This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual seeking to advance in their career into a specialist role in community rehab for the first time, or for someone experienced looking for a change of department.
This role is unique and has been an integral part in development of Haringey’s inpatient rehab to community rehab pathway which had great success in reducing out of area rehab placements and reducing the admission rates of service users on the community rehab pathway.
We are a diverse team who strive for further improvements and will be able to support you to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge in this role.
Apply now to to join an excellent team, enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day.
You will be the Key Health Care Professional (KHCP) for Haringey service users with a primary diagnosis of psychosis that have been referred to a inpatient rehab unit
You will be part of the consultation process to support the decision-making process for service users identified for HD unit admissions.
You will be part of an inpatient and community MDT and in co-production with service users, will support and monitor the service user during their HD admission. You will also be the KHCP while the service user continues their 18-month community rehabilitation program when discharge back into the community.
To lead on monitoring of service users while they are in a HDU and attend Haringey ICB panels
To lead on HCRT consultation process with the care coordinator, community, and inpatient MDT in the decision-making process for a referral to an HDU
Carry out baseline assessment with other members of the MDT, inpatient teams and out going care coordinator to ascertain service user level of initial baseline functioning.
Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and outcome goals in conjunction with service user, care coordinator, inpatient and HCRT (which can involve other options alternative to HD units) at the same time as preparing to act as HCP to those service users referred to HD units in and outside NCL
To be the HCP for those service user that have been admitted to a HDU follow transfer for care coordinator.
The HCP will be required to provide support the service users and HDU MDT to ensure that outcome goals identified from the onset are progressed throughout the service user’s stay,
And are continued into the service users 18-month community rehab program whether they are in NLC or out of borough*
Provide up to date information/feedback from actions from various panels including Haringey Complex Care Panel
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care co- ordinator, as defined by the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and implementing Dialogue+
2. Deliver high quality assessment, effective care and treatment that is carried out within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies.
3. Involve service users and their carers in planning care that includes all of their individual and diverse needs.
4. Design individual programmes of care collaboratively with patients to maximize self- management and social inclusion and reflect their own goals and aspirations. Review and adjust plans according to changing service user needs.
5. Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions using developed interpersonal skills such as CBT, Trauma Informed or psycho-education.
For full details see Job Description
