Job summary

Haringey Personality Disorder Pathway - Senior Clinician, Band 7 (OT, Social worker, psychologist, psychotherapist RMN)

We currently have a vacancy for a senior clinician to join our well established and supportive team.

The successful applicant will have experience working with patients who have a diagnosis of Personality Disorder. They will have undertaken MBT and / or SCM training.

Holding a caseload of patients within the Pathway who are part of the MBT or SCM programme, the successful applicant will provide group MBT therapy and some individual MBT. They will also deliver Structured Clinical Management in a group or individually, as well as completing assessments and providing supervision to junior staff. There will be opportunities to develop both clinical and managerial roles within the post. The post holder will also undertake specialist personality disorder assessments jointly and independently.

Within the PD pathway there is an emphasis on team based, multi-disciplinary decision making. There is close liaison with other community mental health teams and acute services. Supervision is provided individually and in groups.

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) and SCM to a caseload of individuals, and facilitate groups in the Personality Disorder Pathway

Liaise with other professionals to provide continuity of care across acute care, Primary care teams, Core mental health teams, and the PD Pathway.

Formulate and implement treatment plans and provide Structured Clinical Management / Mentalisation-based therapy.

Provide supervision to junior members of the team

Participate in the day to day emotional work of the MDT, and overall service development and maintenance.

About us

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars :

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.

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