Job summary
This post is for the clinical service lead, who will oversee a new and innovative pilot Transitions to Adulthood hub service for young people aged 18-25. Commissioned by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), this service brings together East London NHS Foundation Trust, as a member of the London Pathways Partnership, with voluntary sector partners Rights and Equalities in Newham (REIN) and Together for Mental Wellbeing, to develop creative approaches to engaging young people on probation in Newham. The hub will provide wrap-around support tailored to the distinct needs of young adults, including an understanding of maturity, in order to reduce reoffending, improve mental health and support young adults to make positive life choices. The service is co-located in Newham probation and delivers therapeutic, psychological and psychiatric interventions to young adults and will embed psychologically informed practice across the hub, with an emphasis on trauma informed care.
Young black and Muslim men and women are significantly represented in the hub and our staff require a high level of cultural competence and sensitivity to issues relevant to young minoritised groups. We hope to recruit a staff team reflective of our service user population and welcome applications from those with protected characteristics.
Main duties of the job
1. Oversight of governance and operational policies and procedures necessary to run a high quality and safe service.
2. Oversight of service model, including assessment, interventions, training, staff support and reflective practice.
3. Clinical and service lead for TtA, including line management and supervision responsibilities.
4. Liaison with key stakeholders to ensure smooth transitions within and across services, agencies and sectors, including ELFT Newham directorate, HMPPS, and voluntary partners.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
training and qualification
Essential
- HCPC registration
- management experience in forensic service
Desirable
- young people in forensic setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience in adult mental health, including experience at a senior level in forensic personality disorder
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessments and treatment interventions to patients with complex problems, including severe mental illness, personality disorder, substance misuse, offending behaviour and/or dual diagnosis
- Experience in a range of care settings including medium secure, outpatient and/or community
- Experience of recruitment and staff appraisal
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment both within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan and for patients managed by psychologically based care plans
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in planning and delivering services in own specialist area including long term planning
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and develop formulations on which to base choice of treatment
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with specific difficult to treat groups (complex needs, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, substance misuse, offending), in both individual and group formats
- A high level ability to communicate effectively in written and oral formats highly complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and carers and to a wide range of professional and lay persons within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge of the evidence based literature relevant to psychological practice with young people with offending histories
Person Specification
training and qualification
Essential
- HCPC registration
- management experience in forensic service
Desirable
- young people in forensic setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience in adult mental health, including experience at a senior level in forensic personality disorder
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessments and treatment interventions to patients with complex problems, including severe mental illness, personality disorder, substance misuse, offending behaviour and/or dual diagnosis
- Experience in a range of care settings including medium secure, outpatient and/or community
- Experience of recruitment and staff appraisal
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment both within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan and for patients managed by psychologically based care plans
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in planning and delivering services in own specialist area including long term planning
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and develop formulations on which to base choice of treatment
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with specific difficult to treat groups (complex needs, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, substance misuse, offending), in both individual and group formats
- A high level ability to communicate effectively in written and oral formats highly complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families and carers and to a wide range of professional and lay persons within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge of the evidence based literature relevant to psychological practice with young people with offending histories
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).
