers, friends and family members, staff, the organisation, and the public.
In collaboration with service users, carers, friends, and family members, you will be responsible for facilitating and ensuring the development of complex, comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements, etc., involving other agencies such as primary care where appropriate.
You will develop and maintain strong partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison with the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, the voluntary sector, and nominated carers/advocates.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Within your sphere of expertise and advanced practice, you will be responsible for providing keyworker support to a small number of service users, as well as delivering defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.
You will plan, deliver, and evaluate advanced specialist therapeutic interventions within your area of expertise, including for service users on other caseloads. These may include:
- Family interventions
- CBT/CBI (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy / Cognitive Behavioural Interventions)
- Medication management
You will oversee and deliver a range of defined activities and interventions aimed at improving carers ability to support service users and enhancing their relationships.
In partnership with the team manager, you will lead the development and maintenance of excellent clinical standards and effective caseload supervision, underpinned by robust individual and team supervision processes.
You will support the team manager in meeting national quality standards for Early Intervention (EI) Access and Waiting Time Standards.
You will provide training within the team as appropriate.
You will oversee and ensure the implementation of effective safety management plans and strategies across the team, considering the safety of service users, carers, friends and family members, staff, the organisation, and the public.
In collaboration with service users, carers, friends, and family members, you will be responsible for facilitating and ensuring the development of complex, comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements, etc., involving other agencies such as primary care where appropriate.
You will develop and maintain strong partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison with the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, the voluntary sector, and nominated carers/advocates.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN, registered with the NMC), Social Worker (registered with SWE), or Occupational Therapist (registered with the HCPC).
- Trained in the use of the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS).
- Substantial post-registration experience working in front-line services, conducting assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions, including in the most complex clinical cases.
- Experience in providing clinical supervision to colleagues.
- Exceptional knowledge and understanding of Access and Waiting Time Standards for Early Intervention services.
- Experience in mentoring and assessing students and learners.
Desirable
- Formal postgraduate diploma-level qualification in a relevant field, such as Non-Medical Prescribing, Clinical Leadership, Family Interventions for Psychosis, CBT, or Brief Therapy.
- Experience in managing others.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN, registered with the NMC), Social Worker (registered with SWE), or Occupational Therapist (registered with the HCPC).
- Trained in the use of the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS).
- Substantial post-registration experience working in front-line services, conducting assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions, including in the most complex clinical cases.
- Experience in providing clinical supervision to colleagues.
- Exceptional knowledge and understanding of Access and Waiting Time Standards for Early Intervention services.
- Experience in mentoring and assessing students and learners.
Desirable
- Formal postgraduate diploma-level qualification in a relevant field, such as Non-Medical Prescribing, Clinical Leadership, Family Interventions for Psychosis, CBT, or Brief Therapy.
- Experience in managing others.
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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