Band 7 Senior MBT Practitioner - BNSSG

at  Avon Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The main clinical work focus for this post will involve contributing to the Mentalization Based Treatment offer within Sequoia, as well as being a senior member of staff within the team. Clinical Responsibilities: 1. As a member of the AWP BNSSG Sequoia, the post holder will provide a high quality service to people suffering from complex mental health problems, in particular people with complex emotional needs (CEN) associated with the diagnosis of Personality Disorder, such as attachment, interpersonal difficulties and emotional intensity. This will include specialist assessment to determine the most appropriate treatment.
2. The post-holder will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders in the ongoing development of the service. 3. The delivery of group and individual treatments.
The caseload will include people with significant complexity and risk. 4. Provide specialist supervision and consultation for mental health professionals working with people with CEN as required. 5.
Comply with their professions regulatory requirements, ethics and code of conduct. 6. Work within AWPs policies to manage care pathways and risk. 7.
Work within AWPs procedures for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults. 8. Participate in regular clinical supervision. 9.
Demonstrate in clinical practice their respect for the experience of the people accessing our service. 10. Contribute towards the local clinical framework e.g. care programme approach (CPA), including taking on care coordination responsibilities as needed.
Clinical Administrative Responsibilities: 1. Keep appropriate electronic records of clinical interventions. 2. Provide appropriate data reporting on clinical activity.
3. Complete clinical administrative responsibilities needed for the appropriate clinical frameworks e.g. CPA. Training/Education/Research: 1.
Provide training around working with people with CEN to a range of mental health professionals from a range of backgrounds (including experienced clinicians as well as unqualified staff). Provide training to professionals from other agencies as requested (e.g. housing). 2.
Contribute to the learning and skills development of pre and post registration/qualification students, trainees, novice practitioners and new team members. 3. Maintain awareness of relevant developments in MBT and in thinking about working with people with CEN, including research, theory and best practice guidelines. Dissemination to clinical and management colleagues as needed.
4. The post-holder will contribute to evaluation of aspects of the service. This will include agreeing and using appropriate outcome measures, data input and analysis with appropriate supervision. 5.
Keep up to date with statutory and mandatory training and maintain appropriate continuing professional development activities. Integrated Governance: 1. Contribute to the clinical governance agenda in Sequoia. 2.
Contribute to disseminating best practice in working with people with CEN within Sequoia and wider partners. 3. Participate in relevant audit projects particularly in relation to the local CEN pathways. 4.
Maintain and develop knowledge, experience and competence in psychological therapies for people with CEN in line with regulatory and governance guidelines. 5. Participate in the performance appraisal/supervision process

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