Job summaryWe are looking for an enthusiastic, thoughtful and motivated clinician to come and join our Complex Emotional Needs and MBT & Outreach team at a Band 7, for a 12 months' maternity cover period.The team is based in Hackney and the majority of the work is in person.The successful candidate will be expected to have had Mentalization Based training as well as some experience of Structured Clinical Management, though this is not necessary. We would welcome creative aspects to their job as well as a capacity to supervise junior members of staff, if needed.The team is part of the larger Specialist Psychotherapy Service that offers a variety of evidence based treatments. The MBT & Outreach Service comprises of two streams - the Outreach service and the MBT Treatment pathway. The Outreach part of the service focuses on working with patients who are difficult to engage in the main treatment pathways, so experience related to this client group would be a plus. The MBT treatment pathway delivers MBT and SCM on a short and long-term basis.This is an opportunity for an experienced registered clinician, who has considerable experience/knowledge of working with this client group and an interest in working in a psychologically informed way, to develop these skills further. They will be part of a growing service that is dedicated to building a positive future for service users and the staff team alike.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be required to:Undertake assessment of emotional and psychological needs of patients referred to the service.Formulate and implement appropriate treatment plans and provide mentalisation-based therapy and act the lead professional for your patients working closely with other members of the team within and outside of the service.Liaise with other professionals to contribute to the establishment of continuity of care across services.To manage a caseload of patients, in close collaboration with professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams' policies and procedures.To ensure that continuity of care is maintained and that appropriate and timely plans are made for the discharge of patients from the inpatient facilities.To complete assessments, care planning, risk assessments and outcome measures for patients. And to continue review and update patient information until they are discharged from our service.To contribute to, contribute the development of the team and service including audits and other projects across the service.About usOur 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesKindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.Person SpecificationRMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Work, Psychology, Art/ Drama psychotherapyEssentialYears experienceDesirableBasic training in MBTExperience of working with Complex emotional needs patientsEssentialYears experienceDesirableMBT practitioner courseDisclosure 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressDonald Winnicott CentreCoate StreetLondonE2 9AGEmployer's websitehttps://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)