Advance Choice Document (ACD) Clinical Supervisor Band 8a
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 Pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6300183/334-CLI-6300183 |
Summary
A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Apply now to be considered for this unique and innovative leadership opportunity to help lead the way in developing Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
The Advance Choice Document supervisor will provide supervision to directorate ACD facilitators and an administrator. The post holder will support facilitators to work across systems with service users who have previously been detained under the Mental Health Act to co-produce Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) with all the services they use across the Trust. The post holder will provide strategic oversight of the development of co-produced, good, evidence-based practice for production of ACDs in mental health services and leading on delivering implementation strategies for their completion, access and use, including awareness raising and staff training.
The post holder will work across inpatient, crisis and community mental health teams to provide supervision of the development of advance choice documents and to facilitate this process through awareness raising and training for all stakeholder groups: service users, cares/informal supporters, team staff and other staff whom service users wish to involve in the process such as peer supporters, advocates or support workers.
To provide highly specialist supervision on the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of high-quality evidence based ACDs across the Trust.
To supervise the planning and implementation of interventions in the event of a relapse, delivered by the facilitator in collaboration with the service user and the relevant clinical services in the development of their ACD.
To provide assurance on the monitoring, evaluation and modification of the suitability of the content of ACDs developed in collaboration between facilitators, service users and their clinical services.
To apply a comprehensive range of communication skills with service users, carers, key supporters, multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies.
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, including the implementation of core decisions with regard to service users’ care and treatment.
Maintain appropriate, up-to-date, written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
To collect and report on outcome required for the ACD implementation, research and PCERF .
To travel (e.g. home visits, community placements, meetings) as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group and follow trust policies relating to its management.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust(SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the post and the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the pay band. The post may change over time to reflect the developing needs of the Trust and its services, as well as the personal development of the post holder.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024
Apply now to be considered for this unique and innovative leadership opportunity to help lead the way in developing Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
The Advance Choice Document supervisor will provide supervision to directorate ACD facilitators and an administrator. The post holder will support facilitators to work across systems with service users who have previously been detained under the Mental Health Act to co-produce Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) with all the services they use across the Trust. The post holder will provide strategic oversight of the development of co-produced, good, evidence-based practice for production of ACDs in mental health services and leading on delivering implementation strategies for their completion, access and use, including awareness raising and staff training.
The post holder will work across inpatient, crisis and community mental health teams to provide supervision of the development of advance choice documents and to facilitate this process through awareness raising and training for all stakeholder groups: service users, cares/informal supporters, team staff and other staff whom service users wish to involve in the process such as peer supporters, advocates or support workers.
To provide highly specialist supervision on the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of high-quality evidence based ACDs across the Trust.
To supervise the planning and implementation of interventions in the event of a relapse, delivered by the facilitator in collaboration with the service user and the relevant clinical services in the development of their ACD.
To provide assurance on the monitoring, evaluation and modification of the suitability of the content of ACDs developed in collaboration between facilitators, service users and their clinical services.
To apply a comprehensive range of communication skills with service users, carers, key supporters, multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies.
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, including the implementation of core decisions with regard to service users’ care and treatment.
Maintain appropriate, up-to-date, written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
To collect and report on outcome required for the ACD implementation, research and PCERF .
To travel (e.g. home visits, community placements, meetings) as appropriate and across the Trust when required.
To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group and follow trust policies relating to its management.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust(SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the post and the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the pay band. The post may change over time to reflect the developing needs of the Trust and its services, as well as the personal development of the post holder.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024