Senior Practitioner

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

We are looking for an Enthusiastic and experience Senior Practitioner/Clinical Lead to join our team in Ealing Acton MINT.

You will have the opportunity to lead one of the 3 Primary Care Networks (PCN). Together you will support the MDT in managing and supporting service users to reach their recovery goals within the community. Ealing Acton MINT is passionate about delivering the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults. Please get in touch with the team If you would like to know more about this role.

Main duties of the job

Senior Practitioners/Clinical Leads play pivotal roles in providing leadership and accountability within the newly configured Multi-disciplinary MINT teams. The teams will offer enhanced access and provision to psychological therapies, improved physical health care, employment support, personalised and trauma-informed care, medicines management and support for self-harm and coexisting substance use. In addition, the teams will work proactively to address social and racial disparities. Key to the success of the teams will be establishing and maintaining relationships within the local primary care networks as well as the Local communities in supporting the delivery of this vision.

We are seeking to recruit high calibre professionally qualified senior nurses with excellent communication skills and a clear commitment to delivering patient-centred quality care. Whilst the teams move into the new configurations you will need to be resilient, motivated and have the skills to adapt to working in a changing environment.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

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

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse, (mental health) appropriate to the job role.
• Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent/Practice Educators
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Able to manage a caseload of people with complex mental health needs

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
• Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
• To understand performance reports and how they relate to team

Desirable criteria

• To have a good knowledge of service objectives

Personal Qualities Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with staff, patients, families, carers and professionals
• Able to establish links with other services and professionals
• Able to effectively manage risk

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Able to manage a caseload of people with complex mental health needs
• Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
• Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area

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.

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).

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 and PS (PDF, 339.3KB)