Job summary
The Camden Community Rehab Team is a multi-disciplinary team providing treatment and care to individuals with severe and enduring mental illnesses living in a range of twenty-four hour supported projects in the community. The team offers a wide range of interventions that are recovery orientated and client-centred and we aim to achieve the best possible outcomes for our service users, many of whom have complex and varied needs
Main duties of the job
Working as a member of a multidisciplinary Mental Health Team the post holder will be responsible for providing individual assessment identified clinical
interventions and direct care to service users with mental health problems.
They will also undertake management tasks, deputising for the Team manager as required, and will take a lead on mentoring and supervising others within their
service area.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing expert care in an area of designated expertise,
in accordance with NMC codes of professional conduct
To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist clinical practice within a
multi disciplinary Team to include:-
Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other specialist tools
When required to do so making appropriate judgements about own caseload
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse
community
To undertake care co-ordinator responsibilities within the Care Programme
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing expert care in an area of designated expertise,
in accordance with NMC codes of professional conduct
To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist clinical practice within a
multi disciplinary Team to include:-
Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other specialist tools
When required to do so making appropriate judgements about own caseload
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse
community
To undertake care co-ordinator responsibilities within the Care Programme
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- RMN
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- Mentorship or recognised teaching and assessing certificate or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- RMN
- Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice
- Mentorship or recognised teaching and assessing certificate or willingness to undertake
- Demonstrable experience in a senior specialist capacity caring for people with psychosis in a community care or inpatient setting.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to factors that cause mental illness together with evidence based best practice.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation, its application and use in practice.
Desirable
- Other advanced relevant training i.e. CBT in psychosis/dynamics of mental health practice / Mentalisation Based Therapy / NMP etc
- Current Level 2 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
- Sound practical experience of patient / service user care and engagement within the wider context of the organisation
Knowledge and Experience
Desirable
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of their own role and that of others within the multi-professional team
- Demonstrates practical experience within a senior role of dealing with the needs of people with complex needs.
- To have experience of or if appropriate to service needs be willing to undertake training in de-escalation or breakaway techniques.
Education
Essential
- Current Level 1 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- RMN
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- Mentorship or recognised teaching and assessing certificate or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- RMN
- Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice
- Mentorship or recognised teaching and assessing certificate or willingness to undertake
- Demonstrable experience in a senior specialist capacity caring for people with psychosis in a community care or inpatient setting.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to factors that cause mental illness together with evidence based best practice.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation, its application and use in practice.
Desirable
- Other advanced relevant training i.e. CBT in psychosis/dynamics of mental health practice / Mentalisation Based Therapy / NMP etc
- Current Level 2 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
- Sound practical experience of patient / service user care and engagement within the wider context of the organisation
Knowledge and Experience
Desirable
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of their own role and that of others within the multi-professional team
- Demonstrates practical experience within a senior role of dealing with the needs of people with complex needs.
- To have experience of or if appropriate to service needs be willing to undertake training in de-escalation or breakaway techniques.
Education
Essential
- Current Level 1 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
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).
