Job summary
- Main area
- SUN for EUPD Pathway
- Grade
- Band 6/7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-MHS415-A
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University of Reading - Earley Gate
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £37,162 - £52,067 per annum (Incl. HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/07/2024
Employer heading
SUN Group Facilitator
Band 6/7
Job overview
Senior Mental Health Practitioner/SUN Facilitator – Erlegh House, University of Reading University of Reading, RG6 6BZ.Band 6 positions available, with opportunities for band 7 development.
Permanent, full and part-time options available.
Through co-production Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has developed a comprehensive care pathway for individuals who may have difficulties associated with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). The SUN (Service User Network) service is a new component of the pathway and is based on a national model for SUN.
We are now seeking enthusiastic professionals to appoint to key clinical roles for the SUN Service within Berkshire. You will actively support the delivery and ongoing development of this exciting new service. The successful candidates will co-facilitate groups with other Core Professional Facilitators and Lived Experience Facilitators. We have a combination of online and face to face groups. Groups are now delivered across various sites in Berkshire and the successful candidate will be expected to travel to different community venues across the county as well as working regularly from our base in Reading. Some home working may be possible for online groups.
Main duties of the job
SUN is exclusively a group network, which is aimed at providing ongoing support for SUN members through attending groups as and when they feel they need support. The main duties of this role are to co-facilitate regular SUN groups and to contribute to the development and promotion of the SUN service.
The SUN Team sits within IMPACTT (Personality Disorder Pathway Services) and line management is provided by the SUN Team Manager. The SUN Team of facilitators have specific SUN facilitation training provided at commencement with the service and will attend mandatory weekly group supervision, training and implementation and reflective practice sessions.
There may be opportunities to assist in the delivery of other aspects of the EUPD pathway, including the Managing Emotions Programme.
Additionally, there will be opportunities to develop into a band 7 role which will include further responsibilities such as supervising junior staff, delivering training, and deputising for the service manager as required. Service growth and development will also be at the forefront, and the post holder will be expected to attend networking events and work with both internal and external agencies to support this. Please see job description for further information.
This post will involve travel across all localities in Berkshire. Use of a car for work is preferable.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The essential criteria for you to be considered for this role include:
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Diploma or degree level professional qualification such as Nurse, OT, Social Worker, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist and registered with relevant professional body.
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Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience of working with people with mental health problems, group facilitation, and supporting people with complex emotional needs or difficulties associated with personality disorders.
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Strong working knowledge of mental health services, peer support and co-production.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Charlie Thomas, SUN Service Manager on 0300 365 8000 or email: [email protected] or who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant post registration training and development in group facilitation or psychologically informed interventions e.g. motivational interviewing, cognitive and behavioural approaches, Structured Clinical Management, psychosocial interventions
- Degree level Professional qualification – Nurse, OT, Social worker Clinical/counselling psychologist and current professional registration
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-qualification experience of working with adults with mental health problems.
- Experience in community mental health services for adults/older age adults with severe or significant mental illness
- Experience of working with EUPD in the Community
- Experience of providing a range of evidence based interventions or therapies to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Considerable experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk and safeguarding
- Experience of working in secondary care and/ or inpatient services.
- Evidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience including primary care and community/ voluntary sector.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with complex substance misuse difficulties.
- Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes.
- Experience of leadership and development of junior colleagues.
- Experience in service evaluation and improvements.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Assessment and formulation of patients’ difficulties.
- Evidence based therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Thorough working knowledge of mental health problems and their management.
- Advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge of current mental health policy
- Ability to carry out high quality assessments and treatment interventions to individuals and groups
- Confident to recommend treatment approaches and or medication appropriate to patients’ psychological needs
- Skilled in identifying and differentiating between a wide range of diagnoses
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities within caseload management.
- Ability to apply client-led principles and form non-discriminatory therapeutic relationships with clients and carers.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act
- Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline
- Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex case load while supporting junior colleagues and colleagues within other teams to do the same.
- Ability to deal with emotionally demanding situations, to remain calm under pressure, and to be adaptable to demands of the role.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and emotional experiences in a work context.
- Ability to apply client-led principles and form non-discriminatory therapeutic relationships with clients and carers.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills.
- Ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of professionals, staff and other service stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
- Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations
- Advanced IT skills and the ability to confidently navigate and make effective use various systems and software packages (such as Outlook, databases, MS Office, MS TEAMS and the internet)
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, managing and reprioritising own work and that of others to reflect changing needs
- Experience of working in the community within a positive risk framework.
- Ability to maintain good quality records, and write reports.
- Advanced interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to solve complex issues where they may be no precedent
- Ability to contribute creatively to the development of the service.
- Ability to work within a changing and progressive environment.
- Ability to deal with emotionally demanding situations, to remain calm under pressure, and to be adaptable to demands of the role.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Basic computer literacy and ability to use electronic system.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Hold a clean driving licence and have use of a car for work. Ability to work flexibly as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position.
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to working practices and mobility for delivery of service, depending on the needs of the service and the EUPD pathway as a whole
- BHFT requires all its staff and prospective employees to carry out your duties in line with Trust Equality policies and procedures, including relevant legislation, to deliver and always promote equity of access to healthcare and equality of opportunity at work.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlie Thomas
- Job title
- SUN Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 365 8000
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