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Across North-East London, we have been developing new ways of bringing together health and social care professionals with our Voluntary sector and local communities to support people with severe mental health problems, including complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ and disordered eating.The Senior Practitioner will receive professional supervision and line management from the Operational Lead. The Associate Clinical Director has overall responsibility for the work of the community services and also provides clinical leadership. The Senior Practitioner supports the Operational Lead in providing a consistent, high-quality service which is recovery-focused and sensitive to the needs of a diverse community. This ensures service delivery is of a consistently high standard and assists the team in meeting these standards.In the NMHT and PCN, the Consultant Psychiatrists provide clinical leadership, and the day-to-day management of non-medical staff is the responsibility of the Operational Lead, supported by the Senior Practitioners.The post holder will form part of a small team of senior staff who undertake the initial assessment and triage of new referrals (ABT), ensuring that appropriate recommendations are made for the management of each case passed to a more junior member of staff.This is a fixed-term Senior Practitioner role within the Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. To provide assessment and treatment services to patients with complex mental health problems in the Tower Hamlets community, in coordination with other members of the Multi-disciplinary and occupational therapy team. To promote and offer a range of clinical and non-clinical interventions within the Neighborhood Mental Health Team. To contribute to the ongoing development and transformation of the care system. To provide effective signposting to a range of health, social, voluntary sector, and community-based resources and services. To work with patients to:support shared decision-making about self-management; provide brief therapeutic interventions, where qualified to do so and where appropriate;To provide specialist nursing or OT input to service users accessing the Neighborhood, especially where needs are complex and where multiple factors impact on occupational performance. To contribute to case formulations within the Neighborhood, incorporating experience and knowledge as a dually trained professional in both physical and mental health. To participate in practice and network-based MDTs, share good practice, and take part in training activities for other members of the MDT. Our 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. For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specifications. This advert closes on Monday, 6 Jan 2025.#J-18808-Ljbffr