Senior Mental Health Practitioner

i) To lead on the delivery of professional background specific interventions to support physical and mental wellbeing across the EIPs teams. ii) Lead on the delivery of a professional practice forum for defined services. iii) Plan and organise specialist education, training, and support of staff to maintain professional registration within the borough. iv) To work with other managers and lead practitioners to identify professional training pathways for staff across the division. v) To participate in the recruitment of senior clinical posts as required by the service. vi) To review best practice guidelines and to lead on the translation of changes to national guidelines into local practice. vii) To work with the Team Manager and Head of Service to design and deliver and governance processes within the teams as appropriate. This may include the development of policies and procedures and leading on the defining and maintaining practice standards. viii) To identify and manage clinical and systemic risks, placing as appropriate to divisional risk register. ii) To participate in managerial supervision and work with other managers and lead practitioners to ensure that practices are in place that assess, identify, address and monitor staff needs in relation to Learning and Development, clinical supervision, managerial supervision and appraisal. iii) To provide consultation within the teams in own area of specialism. iv) To provide specialist professional education and training to staff within their borough services v) To take a leadership role in the clinical governance programme, delegating and managing developmental work including audits and participation in clinical research. vi) To monitor and provide feedback on the work of staff in assessing and managing service user care needs using a variety of engagement methods. vii) To recognise and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies To ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers, agreeing the best approach to meeting Job description Job responsibilities i) To lead on the delivery of professional background specific interventions to support physical and mental wellbeing across the EIPs teams. ii) Lead on the delivery of a professional practice forum for defined services. iii) Plan and organise specialist education, training, and support of staff to maintain professional registration within the borough. iv) To work with other managers and lead practitioners to identify professional training pathways for staff across the division. v) To participate in the recruitment of senior clinical posts as required by the service. vi) To review best practice guidelines and to lead on the translation of changes to national guidelines into local practice. vii) To work with the Team Manager and Head of Service to design and deliver and governance processes within the teams as appropriate. This may include the development of policies and procedures and leading on the defining and maintaining practice standards. viii) To identify and manage clinical and systemic risks, placing as appropriate to divisional risk register. ii) To participate in managerial supervision and work with other managers and lead practitioners to ensure that practices are in place that assess, identify, address and monitor staff needs in relation to Learning and Development, clinical supervision, managerial supervision and appraisal. iii) To provide consultation within the teams in own area of specialism. iv) To provide specialist professional education and training to staff within their borough services v) To take a leadership role in the clinical governance programme, delegating and managing developmental work including audits and participation in clinical research. vi) To monitor and provide feedback on the work of staff in assessing and managing service user care needs using a variety of engagement methods. vii) To recognise and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies To ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers, agreeing the best approach to meeting