Job responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
- Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
- Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records.
- To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
- To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:
- Behavioural activation and graded exposure
- Teaching problem-solving skills
- Improving sleep
- Recognising and managing emotions
- Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
- Building confidence
- Medication support
- To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.
- To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
- To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
KR 2 Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning
- To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
- To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users wellbeing to the team
- To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
- To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.
- Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals
- Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager
KR 3 Care or management of resources
- To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required.
- To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used
KR 4 Management and supervision
- Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor.
- Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.
KR 6 Teaching and Training
- To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
- To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers.
KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance
- To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards
KR 8 Research and development
- As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date evidence-based methods into the intervention programme as directed by the clinical skills supervisor
- To participate in complex audit and research projects as applicable
KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
- To adhere to the employers expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures.
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics.
- To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training.
- Attend and fulfil all of the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic and practice-based assessments
- To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager.
KR10 General
- To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance.
- To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employers policies.
- To travel as appropriate and across the Trust as required for example for meetings, home visits, community liaison.
- To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management.