Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Clinical Lead in our Mental Health and Wellness teams in the Community Mental Health Transformation.

Calibre must:

Have continuous experience of supervising staff and delegate work 
appropriately. Deliver a range of evidence-based interventions which will promote recovery, social inclusion and normalisation for this group of service users, who suffer from severe, enduring mental health problems. Work in partnership with the MDT, Home Treatment Team, Acute Inpatients Services, Local Authority and other third sector organisations to provide support and treatment to service users within crisis to facilitate the safe management of their needs within a community setting. Be a Qualified Mental Health Nurses with a live unrestricted UK NMC registration, strong team player with at least three years post qualifying experience in a mental health setting.

The post holder will deputise for the team manager and be able to autonomously oversee clinical systems and staff. It is essential that applicants have excellent organisational skills and are competent with using computer programmes and databases.

Our current focus is now on placed based care - moving to locality teams around the Primary Care Networks.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking assessment of complex case, including risk assessments . Undertaking complex evidence based interventions that manage high risk. Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills working with service users and staff within a demanding multi-disciplinary environment. Ability to provide clinical supervision and undertake appraisal and performance reviews with staff. Able to deputise for the team manager and work autonomously when appropriate. Managing a small caseload

The Waltham Forest Adult Mental Health Teams have evolved into the Mental Health and Wellness Teams in the Community Mental health Transformation. The focus is very much on a team approach with ensuring co production with service users.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist the Team Manager in the delivery of recovery orientated interventions and evidence based practice by working with a caseload and supervising staff. Oversee clinical systems within the team. Attend meetings and forums as required by the team manager. Work with other seniors on a rota basis to oversee new and urgent referrals to the team.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

 Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are 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.

Certificates of Sponsorship

 Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Live NMC registration or Social Work England registration without any restrictions MELPS (Mentoring and enabling in a clinical setting), ENB 998 or Teaching in Clinical Settings or equivalent qualification Evidence of recent CPD RMN educated to at least HND/P2000/Degree level or Qualified Social Worker with a master's degree in social work NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Experienced Open Dialogue practitioner

Desirable criteria

Other Management or Supervisory qualification Other relevant qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Post-registration clinical experience of working with Adults who have complex mental health needs and their carers/supporters in different settings Experience of supervising staff and deligating work Offering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstances Experience of working/liaising with MDT. internal and external agencies Experience of assessing, care planning and initiating care Undertaking audits Ability to work under pressure Working with service users who maybe abusive, threatening and displaying antisocial behaviour Working with Forensic cases Working in an environment that promotes service users' involvement Child protection issues Adult safeguarding

Desirable criteria

Experience of facilitating and delivering training Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS Plan and clinical governance priorities An understanding of NICE,CQC and DoH guidance An understanding of Social Care act Working knowledge of mental Health act 1983, Care Act 2014 Awareness of Infection Prevention Control Risk assessment and management MDT framework Working in collaboration with other agencies

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Positive interpersonal skills Robust assessment of mental health and social care needs Keyboard skills Ability to prioritise key tasks and target intervention Negotiating and motivational skills Crisis resolution and management skills Decision making Problem solving /solution focused Good Time management

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.