Specialist Practitioner

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Practitioner within the CDAT team at NHS. This role focuses on delivering holistic assessments and interventions for individuals with complex mental health issues, with opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health difficulties required.
• Ability to work autonomously and maintain professional relationships.
• Familiarity with mental health legislation and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users with complex depression.
• Engage in MDT assessments and formulating care plans.
• Implement clinical interventions and contribute to teamwork.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

IT Competence

Curiosity

Compassion

Education

Registered Social Worker

Job description

Job summary

As a Specialist Practitioner working in the Complex Depression Anxiety and Trauma Service (CDAT) you would be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a holistic service for people with treatment-resistant depression and anxiety disorders. The CDAT team provides on-going assessment of need, multiple problem formulation, psychological treatment and case management. CDAT aims to provide the best quality services, in a framework of mutual co-operation and respect to raise the quality of life for service users and their families and to maximise their potential and increase their life chances. This is an exciting chance to work in a cohesive and dynamic team with multiple learning and professional development opportunities once in post.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Practitioner you would undertake MDT and individual assessments and manage an allocated caseload. You would be responsible for formulation and care planning, with input from the wider team and then implementing social, psychological and medical interventions to meet individual need. You would need a Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy qualification. You would need to be a team player, curious, compassionate, willing to learn and take on challenges.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year Per annum Including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0114

Job locations

Lowther Road Integrated Mental Health Hub

1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US

Job description Job responsibilities

Working as a member of the non-psychotic service line based within the CDAT team the post holder will be responsible for providing individual assessment, identified clinical interventions and direct care to service users with complex Depression and Anxiety disorders.

As a Specialist Practitioner the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that they understand and operate to the requirements of the service operational policy and strategy, and that safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users. They will contribute to governance and audit within the team. The focus of the role will be that of individual assessment, intervention and evaluation of treatment, delivered within the framework of NICE guidelines, evidence based best practice and to maximise service users recovery and re-enablement. They will be responsible for a defined caseload and they will formulate appropriate specific specialist care and treatment plans; providing skilled specialist intervention and care to service users with complex mental health problems.

Main Responsibilities

1) To be responsible for a caseload of service users.

2) To engage with service users in delivering short term interventions and offer longer term, goal-centred interventions through formulating appropriate, specialist care and treatment plans.

3) undertake assessment and review of new referrals.

4) To contribute to MDT discussion and share specialist knowledge within the team.

5) To cover Duty on a rota basis.

6) To develop professional relationships with other key stakeholders in the service users network (i.e. Primary Care, Core Teams, Inpatient and Crisis services, Housing, Carers, Employment, Education etc) and interface with these to support the service user, as well as planning for step-down.

Job description Job responsibilities

Working as a member of the non-psychotic service line based within the CDAT team the post holder will be responsible for providing individual assessment, identified clinical interventions and direct care to service users with complex Depression and Anxiety disorders.

As a Specialist Practitioner the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that they understand and operate to the requirements of the service operational policy and strategy, and that safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users. They will contribute to governance and audit within the team. The focus of the role will be that of individual assessment, intervention and evaluation of treatment, delivered within the framework of NICE guidelines, evidence based best practice and to maximise service users recovery and re-enablement. They will be responsible for a defined caseload and they will formulate appropriate specific specialist care and treatment plans; providing skilled specialist intervention and care to service users with complex mental health problems.

Main Responsibilities

1) To be responsible for a caseload of service users.

2) To engage with service users in delivering short term interventions and offer longer term, goal-centred interventions through formulating appropriate, specialist care and treatment plans.

3) undertake assessment and review of new referrals.

4) To contribute to MDT discussion and share specialist knowledge within the team.

5) To cover Duty on a rota basis.

6) To develop professional relationships with other key stakeholders in the service users network (i.e. Primary Care, Core Teams, Inpatient and Crisis services, Housing, Carers, Employment, Education etc) and interface with these to support the service user, as well as planning for step-down.

Person Specification Shortlisting/essential Essential

• Registered Social Worker
• Experience working in a specialist capacity with people experiencing Mental Health Difficulties
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Competence in using IT

Essential Essential

• Demonstrable well-developed interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to change
• Able to work autonomously and to deputise for senior staff in a variety of roles when required to do so.
• Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
• Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to factors that cause mental illness or addictions together with evidence based best practice.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation or legislation relevant to substance misuse services, its application and use in practice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carers.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with complex mental health and/or substance misuse problems
• Ability to work as part of a team and be respectful of and prepared to support colleagues when needed.
• Willingness to learn, professional curiosity and motivation to continue professional development.

Desirable

• Evidence of further post-registration relevant training
• Practice educator qualification
• Demonstrable skill of implementing change processes

Desirable Desirable

• Experience of working with People who have Complex Depression and Anxiety Disorders
• Post-qualification training, i.e. AMHP, BIA, CBT, SCM
• Experience of managing change processes

Person Specification Shortlisting/essential Essential

• Registered Social Worker
• Experience working in a specialist capacity with people experiencing Mental Health Difficulties
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Competence in using IT

Essential Essential

• Demonstrable well-developed interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to change
• Able to work autonomously and to deputise for senior staff in a variety of roles when required to do so.
• Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
• Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies and carers involved.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to factors that cause mental illness or addictions together with evidence based best practice.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation or legislation relevant to substance misuse services, its application and use in practice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carers.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with complex mental health and/or substance misuse problems
• Ability to work as part of a team and be respectful of and prepared to support colleagues when needed.
• Willingness to learn, professional curiosity and motivation to continue professional development.

Desirable

• Evidence of further post-registration relevant training
• Practice educator qualification
• Demonstrable skill of implementing change processes

Desirable Desirable

• Experience of working with People who have Complex Depression and Anxiety Disorders
• Post-qualification training, i.e. AMHP, BIA, CBT, SCM
• Experience of managing change processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lowther Road Integrated Mental Health Hub

1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lowther Road Integrated Mental Health Hub

1 Lowther Road

London

N7 8US

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)