Structured Clinical Management Practitioner and Care Coordinator

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Structured Clinical Management (SCM) is an evidence-based treatment for service-users with Severe Mental Health difficulties. The Croydon locality has adopted SCM as the framework for healthcare across the Directorate, embedding it in its operational policies. It is used with the full range of Secondary Care Patients including those with Psychosis Conditions, Mood and Affective Conditions, and Personality Disorder.

We are seeking to employ and support a mental health practitioner to take on a role as an SCM specialist within the Central CMHT. They will offer assessments and deliver high quality SCM treatment for the Secondary Care group. This will involve both individual case management and low-medium intensity psychological interventions.

We are seeking an experienced Community Mental Health Practitioner to work within the Croydon Secondary Care Community Mental Health Pathway. Applications are welcome from qualified practitioners in the field of Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Psychotherapy including Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and Clinical Associates in Psychology, Medicine and Pharmacy.

As part of the National Community Transformation Programme and in advance of plans to move away from the Care Plan Approach (CPA) with a focus on improving the quality of locality based stepped care, this post holder will be supported with training and supervision in the Structured Clinical Management model for Case management.

Croydon Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) have undergone service transformation. The transformation is about enhancing the quality of our service delivery, improving the experiences of those using our services, maintaining staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan. It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon and you will be directly involved in improving ways of working with investment in resources to enhance services. The new teams work cross-diagnostically and will work with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from Secondary Care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities North, Central and South. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary.

This advert is for Central Community Mental Health Team in Croydon based at Jeanette Wallace House.

Benefits

• Comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work-life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, with plenty of opportunities to progress your career supported through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation, with keyworker housing available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
• We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior Clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and MSC programme.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sarah Moodie
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: [e-mail]

Dr. Clark Davison
Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy
Croydon Adult Directorate
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