Structured Clinical Management Practitioner

Job title:

Structured Clinical Management Practitioner

Company

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeoplehttps://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/valuesJob overviewPennine Care is committed to improving services for people with Personality Disorder in line with the GM model for treatment of personality disorder and the National Community Mental Health Framework.
A new service is being developed allied to the adult CMHT transformation to bring a more psychological approach to treatment and care.Main duties of the jobThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Structured Clinical Management Pathway in Heywood Middleton and Rochdale(HMR). You will have access to SCM training, regular group and individual clinical supervision, and the support of a skilled and friendly team. You will work as a member of the team, providing 1-1 and group interventions to service users
with complex emotional and relational needs. You will work with a small caseload of people within the SCM programme, with relatively stable but complex presentations, and have the opportunity to offer structured and evidence-based care.
The Team is based at Birch Hill Hospital, though we work across the HMR footprint in various community/clinic settings. The Birch Hill site also has some significant benefits, including free and ample parking onsite, excellent canteen, and newly refurbished digital hub which will allow enhanced ICT support and extra space to work and meet with colleagues.
Birch Hill is also a mental health specific site, which allows close working with other secondary care colleagues on the inpatient unit, in EIT and the Complex Emotional Relational Needs (CERN) team.Working for our organisationWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.Person specificationeducation/qualificationsEssential criteria

• Professional qualification in health or social care (Nursing, allied health professional, social work)
• Current registration with professional body
• Evidence of post registration training/ development

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship qualification

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working with people with personality disorder
• Significant post registration experience working in a mental health service
• Proven experience of completing mental health assessments, risk assessments and risk management plans without direct supervision
• Experience of MDT and multiagency working
• Experience of case managing service users care
• Experience of working with service users experiencing suicidal ideation and self harm
• Experience of working to multiagency safeguarding processes

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working to a model of SCM
• Completing Care Act assessments and commissioning of services

knowledgeEssential criteria

• NICE Guidelines and current best practice in the management of people with personality disorder
• STORM principles
• Current best practice in approaches to management of self -harm
• Trauma informed approaches to care
• Group management principles
• Care Act eligibility and commissioning processes

Desirable criteria

• SCM principles

Skills and AbilitiesEssential criteria

• Ability to work collaboratively with services users 1-1 and in group settings
• Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment/ management and be accountable for decision making
• Evidence of ability to manage a complex caseload without direct supervision
• Ability to provide therapeutic interventions for this client group
• Ability to communicate effectively and provide coherent reports and documentation according to Trust documentation standards.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies in the best interests of the service user
• Ability to manage own emotions in the face of others distress
• Ability to plan own workload and prioritise without direct supervision
• Ability to be assertive and engage in difficult conversations with clients, carers and other professionals

Desirable criteria

• Ability to complete Care Act assessments and commission services

Hints and tips for completing your application can be found here.Sponsorship – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.What happens after your application has been received?You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.What happens if I am offered the position after interview?The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou 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.Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 110.5KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 84.6KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 23:00:01 GMT

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