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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.  We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services. 

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.  Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.  

Job overview

Haringey Personality Disorder Pathway - Senior Clinician, Band 7 (OT, Social worker, psychologist, psychotherapist RMN) 

We currently have a vacancy for a senior clinician to join our well established and supportive team. 

The  successful applicant will have experience working with patients who have a diagnosis of Personality Disorder. They will have undertaken MBT and/or SCM  training.

Holding a caseload of patients within the Pathway who are part of the MBT or SCM programme, the successful applicant will provide group MBT therapy and some individual MBT.  They will also  deliver Structured Clinical Management in a group or individually, as well as completing assessments and providing supervision to junior staff.  There will be opportunities to develop both clinical and managerial roles within the post.   The post holder will also undertake specialist personality disorder assessments jointly and independently.  

Within the PD pathway there is an emphasis on team based, multi-disciplinary decision making.  There is  close liaison with other community mental health teams and acute services.  Supervision is provided individually and in groups. This lends itself to a supportive environment where risk management is shared in the process of treatment planning and delivery.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) and SCM to a caseload of  individuals,  and facilitate groups in the Personality Disorder Pathway

Liaise with other professionals to provide continuity of care across acute care,  Primary care teams, Core mental health teams,  and the PD Pathway.

Formulate and implement  treatment plans and provide Structured Clinical Management / Mentalisation-based therapy.

Provide supervision to junior members of the team

Participate in the day to day emotional work of the MDT, and overall service development and maintenance. 

Working for our organisation

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. 

BEH has a mature and supportive specialist personality disorder service which is part of the recently formed Complex Emotional Needs team, which offers psychologically informed community mental health care to clients with complex emotional needs such as personality disorders and PTSD.