Personality Disorder Hub Clinician
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L22 3XP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-26-0087 |
Summary
To engage with service users using the PD Hub in a positive and non-defensive manner,especially during crises when calmness and hope need to be maintained. To work as part of the PD Day and Safe Service, running social therapy groups as part of theDay Service provision and providing both telephone support and direct crisis contacts as partof the PD Day and Safe Service with service users when they visit the PD Hub. Additionally, the post holder will be trained to offer brief psychological interventions aimedat supporting service users actively through their crisis. To screen referrals, offer assessments (including determining suitability), and undertake inductions and offer psychological formulations of service users referred to the PD Hub for support. When required, to provide outreach beyond the PD Hub to visit service users at other sites(e.g. inpatients units, joint reviews, CPA meetings) or at home to support assessment,formulation and on-going care and treatment. To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation andevaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under thesupervision of the line manager. To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of theindividual and to support unqualified staff in delivering care as laid down in the care plan. To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing theassessment and developing a care plan. To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions fromother members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the riskmanagement plan and are actioning it appropriately. To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to serviceusers. To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and researchfindings. To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you haveresponsibility for with guidance from a supervisor. To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure thecommunication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service users care. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience toimpart sensitive information. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effectivecommunications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the firstlanguage. To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to otherindividuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinarymeetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation and act within the realms of professional responsibility in regard to such matters. To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service usersand monitor their effectiveness. To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record. To supervise and monitor the entries made by unqualified staff.Under the guidance of a supervisor provide reports both in written and verbal formats asrequested. To contribute to teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where serviceusers become physically or verbally aggressive To ensure that unqualified staff members get appropriate support following violent or otheruntoward incidents To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that anyfollow up action is taken. To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met andthat the team has all the relevant information on which to base their clinical decisions. To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimum level ofhealth and independence to help them to remain in the community in their chosen setting. To react pro-actively in cases of service user crisis and put in place immediate plans toresolve the situation with supervision and guidance as appropriate. To assist in the assessment and supervision of nursing and other students. To assess and monitor the physical and mental health of service users, seeking advice andsupport from medical staff as appropriate. To actively participate in team meetings in order to positively influence team working andthe development of research based practice. Liaison with the psychotherapy service to discuss / activate internal referrals for those service users who are ready for psychotherapy. Help / responsibility for administrative procedures e.g. liaisons or interface with adminwith regard to RIO and referrals.