CRHTT Advanced Clinical Lead

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care organization in Cambridge is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT). The role involves delivering specialist assessments, providing clinical supervision, and implementing interventions for service users with acute mental health needs. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care and adherence to safeguarding policies. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working hours are available.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with clients in acute mental health need.
• Evidence of clinical supervision training and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing specialist assessments of adult service users.
• Provide clinical supervision to CRHT practitioners.
• Implement a range of interventions for individuals and groups.

Skills

Therapeutic relationships

Decision-making

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree or equivalent

Professional qualifications

Post registration training in risk management

Job description

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

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent
• Professional qualifications
• Evidence of post qualification training
• Post registration training in risk management
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or within a year of being in post)

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Lived experience of mental health
• 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

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• An understanding / experience of case management in teams

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• 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 and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• 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

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• CRHTT Advanced Clinical Lead JDPS (PDF, 376.6KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)