Mental Health Project Senior Practitioner

We are looking for a Mental Health Professional (Mental Health Nurse/ Mental Health Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist) who is a trained AMHP to join the RAMHP team to work across Hackney, to support this complex and vulnerable group of service users.
This role requires an understanding of the health needs of rough sleepers and the challenges homeless people face in health settings.
We are looking for an established clinician with excellent communication skills, advanced assessment knowledge, and a sound clinical background that will support you to liaise effectively with service users and other stakeholders. You will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and hold a caseload, providing expert bio-psychosocial assessment and support to rough sleepers referred by the Street Outreach Teams. You will be creative in how you engage and support people who have complex needs.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity or to arrange a visit please call Hilary Neal, operational lead, on , + The post holder will work directly with the Hackney Street Outreach Team, providing advice and guidance, supporting risk management and knowledge about health and social care legislation.
+ The post holder will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing care and support to rough sleepers referred to the service by the street outreach teams.
+ The post holder will work with people who are rough sleepers who are experiencing mental health problems. They will provide assessment and link in with other advocacy and support services in the non-profit sector as well as helping existing services work together more effectively so that homeless people are identified, assessed, supported and directed so that their recovery is sustained.
+ To formulate and agree care plans and safety care plans. To work in line with the principles of trauma informed care; including demonstrating an understanding of the impact that past traumatic events might have on service users, and a commitment to providing interventions that minimize the risk of re-traumatization.
+ To have an understanding of the challenges homeless people face in health settings.
+ To promote a person centred service and maintain a recovery focused ethos.
+ Communicate across organizations using techniques such as negotiation, motivation and persuasion to ensure the role is effectively carried out., + To manage a caseload of rough sleepers with complex needs as agreed with line manager and within the service acceptance criteria. To conduct assessment, liaison and brief treatment, ensuring that lines of communication are effective and regular reviews are in place.
+ To keep accurate up-to-date records of all contacts with service users and communications with other professionals involved in their care ensuring that electronic records are updated regularly and distributed as appropriate.
+ To maintain and develop collaborative working relationships with service providers from a wide range of agencies.
+ To develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on a comprehensive assessment through the use of a range of psychosocial and clinical approaches.
+ To establish joint and/or co-working practice for clients with other team members and /or external service providers as appropriate.
+ To fully participate in the assessment and care of rough sleepers with mental health needs, implementing appropriate interventions with them and their carers, based on up-to-date theory, the practice model of the service and relevant other guidance
+ To undertake risk assessments with team members and health professionals from other agencies, recording and sharing information as necessary and within confidentiality guidelines, in manner which is timely so as to ensure the safety of the service user and others.
+ To visit rough sleepers in an environment that suits them, on the street, day centre, work and recreational centres (as appropriate) to engage and encourage participation in treatment and in all aspects of daily living.
+ To liaise closely and attend meetings and ensure colleagues from voluntary organisations are invited and attend relevant meetings. All parts of the system are communicating.
+ To deputize for the team manager at meetings in Hackney as designated by that manager
+ To joint work with team members and colleagues from statutory/non-statutory agencies, either through direct client contact or in a clinical consultation capacity.
+ To provide information to assist service users in making informed choice regarding opportunities and services available to them and to assist them in accessing the required services, support and entitlement.
+ To involve families and carers in treatment plans where appropriate and with the service users consent. This may require direct family interventions. Ensuring services are provided within guidance of Children and Carers Act.
+ To attend and fully participate in own regular clinical and case management supervision.
+ To ensure effective communication and working relationships both within the team and with colleagues from other areas of the ELFT, Social Services and other agencies.
+ To actively participate in team meetings and other forums as necessary.
+ To practice in accordance with all ELFT policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.
+ To notify the Operational Lead regarding any serious incidents, environmental risk or complaints regarding the service, ensuring that any complaints or serious incidents are dealt with sensitively and in accordance with trust policy.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.