Job summaryThis Senior Practitioner opportunity would be suitable for a Band 6 practitioner looking to develop their leadership skills & experience or a Band 7 looking to broaden their range of experience. It is open to Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy staff.City & Hackney Rehabilitation Team is a specialist community mental health team that provides clinical care for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in Hackney. In addition, we provide regular care act assessments/117 reviews for mental health service users placed in supported accommodation. The teams focus is on supporting service users towards greater independence, building their confidence and ultimately enabling service users to step down to less supported or more appropriate accommodation.Main duties of the jobThe Senior Practitioner will provide leadership, advice and support to the team ensuring that the service provided is high quality and person centred. They will also be expected to deputise for the Operational Lead in their absence.The Senior Practitioner will be expected to have or to develop expertise in accommodation & support available to service users living in the community. The post holder, as well as undertaking placement reviews and holding a small caseload of complex cases will be expected to provide advice and liaison regrading community support options to colleagues in community and in-patient services. They will be expected maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders including senior managers and staff from both the East London NHS Foundation Trust and London Borough of Hackney, commissioning, LBH legal, the ICB, homelessness and housing advice services, Look Ahead and other housing providers. An up to date knowledge of relevant legislation is essential including the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Capacity Act.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 SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/ TrainingEssentialRelevant clinical qualification as a psychological therapist within health or social care professionsRegistration with relevant clinical bodyEvidence of post qualification clinical trainingEvidence of professional developmentDesirableIf social worker background to be an AMHPExperienceEssentialSubstantial community experience of providing mental health care at Band 6 or aboveExperience of working in a multi-professional teamSignificant experience of leading clinical work including experience in managing the review of placementsExperience of working with housing organisations who deliver supported housing to people with a history of mental illnessExperience of developing services and the change processDesirableExperience of supervising and appraising staffExperience of deputising and leading an MDT in the absence of the team managerKnowledge and SkillsEssentialAbility to undertake mental health assessments in a professional and sensitive mannerAbility to communicate with service users/carers and colleagues across agencies effectivelyAbility to negotiate and lead across professional boundariesAbility to challenge traditional methods of practice in a constructive mannerAbility to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practiceAbility to manage own time and work independently, prioritising work as requiredDisclosure 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).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddress23 Primrose SquareHackneyE9 7TSEmployer's websitehttps://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)