Practitioner - Women's Crisis House

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We particularly want to encourage women from Black and minoritized communities to apply for this position to expand the diversity within this team.

Drayton Park Women's Crisis House offers women in acute crisis as alternative to hospital admission within a trauma informed model. Applicants need to be committed to providing women only services and show an understanding of why women need to use mental health services.

The post holders would be expected to lead shifts within this residential service and lead on the stay of a group of women. They would be expected to be skilled and compassionate in safety planning and demonstrate an ability to multitask and work in a fast pace service.

They would supervise junior staff and provide therapeutic one to one sessions and group activities.

The role required excellent written communication as referrals , assessments , NHS records are all included in this role.

They need to be resilient and robust to work within a service where women disclose and have experience past and current trauma.

Main duties of the job

As above

Taking referrals, facilitating assessments, leading on a crisis stay for a group of women, supervising junior staff and taking responsibility for the service on a shift basis.

About us

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk/

Date posted

14 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year Per annum inclusive of London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-CANDI-778

Job locations

Drayton Park Women's Crisis House

32 Drayton Park

London

N5 1PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

as above the job description and PS can be requested by emailing Shirley.McNicholas@candi.nhs.uk

Also please look at details of this service on the Trust website or internet

Job description

Job responsibilities

as above the job description and PS can be requested by emailing Shirley.McNicholas@candi.nhs.uk

Also please look at details of this service on the Trust website or internet

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Able to work within an acute crisis service, completing risk assessments and safety planning
Study or experience working with women who are vulnerable , understanding the impact of trauma
Experience and skills at multitasking in a fast paced service

Desirable

Academic study of psychology or women's studies
Study of trauma informed models
Working nights or shifts in a crisis setting

Attitude

Essential

Demonstrate an understanding of risk and safety planning for women

Desirable

Demonstrate a compassionate attitude to working with marginalised women

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and face to face communication
Skilled in working with domestic abuse /safeguarding

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Able to work within an acute crisis service, completing risk assessments and safety planning
Study or experience working with women who are vulnerable , understanding the impact of trauma
Experience and skills at multitasking in a fast paced service

Desirable

Academic study of psychology or women's studies
Study of trauma informed models
Working nights or shifts in a crisis setting

Attitude

Essential

Demonstrate an understanding of risk and safety planning for women

Desirable

Demonstrate a compassionate attitude to working with marginalised women

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and face to face communication
Skilled in working with domestic abuse /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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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