Overview
This post involves working within North Tyneside Specialist Community Psychology Service that offers a range of psychological interventions to patients presenting with psychological difficulties. The Team of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists and Specialist Psychological Therapists offer psychological interventions for people in the community who are experiencing mental health difficulties. These difficulties may be complex and longstanding and may link to early developmental trauma. We offer a range of groups/courses, psychological interventions and therapies to meet the needs of the population we serve. We are a warm, supportive team, and we are keen to offer a range of opportunities for the successful candidate, in order to support their career development. We place a strong emphasis on clinical supervision and CDP opportunities. We are looking for an experienced mental health professional to join our Service Access Team as a Community Mental Health Co-ordinator, within North Tyneside Specialist Community Psychology Service. The role supports patients from the point they access the service, through the assessment process and into treatment. You will also liaise both internally within the service and externally with other agencies to ensure that clients receive the best possible care while assessing patients suitability for a range of therapeutic interventions within the service. The successful applicant will demonstarte sound decision- making skill within service procedures and guidance. You will work with your team to identify service developments that improve patient experience and care and put these into practice. You will work with the team in supporting the range of psychological interventions delivered across the psychology service, this will include the facilitation of group work, triage and the ability to conduct comprehensive psychological assessments and risk assessments to manage clinical risk of patients with complex mental health needs.
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. Involvement in all aspects of service access including referral triage, psychology assessments, risk assessments, clinical pathway decision making and liaising with external services to support client needs. You will support patients who may not be suitable for North Tyneside Specialist Community Psychology Service, co-facilitate group work, provide and receive clinical supervision where appropriate. The team is a new development within the service so you will work together to identify new opportunities and ways of working that support patients both within the service and across the local mental health system.
Essential criteria and additional information
* Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
* We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.
* We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Positive and are a mindful employer.
* If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
* Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
* Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
* Certificate of Sponsorship – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa overview (GOV.UK).
* Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Benefits and other information
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care. We are proud to be one of the country\'s top performing NHS trusts - rated "outstanding" overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people\'s homes.
Notes
* Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sponsor license details and visa information are included above.
* We reserve the right to withdraw the role if necessary, and to interview only on the basis of essential criteria.
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