Structured Clinical Management (SCM) supervisor | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, N15 3TH |
| Company: | Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6517881/306-BEH-2215 |
Summary
We are excited to be advertising for a senior SCM practitioner and supervisor – a 0.4 WTE Band 7 Structured Clinical Management (SCM) supervisor to oversee work with service users with complex emotional needs (CEN).
The SCM Supervisor role offers the opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced mental health practitioner to further develop skills in supervising clinicians in the delivery of SCM interventions.
The post holder will work alongside SCM practitioners, practitioner psychological therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues to implement SCM as part of a core offer. Along with supervising, the postholder will hold a small caseload of clients delivering SCM.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Mental Health Practitioner (e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Associate Psychologist) with additional training in SCM with an existing interest in complex PTSD and complex trauma. In addition, the ideal candidate will have worked with services users with CEN offering assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention.
You will have access to SCM training and supervision (e.g. group and/or individual) and work as a member of the Complex Emotional Needs team providing 1-1 and group interventions to service users with complex emotional and relational needs and other comorbidities (e.g. PTSD symptoms) as part of a core offer.
The post holder will work alongside other mental health practitioners to provide Structured Clinical Management (SCM) and SCM supervision as part of a core offer to those with a diagnosed personality disorder or significant emotional and relational difficulties alongside other comorbidities (e.g. cPTSD symptoms). You will provide SCM assessment, formulation, group and individual intervention and hold a caseload. You will receive regularly supervision in a group setting and individual supervision. You will participate in other clinical and non clinical activities in the team as needed.
The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users,staffand visitors.
• Creating and working together to becomea great placeto work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and willat all timesbehave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We arekind
• We arerespectful
• We worktogether
• We keep thingssimple
• Weempower
• We are proudlydiverse
1. 1. RELATIONSHIPS/COMMUNICATIONS
The post holder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterised by trust, mutual respect, and open, honest communication.
Internal Relationships
Colleagues and Co- workers within the three pathways within the Complex Emotional Needs team (Personality Disorder, cPTSD, Mood, Anxiety and Personality)
Colleagues within other Boroughwide services and the core teams.
External Relationships
External Agencies within service user network, eg. GP, housing, social care, VSE.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility for Human Resources
• Alongside other SCM practitioners to support training of SCM when required.
Responsibility for Administration
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the regulating body and Organisation.
Responsibility for IT and Digital Systems/Services
• Alongside others to maintain digital systems related to the smooth running of SCM.
3. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To use a high level of interpersonal skills, reasoning and negotiation skills to establish a therapeutic relationship with people with complex emotional difficulties managing barriers to communication.
• To provide SCM supervision to clinicians individually and in groups
• To provide in house SCM training
• To collaborate with the service user to enable the individual to be a partner in care.
• To undertake SCM assessment to include, mental health and risk assessments, psychological formulation and care planning.
• To provide SCM in both 1-1 sessions and group sessions in conjunction with other practitioners
• To act as a named worker for the service users allocated to your care practising without direct supervision and with a degree of autonomy.
• To make onward referrals and signpost to other services including VCSE and neighbourhood services to enable wrap around, holistic support for service users undergoing treatment to meet a broad range of need.
• To participate in MDT discussions
• To liaise with and develop relationships with other agencies involved in the service users care to ensure consistent multi agency approach and maintain effective communication.
• Provide advice and guidance to other members of the team in relation to SCM.
• To attend and participate in SCM supervision and individual clinical supervision.
• To participate in other clinical duties as appropriate.
4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• Alongside other SCM practitioners and under supervision to monitor, evaluate and modify all individual and group-work interventions/treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To participate in data collection, audit and research as required
5. GENERAL
• All staff are responsible for the continual compliance with CQC standards and outcomes.
• The postholder must be aware of, and work in line with, the Trust’s Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures.
6. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• All staff are required to be appraised by their line managers at least once a year at a personal development review meeting where progress made over the last year is discussed and agreed. Focus on the following year’s departmental and personal objectives will be identified, discussed and agreed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Sep 2024