Scm Link Worker - Dukinfield, United Kingdom - Pennine Care NHS FT

Pennine Care NHS FT
Pennine Care NHS FT
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Dukinfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Structured Clinical Management Link Worker Band: 7 Responsible to: SCM

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Internal or external contacts Job Summary You will work as part of the CMHT Personality Disorder Team as a personality disorder link worker providing senior presence and expertise.

Your role will be to work with people with complex personality difficulties in the service who are not yet ready to engage with structured clinical management or therapy, presenting in chaos and with highly risky behaviours.

You will act as case holder and actively liaise with other agencies involved to ensure a consistent and multi


To ensure that service users social care needs are assessed under the Care Act and addressed according to locality/ service procedures To work with service users and carers collaboratively as equal partners in care.

To demonstrate high level communication skills to facilitate effective communication even where there are barriers to understanding and utilise highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills in highly emotive, antagonistic situations To develop in collaboration with the service user care plans and safety plans designed to provide a personalised approach to managing risk behaviours and suicidality in the context of personality disorder maximising choice and control for the service user To lead on multi-agency approaches to care with other health and social care providers, the Police and ambulance service to provide a consistent approach to and understanding of the service user needs To lead/ contribute to group therapeutic approaches with this client group using a structured clinical management framework To prepare/ encourage service users towards specific treatment approaches such as SCM or therapy as appropriate To provide therapeutic 1-1 sessions for service users working to specified agreed goals and outcomes To make onward referrals and signpost to other services including VCSE and neighbourhood services to enable wrap around, holistic support for service users undergoing treatment to meet a broad range of need To provide personality disorder specific training for teams and services as required To delegate for team manager when required and represent the team/ service when required to do so at other forums To provide specialist supervision to other practitioners as directed In conjunction with team managers, other practitioners, service users and carers to develop and maintain the SOP for the service To take a QI approach to continuously develop the service in conjunction with the team, service users and carers To lead on investigations, IRs and complaints responses as directed and ensure any learning is embedded in changes to practice To be involved in team recruitment and selection as directed To be involved in the training, preceptorship and development of junior staff members and learners and students from all disciplines To assist team managers in the appropriate use of resources in the team and ensuring the team budget is balanced Participate in data collection, meeting team KPIs, audit and research as necessary and directed.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time.

The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.
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