CRHTT Advanced Clinical Lead

CPFT; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

CPFT in Peterborough is recruiting for a Band 7 Advanced Clinical Lead within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team to provide advanced psychological formulations and lead complex patient care. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines, support other teams, contribute to audits and outcomes measures, and supervise staff while rotating across early, late and night shifts.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required to travel around the county to meet service

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Evidence of relevant post qualification training.
• Post registration training in risk management.
• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification or AMHP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing specialist assessments within CRHTT.
• Establish and deliver clinical supervision to CRHT practitioners.
• Develop formulations integrating assessments with team input.
• Provide interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.
• Offer specialist advice and consultation to other professionals.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management per policies.
• Lead clinician for safeguarding and associated matters.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental health care

Audit and service development

Education

Degree or equivalent professional qualifications

Post qualification training

Risk management training

Non Medical Prescribing Qualification or AMHP

Job description

Main area CRHTT Adult Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift work, including nights and weekends) Job ref 310-MASMH-8234476-A

Site CRHTT Peterborough Town Peterborough Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are currently recruiting to our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team service and have an opportunity for a Band 7 Advanced Clinical Lead to join our well established Team.

Clinically the post holder would have the ability to provide advanced psychological formulations and involvement, in the planning and management of complex patients, as well supporting other teams & services, regarding treatment and referral pathway.

The successful candidate will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. You will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service, and provide advice to the Modern Matron and & Team Managers on methods of evaluating the work of the team including advising and developing outcomes measures.

You will have access to regular clinical, managerial supervision to support you in your day to day work and will be required to work a rotation of early; late and night shifts. There is the opportunity for professional support and development in areas such as advanced training and leadership roles.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team which provides a mental health service seven day a week, 24 hour a day within a community setting.

The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team provide an emergency response and/or psychosocial assessment in order to identify those who present with a range of mental health problems and who are in crisis. Referral agencies include, Liaison Psychiatry, First Response Service and our adult mental health services.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To deliver on-going specialist assessments of adult service users referred to, and under the care of the CRHTT.
• To establish and deliver clinical supervision –group and individual – to the CRHT practitioners in line with current good practice and with the Trusts supervision policy.
• To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrates information from assessments alongside other team members.
• To be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.
• To provide specialist professional advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to service users’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for service users within CRHTT working within Trust and inter-agency policies and procedures, including work with service users deemed as vulnerable adults.
• To act as lead clinician for undertaking assessments and advising service users other mental health professionals in matters arising from the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults framework

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualifications
• Evidence of relevant post qualification training
• Post registration training in risk management
• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification or Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). Including current practice as an NMP or AMHP

Experience

• Experience of working with clients in acute mental health need
• Experience of providing clinical leadership into a mental health multi disciplinary team
• Proven experience of good working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of managing workload, ability to prioritise
• Evidence of clinical supervision training and/or experience
• Working in a supervisory capacity
• Experience of interagency working and liaison
• Experience of working within a CRHTT
• Experience of working with wider stakeholder groups , Care Pathway Teams, independent sector agencies
• Qualification or significant experience using CBT, DBT, MBT or CAT with service users
• Experience of working within an acute inpatient service
• Experience or working within an adult community mental health service

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with difficult to engage clients
• Good understanding and use of Care Programme Approach, Care Planning and Care Management
• Good understanding of the practical application of Recovery Principles
• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to metal health and social care services
• Excellent decision-making and problem solving skills
• Must be able to utilise basic IT, in particular email, word processing and spreadsheets
• Demonstration of therapeutic optimism for working in a CRHTT service
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good inter team/interagency working relationships
• Able to demonstrate initiative and be proactive
• Approachable and flexible
• Commited to personal and team development
• An understanding / experience of case management in teams
• Good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act , Safeguarding policies and procedures (Adult and Young People , Care Programme Approach
• Good knowledge of the referral systems and service provisions within the Trust
• Understanding of the local and national health economy
• Understanding of the implication of current national guidance i.e Mental Health Crisis Concordant on CRHTT services

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You 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.