Senior Clinical Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Essential criteria

• Registered Professional (Mental Health Nurse RMN, Social Worker or OT).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable criteria

• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area.
• ENB 998, 812 or equivalent
• Nurse prescriber or willingness to become a nurse prescriber

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Experience in a variety of MH settings as a qualified practitioner.
• Significant experience at band 6 or equivalent within CRHTT, Liaison nursing, intake service or equivalent.
• Delivering Clinical supervision/ reflective practice to nursing as well as other professionals.
• Multi-disciplinary team working.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working within a Single Point of Access services.
• Previous experience of telephone based assessments.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential criteria

• Understand a range of models of mental disorder, including the contribution of social, physical and development factors.
• Understand the social perspective on mental disorder and mental health needs.
• Ability to build relationships across organisational and professional boundaries
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data required to deliver the service.
• Ability to deal with complex issues arising from managing a diverse multidisciplinary service
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good risk assessment and management skills
• Understanding of social care resources and provision available beyond statutory agencies
• Experience of supervision or practice teaching.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership under pressure, including good communication, prioritisation, and influencing.
• Extensive experience of applying assessment skills within a statutory social work setting.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individuals experiencing acute mental distress.
• The ability to use a range of therapeutic interventions with individuals in acute mental health crisis.
• An understanding of the Care Programme Approach and its application
• Knowledge of the national agenda and vision for mental health services within the NHS.
• Interpersonal Skills; Works effectively with individuals, teams, clients and staff. Supporting others and showing clear personal values in line with those of the organisation.
• Adapting and Coping; Adapts and responds well to change. Manages pressure effectively and copes well with setbacks.
• Analysing Interpreting and Judging; Thinks analytically, ability to solve complex problems and issues, makes rational, realistic and sound judgements.
• Planning and Performing; Plans ahead and works in a systematic and organised way. Follows direction and procedures.
• Organisational Awareness and Strategic Thinking; Thinks broadly and strategically, supports and drives organisational change.
• Understands functions and needs of the organisation.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate knowledge of audit and research
• Demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate a team and it's day-to-day work.
• I.T. and Database skills with knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet management
• Received additional training in areas such as AMHP, BIA, Court of Protection, Practice Educator and talking therapies

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential criteria

• Warm, friendly, approachable
• Flexible approach
• Ability to cope with change
• Able to work seamlessly with other professional groups
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexible and positive attitude to work.
• Ability to be empathetic
• Keen to learn new skills and to share learning with others

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a service to clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week may include some on-call work.
• Fit and able to undertake patient facing work as and when required.

Desirable criteria

• Possession of a valid UK driving license.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD & PS (PDF, 1.1MB)