Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities:

• To promote and role model the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
• To assess patients experiencing common mental health problems and direct to the appropriate care pathway using the stepped care approach.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate interventions with individual patients and systematically record on the relevant databases. To use standardise tools in accordance with the service specification.
• Adhere to Equal Opportunities Policy and treat all patients, relatives, carers and staff with respect, dignity and understanding. Understand the needs and be sensitive to the cultural backgrounds of patients.
• To have a sound theoretical and practical clinical knowledge of how to deliver Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effectively in order to promote recovery.
• To provide clinical supervision to trainee and qualified PWPs on a regular basis in accordance with the relevant professional guideline and policies.
• To maintain appropriate relationships with patients and staff in line with the service values and service specification.
• To comply with all mandatory training requirements.
• To take responsibility for the team working together to achieve agreed clinical activity.
• To ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
• To participate in setting and review of objectives for the post as well as the team and in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
• To champion Safeguarding within the organisation and take on additional training such as domestic violence, MCA Dols and Prevent provided by the organisation in order to fulfill this role.
• To participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required.
• To contribute to the management of team workloads in line with organisational requirements.
• To coordinate and participate in the duty rota to support staff with vicarious trauma, the management of risk and assist with prompt dealing of safeguarding situations.
• To co-ordinate and assist manage staff work patterns, capacity management and student placements.
• To implement policies and procedures in own sphere of work.
• To resolve complex issues in potentially antagonistic circumstances. For example, supporting colleagues who are dealing with contentious issues such as sexual abuse, receiving verbal abuse and threats of violence and other severe psychological traumas.
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers, colleagues and other health and social care agencies, in written communications, face-to-face contacts and telephone calls.
• To maintain, develop and share specialist skills and knowledge and to act as a point of contact for offering specialist advice.
• To support and develop sustainable partnerships with specialist mental health, social care and primary care providers in both the statutory and voluntary sector.
• To support training in the recognition and management of common mental health problems.
• To contribute to the monitoring, review and audit of the work collating clinical data from patients on the caseload, within the overall framework of the required data output of the service with the intention of: (a) identifying and minimising risk, (b) optimising clinical effectiveness, (c) optimising service efficiency.
• Contribute to the clinical governance framework of the Service by identifying and acting on areas of concern and supporting the Operational Management Team.
• To promote the development of culturally appropriate and accessible services to disadvantaged groups, in particular minority ethnic communities.
• Analyse the relative importance of factors to form an understanding of the patients perspective (s) and difficulties and relate these to the range of treatment options and work toward continuous improved experience.
• Further additional management and development responsibilities for the organisation will be incorporated into the role as and when required, in the absence of the Operations Manager.

This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

If you think you meet the requirements for the role, please complete an application telling us how you meet the specifications of the role.

If you have additional questions before applying, please email sixdegrees@nhs.net for the attention of Emma Sweeney or Jodie Read.

This vacancy will close when sufficient applications are received, and we would therefore advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Job responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities:

• To promote and role model the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
• To assess patients experiencing common mental health problems and direct to the appropriate care pathway using the stepped care approach.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate interventions with individual patients and systematically record on the relevant databases. To use standardise tools in accordance with the service specification.
• Adhere to Equal Opportunities Policy and treat all patients, relatives, carers and staff with respect, dignity and understanding. Understand the needs and be sensitive to the cultural backgrounds of patients.
• To have a sound theoretical and practical clinical knowledge of how to deliver Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effectively in order to promote recovery.
• To provide clinical supervision to trainee and qualified PWPs on a regular basis in accordance with the relevant professional guideline and policies.
• To maintain appropriate relationships with patients and staff in line with the service values and service specification.
• To comply with all mandatory training requirements.
• To take responsibility for the team working together to achieve agreed clinical activity.
• To ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
• To participate in setting and review of objectives for the post as well as the team and in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
• To champion Safeguarding within the organisation and take on additional training such as domestic violence, MCA Dols and Prevent provided by the organisation in order to fulfill this role.
• To participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required.
• To contribute to the management of team workloads in line with organisational requirements.
• To coordinate and participate in the duty rota to support staff with vicarious trauma, the management of risk and assist with prompt dealing of safeguarding situations.
• To co-ordinate and assist manage staff work patterns, capacity management and student placements.
• To implement policies and procedures in own sphere of work.
• To resolve complex issues in potentially antagonistic circumstances. For example, supporting colleagues who are dealing with contentious issues such as sexual abuse, receiving verbal abuse and threats of violence and other severe psychological traumas.
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers, colleagues and other health and social care agencies, in written communications, face-to-face contacts and telephone calls.
• To maintain, develop and share specialist skills and knowledge and to act as a point of contact for offering specialist advice.
• To support and develop sustainable partnerships with specialist mental health, social care and primary care providers in both the statutory and voluntary sector.
• To support training in the recognition and management of common mental health problems.
• To contribute to the monitoring, review and audit of the work collating clinical data from patients on the caseload, within the overall framework of the required data output of the service with the intention of: (a) identifying and minimising risk, (b) optimising clinical effectiveness, (c) optimising service efficiency.
• Contribute to the clinical governance framework of the Service by identifying and acting on areas of concern and supporting the Operational Management Team.
• To promote the development of culturally appropriate and accessible services to disadvantaged groups, in particular minority ethnic communities.
• Analyse the relative importance of factors to form an understanding of the patients perspective (s) and difficulties and relate these to the range of treatment options and work toward continuous improved experience.
• Further additional management and development responsibilities for the organisation will be incorporated into the role as and when required, in the absence of the Operations Manager.

This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

If you think you meet the requirements for the role, please complete an application telling us how you meet the specifications of the role.

If you have additional questions before applying, please email sixdegrees@nhs.net for the attention of Emma Sweeney or Jodie Read.

This vacancy will close when sufficient applications are received, and we would therefore advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• To adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues.
• Able to travel around the locality/city.
• Ability to promote personal and professional development via clinical supervision and to work within a team, fostering good working relationships.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Able to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Proven abilities to develop others and contributions to service development.
• To understand the needs of culturally diverse communities and how to deal with safeguarding and confidentiality issues.
• To have problem solving skills to resolve complex issues in potentially antagonistic circumstances.
• To practice time management effectively, to complete work related tasks and to manage workload efficiently.

Desirable

• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Effective IT skills.

Experience

Essential

• Previous clinical risk assessment experience.
• Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• Proven experience of understanding factors contributing to mental health and wellbeing and knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions.

Desirable

• Practical experience of clinical governance, audit and service development.

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of mental health qualifications e.g. Post graduate Talking Therapies related qualification or Professional Mental Health Qualification such as an RMN or Social Worker/Occupational Therapist.

Desirable

• Post-graduate certificate/diploma in CBT, or ability to complete this when inpost.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• To adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues.
• Able to travel around the locality/city.
• Ability to promote personal and professional development via clinical supervision and to work within a team, fostering good working relationships.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Able to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Proven abilities to develop others and contributions to service development.
• To understand the needs of culturally diverse communities and how to deal with safeguarding and confidentiality issues.
• To have problem solving skills to resolve complex issues in potentially antagonistic circumstances.
• To practice time management effectively, to complete work related tasks and to manage workload efficiently.

Desirable

• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Effective IT skills.

Experience

Essential

• Previous clinical risk assessment experience.
• Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• Proven experience of understanding factors contributing to mental health and wellbeing and knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions.

Desirable

• Practical experience of clinical governance, audit and service development.

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of mental health qualifications e.g. Post graduate Talking Therapies related qualification or Professional Mental Health Qualification such as an RMN or Social Worker/Occupational Therapist.

Desirable

• Post-graduate certificate/diploma in CBT, or ability to complete this when inpost.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Six Degrees Social Enterprise

Address

Six Degrees Social Enterprise

Albert Street

Eccles

Manchester

M30 0BL

Employer's website

http://six-degrees.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)