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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
About
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Clinical Specialist
Accepting applications until: 29-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 29-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Viscount House
- Address
- Falcon Court, Preston Farm Business Park
- Town
- Stockton on Tees
- Postcode
- TS18 3TX
- Major / Minor Region
- Durham
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: 19 hrs
- Hours
- Part time - 19 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Interview date
- 15/08/2024
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
The Clinical Specialist will have responsibility for providing clinical leadership to colleagues across the local ‘place-based’ community system in the assessment, treatment, and management of people with complex needs in a designated specialty.
Providing specialist mental health assessment and clinically proven, evidence-based interventions to the specified client group with a range of complex mental health problems.
The Clinical Specialist will offer advice and consultation regarding the management of the specified client group to colleagues from across the local community system and other agencies, as necessary. It is expected that the post holder will spend 80% or more of their time in the delivery of direct/indirect clinical care. The post holder will be expected to support the leadership group in local implementation of the Community
Mental Health Transformation Programme and future systems change resulting from this work where appropriate.
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The post holder will take a lead role in the development of clinical services
for people accessing the local community place-based system and will be
a resource available for colleagues of all disciplines within the multidisciplinary team.
To provide autonomously specialist mental health assessments of service users. The assessment will be based upon the appropriate use,
interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of sources
including general practitioners, primary care team members, statutory and
voluntary sector rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with service users, carers, family members and others involved in the person’s care.
The post holder would be an essential member of the multi-disciplinary team and will be able to facilitate the co-ordination of care on a multi-disciplinary basis to the service user.
The post holder will provide expert mental health care and support to all
service users referred to the service providing evidence based mental health interventions.
The post holder will formulate plans of care and negotiate the implementation of such plans and the sharing of complex, sensitive, confidential and at times contentious information e.g., child protection issues, safeguarding vulnerable adults etc.
Working for our organisation
We are looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Specialist, part time (19 hours) to join our Child in our Care Team based at Viscount House in Stockton.
The successful applicants will be enthusiastic, motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will have extensive knowledge of the specified client group
Efficiently and effectively ensure the care co-ordination of a caseload.
To contribute directly and indirectly to improving the understanding of
mental health to the benefit of all patients of the service, across all
settings and agencies serving the patient group.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual
patients and to provide advice to other professionals and
biopsychosocial aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment,
therapy and discharge of patients accessing the specialist support
service. In line with best practice.
To provide specialist mental health advice, guidance and consultation to
other professionals contributing directly to diagnostic assessment,
formulation, and intervention plan.
The post holder will maintain high quality record keeping standards in
line with the Trust’s Record Keeping Guidelines, ensuring that
confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Recognise and respect the cultural and spiritual needs of others.
Co-ordinate clinical interventions regarding issues such as self-harm
and aggression which may result in emotional stress.
If the contract type on the vacancy states 'Fixed Term' this would mean the vacancy is being advertised to address a temporary need for the duration stipulated on the advert, however, in the event that permanent funding is secured for the post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Internal applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
We are aware that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is increasingly being used to generate responses for application forms. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant and if, during shortlisting, a Recruiting Manager believes AI has been used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Newly Qualified Nurses
All band 5 nursing positions are only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process, for more information about this process please contact: [email protected]
TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.
This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.
In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.
Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Registration with relevant professional body. (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC, Social Work-England)
- For nursing professions – Recognised Practice Supervisor and /or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent
- And Trained in providing clinical supervision
- For other professions – evidence of training in clinical supervision of other staff and able to demonstrate competence in this area of practice in clinical supervision of other staff and/or students/ trainees.
- All professions - Postgraduate diploma (or above) in a subject relevant to the area of practice or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years
- Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised advanced clinical qualification or Masters level credits e.g., Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy /NMP e.g. dysphagia, posture, autism assessment, rebound, social prescribing, sensory processing, Approved Mental Health Professional, Practice Educator (level 3 Independent Prescriber) * Note any other advanced qualification/masters credits not listed here as an example, must be clearly evidenced and listed as “advanced qualification or masters credits” - within the individuals application form
- And have Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master’s level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
- Experience required - Substantial clinical experience of working in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families and relevant others or transferable experience of similar settings and willing to gain knowledge within first 12 months.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk (harm to self, others and safeguarding)
- Substantial experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Involvement in quality improvement activities
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
- Experience of application of relevant legislation (i.e., Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act) in practice
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alma Burns
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000132000
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