Job summary
The postholder 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, the postholder will ensure excellent clinical standards are maintained within the team. Effective caseload management will be underpinned by robust and efficient individual and team supervision processes. Always under the overarching framework of CPA, the postholder will demonstrate, in their day-to-day clinical work, an area of advanced practice, e.g., CBT or Non-Medical Prescribing. The role may necessitate working extended hours.
Main duties of the job
To lead and inspire the team to deliver a high-quality and effective recovery service for service users and carers.To provide clinical leadership to ensure, where appropriate, the service works effectively alongside other services to manage risk and prevent hospital admission for service users with the most complex and acute needs.To be responsible, both individually and within the team, for the development, delivery, and review of comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.Within the sphere of expertise and advanced practice, to be responsible for coordinating care for a small number of service users, while also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers' caseloads. Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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
To oversee and deliver a range of defined activities and interventions to improve carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.To lead, in partnership with the team manager, ensuring the service develops and maintains excellent clinical standards and effective caseload supervision, underpinned by robust and effective individual and team supervision processes.To oversee and ensure, across the team, that there are effective risk management plans and strategies for service users and carers, taking account of risks to service users, carers, the organisation, staff, and the public.In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible, across the service, 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.To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, the voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To oversee and deliver a range of defined activities and interventions to improve carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.To lead, in partnership with the team manager, ensuring the service develops and maintains excellent clinical standards and effective caseload supervision, underpinned by robust and effective individual and team supervision processes.To oversee and ensure, across the team, that there are effective risk management plans and strategies for service users and carers, taking account of risks to service users, carers, the organisation, staff, and the public.In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible, across the service, 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.To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within the Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, the voluntary sector, and with nominated carers/advocates.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Application form and interview
Essential
- Holds a professional qualification as RMN / OT / SW
- Experience working in a community mental health setting
Desirable
- Experience in a senior practitioner role
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience if working in a recovery team
Person Specification
Application form and interview
Essential
- Holds a professional qualification as RMN / OT / SW
- Experience working in a community mental health setting
Desirable
- Experience in a senior practitioner role
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience if working in a recovery team
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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