Senior Crisis Practitioner

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care organization in Camden Town seeks a senior member to lead the Psychiatry Liaison Team. This role involves providing clinical direction, managing a team, and maintaining high-quality mental health care during crises. Ideal candidates should demonstrate strong clinical leadership and a commitment to improving service quality. Flexible working arrangements and financial support for relocation are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation support up to £10,000

Qualifications

• Experience in leading clinical teams in a mental health setting.
• Knowledge of mental health care best practices and legislation.
• Ability to support a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to clinical staff.
• Assess care needs and implement care programs.
• Facilitate team reflection and supervision.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Knowledge of therapeutic interventions

Team coordination and management

Continuous improvement

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

The post holder will be a senior member of staff working in a leadership role providing supporting advice to staff working within the Psychiatry Liaison Team and Crisis Assessment Team. Maintain clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff for the continuous and consistent provision of high-quality mental health care to people with mental health crisis in Psychiatry Liaison and the Crisis Pathway.

Carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care programs. Demonstrate within the team, clinical leadership and knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions available to reduce distress for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis.

Lead the team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning. Ensure the voice of service users and carers are captured and listened to. Ensuring there is a framework for the ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management within the team, and for monitoring standards of clinical practice.

Facilitate regular time and space for team reflection. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London.

Aiming High

We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rated 'Outstanding' in 2021. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.