Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KR 1   Clinical and Client Care

·         Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team

·         Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

·         Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records.

·         To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.

·         To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary psychological treatment.

·         To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:

o    Behavioural activation and graded exposure

o    Teaching problem-solving skills

o    Improving sleep

o    Recognising and managing emotions

o    Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating

o    Building confidence

o    Medication support

·         To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.

·         To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes.

·         To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.

·         To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.

KR 2   Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning

·         To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.

·         To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users’ wellbeing to the team

·         To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.

·         To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users’ progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.

·         Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals

·        Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager

KR 3   Care or management of resources

·         To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required.

·         To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used

 KR 4   Management and supervision

·         Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor.

·         Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.

KR 6   Teaching and Training

·         To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.

·         To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers.

KR 7   Record-keeping and Information Governance

·         To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards

KR 8   Research and development

·         As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date evidence-based methods into the intervention programme as directed by the clinical skills supervisor

·         To participate in complex audit and research projects as applicable

KR 9   Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development

·         To adhere to the employer’s expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures.

·         To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics.

·         To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training.

·         Attend and fulfil all of the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic and practice-based assessments

·         To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager.

KR10  General

·         To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance.

·         To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employer’s policies.

·         To travel as appropriate and across the Trust as required for example for meetings, home visits, community liaison.

·         To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

·         A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)

Desirable criteria

·         Any training relevant to the service user group

Experience

Essential criteria

·         Experience of working with people with mental health needs including personality disorder gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice

·         Experience running groups/activities

·         Experience working as part of a team

·         Experience of being supervised

·         Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing

Desirable criteria

·         Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

·         Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress and who have personality disorder, their families and carers

·         Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality

·         Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance

·         Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format

·         Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individual’s health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan