Job summary
- Main area
- Women's mental health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts including weekends and occasional nights)
- Job ref
- 455-CANDI-1014
- Employer
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Drayton Park Women's Crisis House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,089 - £41,498 Per annum inclusive of London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Practitioner - Women's Crisis House
Band 5
North London Mental Health Partnership includes Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I).
Together, our two trusts employ around 6,000 staff and support almost a quarter of a million adults and children with mental health conditions. We are a forward-thinking, innovative organisation, committed to delivering the very best care possible.
We provide a wide range of mental health specialist services, including children and young people’s mental health services, prison services, forensic services, eating disorders and drug and alcohol recovery. We also support the UK Armed forces community, including members of the Reserve Forces, providing specialist veteran services across London.
Both our trusts are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, with many areas judged to be Outstanding.
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide Apprenticeship opportunities as well as employment opportunities for care-leavers.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
- We are a great place to work for our staff with occupational health services, wellbeing initiatives and staff incentives.
- We offer flexible working,
- Our staff are eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme and receive a generous annual leave allowance.
- Discounts are offered to NHS staff in a wide range of stores and services
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups
- We support learning and personal development opportunities.
Job overview
We particularly want to encourage women from Black and minoritized communities to apply for this position to expand the diversity within this team.
Drayton Park Women's Crisis House offers women in acute crisis as alternative to hospital admission within a trauma informed model. Applicants need to be committed to providing women only services and show an understanding of why women need to use mental health services.
The post holders would be expected to lead shifts within this residential service and lead on the stay of a group of women. They would be expected to be skilled and compassionate in safety planning and demonstrate an ability to multitask and work in a fast pace service.
They would supervise junior staff and provide therapeutic one to one sessions and group activities.
The role required excellent written communication as referrals , assessments , NHS records are all included in this role.
They need to be resilient and robust to work within a service where women disclose and have experience past and current trauma.
Main duties of the job
As above
Taking referrals, facilitating assessments, leading on a crisis stay for a group of women, supervising junior staff and taking responsibility for the service on a shift basis.
Working for our organisation
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?
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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.
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Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
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Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
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Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
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We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
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Generous Annual Leave Allowance
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NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
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We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
as above the job description and PS can be requested by emailing [email protected]
Also please look at details of this service on the Trust website or internet. And further information please look on line about research relating to Drayton Park.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to work within an acute crisis service, completing risk assessments and safety planning
- Study or experience working with women who are vulnerable , understanding the impact of trauma
- Experience and skills at multitasking in a fast paced service
Desirable criteria
- Academic study of psychology or women's studies
- Study of trauma informed models
- Working nights or shifts in a crisis setting
Attitude
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of risk and safety planning for women
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a compassionate attitude to working with marginalised women
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and face to face communication
- Skilled in working with domestic abuse /safeguarding
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
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 607 2777
- Additional information
We would like to reach out particularly to BME women who have experience in mental health , please get in touch to talk or visit if you are unsure about applying.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Candi & Tavi
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