Person Specification

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, assistant practitioner qualification, nursing associate qualification, additional training to diploma level or equivalent, short courses/ training/ experience

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge of mental health, learning disability, and autism
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures.

Desirable

• Understanding of the role of CRHTT and HTAS Standards (2017).
• Understanding of relevant legislation and guidance, including the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act (2005), HTAS Standards (2017) & NHS Long Term Plan (2019).

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Previous experience working with adults with mental health needs
• Receptive to and able to use supervision appropriately.
• Data collection, computer literacy, ability to record notes accurately and promptly.
• Ability to identify appropriate resources with the service user, using a collaborative style of working.
• Experience of the principles of recovery, person-centred planning, and safeguarding.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to liaise with service users and their family members/carers and allied professionals, and to support the delivery of training to allied professionals.
• Car driver/ ability to get around the locality and Trust to meet service needs and deadlines.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in CRHTT
• Previous experience working with service users who have learning disabilities, learning difficulties, and autism.

PLANNING & WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT

Essential

• Ability to plan resource requirements to meet changing care needs.
• Able to contribute to improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the service.
• Ability to coordinate work to meet agreed targets and deadlines.
• Evidence of ability to prioritise workload and competing demands.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative, adaptable whilst recognising own limits.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress, and ability to contain and hold the stress of others.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and multitask.
• Ability to manage unpredictable work patterns.
• Ability to deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing situations.
• Ability to use own judgement confidently and decisively.
• Ability to deal sensitively and decisively with conflict management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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 Sponsorship

Applications 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).