Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the daily delivery of a centralised duty referrals team, assess for risk and eligibility.
• Continue with the ongoing development of the duty referrals team and its processes.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to qualified Senior Mental Health Nurses, and trainees, PWPs / High-Intensity Therapists.
• Deliver specialist psychological assessments, and an ability to formulate risk and eligibility with limited information.
• Attend talking Therapies senior meetings, assist on consultation, training, audit, evaluation and service improvement initiatives.
• Manage and support staff performance, workloads and service delivery in line with Trust priorities.

About You

You have significant experienced as a High Intensity Therapist and will be accredited to level 2 with the British Association Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP). A substantial expertise in risk management, and proficient understanding of complex mental health presentations is essential for this role, with a good understanding of mental health disorders presentations. You will have the ability to evaluate patient symptoms and disorders, then be able to compare them against the criteria for primary care. Conversely, you will be able to identify those patients either at risk of harm to self or others, and those in need of secondary care in put, and pursue the correct referral and pathway for the patient.

Essential Requirements

• Completed post-graduate training to level 2, accredited by the BABCP.
• Formal training in supervision of, or eligibility for BABCP accreditation supervisor’s course.
• Proficient understanding of diagnostic criteria and ability to use evidence-based decision making.
• A minimum of three years’ experience working within Talking Therapies services.
• Experience of training staff and clinical supervision.
• Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal skills and ability to hold boundaries.

Desirable Requirements

• Trained in the secondary modality of therapy.
• Completed post-graduate specialist qualification with additional training in clinical risk. Or attended CPD relating to risk management.
• Experience of working outside of Talking Therapies primary care setting.

Why Join NELFT?

At NELFT We Are Committed To Our Values

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

For More Information Please Contact

Lloyd R. Catley Senior Duty Clinician for Talking Therapies (Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest)

/ 07305577534

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

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High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Please See The Attached Job Description And Person Specification

for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.