Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen in the Chorley Community Mental Health Team.The successful candidates will work with service users who have a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) who are currently on CMHT caseloads. You will deliver Structured Clinical Management (SCM) to a caseload of service users within the community setting. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available upon discussion with the team.
SCM is recognised as the gold standard of care for people with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). It is evidenced based and in line with NICE guidelines. SCM has been selected by the trust as the approach to implement within the personality disorder pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop specific skills in line with evidence-based treatment and be involved in providing support for service users to recover, develop autonomy and no longer require secondary mental health services.
Main duties of the jobAs well as direct face to face contact with the service user and group work, it is expected that the post holder will be able to engage with the wider community system (A&E, police, inpatient and community settings) and support them to deliver evidence-based practice.
Supervision is an integral part of this job you will be supported with regular access to supervision on a consistent basis. Clinical supervision will be provided by the Specialist Practitioners.It is desirable to have some knowledge of SCM and also an interest in working with people with personality disorder.
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Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person SpecificationEducation/qualificationsEssential- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)
Desirable- Appropriate training to support students
KnowledgeEssential- In-depth knowledge of mental health problems
- Knowledge around a variety of personality presentations
- In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems
ExperienceEssential- Post qualification experience of clinical work and assessment with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
- Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder
- Experience of risk assessment and management
PersonalEssential- Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
- Time management and caseload management skills
- An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively with a range of agencies
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
