Key Clinician (Care coordinator)
Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Job overview
We currently have a number of opportunities available for experiences Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to work as (Key Clinicians formerly known as Care Co-ordinators) in several of our new Core Community Teams.
By joining our Mental Health Community Services, you’ll be working with a rich cultural mix of people in an up-and-coming part of London. Haringey is one of London’s liveliest and most diverse neighborhoods, famed for its tremendous selection of restaurants, Haringey is also home to no fewer than 25 Award winning parks.
Recent investment into our Mental Health Community Services allows us to provide a wider range of services that are focused on supporting the recovery of Haringey residents. This includes closer partnership working with the Voluntary Care Sector, Community Occupational Therapy and physical health care.You’ll also be able to develop your expertise and skills by working closely with our integrated treatment pathways.
Main duties of the job- Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care co- ordinator, as defined by the Dialog Plus (Previously -Care Programme Approach (CPA).
- Deliver effective care and treatment that is carried out within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies.
- Involve service users and their carers in planning care that includes all of their individual and diverse needs.
- Design individual programmes of care collaboratively with patients to maximize self- management and social inclusion and reflect their own goals and aspirations. Review and adjust plans according to changing service user needs.
- Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions using developed interpersonal skills such as CBT or psycho-education.
- Provide service users and their carers with clear and intelligible information which will assist them in making informed decisions about their treatment and care.
- Administer medication, monitor for effects and side-effects, in accordance with NMC Standards and Trust policies.
- Facilitate vocational rehabilitation and those aspects of mental health recovery concerning occupation.
- Maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records on all patients in response to personally generated clinical observations, in accordance with professional standards and Trust policies.
- Prepare and present clinical reports as required.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (Haringey ) provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population over 1.2 million people. We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people.Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria- Registered Practitioner – Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse/ State registered Occupational Therapist./ Registered Social Worker
- Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy or Social Work
- Relevant qualification in Psychosocial Interventions with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Evidence of other further post- registration education and training
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria- Minimum one year’s post registration experience, some of which will be as working with people with complex mental health problems
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of exercising clinical responsibility for patients’ care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified practitioner and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan and under supervision
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems in a therapeutic capacity
- Experience and knowledge of group processes and facilitating groups
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues within a dynamic environment
- Ability to implement clinical and line management supervision