Total 22 job vacancies by Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

A Vacancy at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.


To provide a specialist clinicalpsychology service to clients served by theNorth Central London Home Treatment Team, and Beacon Day Service. This will includeproviding psychological assessment and short term individual and group therapy to clients, including risk assessment and management. To be offering advice, consultation and supervision on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

The post holder may provide clinical supervision to assistant psychologists and non-psychologists.

The post holder will make positive contributions to any future service developments and the delivery of high quality, evidence based and evidence-informed care pathways. This may include training or teaching of other staff.

The post holder will be based between St Ann's and Edgware Community Hospital as the post is split between two linked but seperate teams, both covering patients from the North Central London area.

The work is with children, young people and families who present with high risk to themselves and/or others and who will be difficult to engage in standard outpatient services. The multidisciplinary teams provide rapid, flexible and accessible services to address urgent and acute problems facing children and young people, by providing a 'hospital from home' approach and a therapeutic day service.

You will be work therapeutically with young people, and parents/carers, in both individual and group settings. There will also be a role for supporting psychological thinking within the multi-disciplinary team via team meetings, consultation, case discussion and teaching.

A capacity to work with emotionally intense, demanding and challenging situations is needed. Home or hospital visits are part of the work for the Home Treatment Team, whereas the Day Service is static.

The post holder will need to employ frequent and intense concentration during their work.

On occasions the post holder may be required to use their own vehicle to attend meetings or as part of their clinical role.

There is a need to use effective and efficient keyboard skills in the recording of clinical information and in communicating with colleagues.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which is the lead provider of forensic mental health services; that managed the devolved New Models of care budget, it delivers MH care across some of the prisons, and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury.



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.


The post offered is that of Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (10PA), working in the Barnet North Core Community Team. The team is aligned to the Primary Care GP Locality in the North of the Borough. The post holder will share consultant lead responsibilities with one full-time substantive consultant in the service, ensuring high quality, patient-centered, effective and safe care is delivered by the team. This post will have responsibility for adults with complex mental health presentations. The North Team is one of three adult core community teams (previously known as locality teams) within Barnet (North, South and West).
The team is multi-disciplinary and consists of professionals from a number of backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, graduate mental health workers and community engagement workers and are supported by a dedicated admin team. The care delivered is recovery-focused which involves a change in focus from managing problems and symptoms to focusing on an individual’s strengths and goals for the future. The service aims to assist individuals to be in control of your own life and seek out opportunities beyond their condition.
The service is for adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and who may also have complex needs that would be best met by secondary mental health services.

A more detailed job description is attached. There is support for newly appointed consultants in the StartWell group. As part of this the post holder will have the opportunity of having a more senior consultant as a mentor. The post holder will have consultant and RC responsibility for a defined caseload of service users under the care of the Barnet West Core Community Mental Health Team.
The post holder will provide assessment of new patients and clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members; making formulations using a biopsychosocial model. Ensuring evidence-based practice that is patient centered in recovery principles. The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership in the Team and will take part in management activities related to the post and the wider service within which it is embedded.
Service development and quality improvement in line with the Trust’s vision, values and objectives are core responsibilities. The post holder is expected to maintain compliance with all legal obligations as prescribed by the Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Ministry of Justice. The post holder is expected to assess patients under the MHA and make recommendations under the MHA and to act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for patients detained under a S17A Mental Health Act 1983 (Community Treatment Order).

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

The Trust is committed to the implementation of the annual consultant appraisal, outlined in the NHS Executive Advance Letters (MD) 6/00 and (MD) 5/01. The Trust uses the L2P software for the appraisal process. Appraisal and revalidation lead is Dr Koye Odutoye. The Responsible Officer for revalidation is Dr Vincent Kirchner.

Consultants joining the Trust will be offered a formal job planning meeting within three months of joining the work force. Job planning meetings are held by the presence of the clinical director (and service director if appropriate) with a job plan being reached collaboratively between the post holder, their line manager and the service director. The Trust is committed to annual reviews of job plans with a view to ensure that job plans are realistic and offer a productive balance between clinical care, service development needs and personal developmental goals of the post-holder.

Consultants joining the Trust will participate in a two-day trust-wide induction. Furthermore, they will be offered and individually arranged local induction program, during which they will meet local managers and colleagues, with whom they will share an interface.


This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

Do you want to be part of developing our Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service, supporting Junior Nurses and dedicated Support workers to make positive changes for young people and families in Crisis ?

An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at the Beacon Centre. We are a specialist 12 bedded inpatient general adolescent unit in Edgware, We specialise in assessment and treating young people between the ages of 13 up to 18 with acute and severe forms of mental illness and emotional distress.

The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical and supervisory skills, along with a desire to further develop their leadership abilities, whilst working together with the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high calibre service at all times.

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in promoting a positive attitude towards excellent patient care, working in partnership with parents and carers.

You'll act as keyworker or named nurse to allocated patients and understand key worker / named nurse responsibilities. You'll also act as a mentor/preceptor and facilitate junior staff's development through teaching and support. You will be required to assist in managing the ward within its allocated resources and to act as a professional role model, ensuring patient safety while maintaining a high standard of clinical care.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

We value our team members and we will support you to be successful in this role. This position involves:

Ensuring patients care needs are assessed, on admission and a care plan devised at the time of admission to address these needs.

Ensuring all patients are discharged in line with the care programme approach policy.

Organising the reception of patients and participating in their subsequent care.

Helping to ensure that appropriate needs of individual patients are met by all Unit departments.

Providing treatment both individually and in groups to patients with mental health disorders.



Person SpecificationEDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
• Professional registration with NMC.
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing.
Desirable
• ENB 998 (Mentorship Course).
• CBT/MET.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
• Minimum 18 months experience as a Band 5 Qualified Nurse
• experience of Childrens safeguarding supervison/training
• Experience of providing supervision/ informal training to unqualified staff
Desirable
• Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders.
• Working in NHS setting.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
• Organising CPA.
• Good knowledge of medication and side effects.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
• Commitment to equal opportunities.
• Commitment to service user and carer involvement.
Desirable
• Personal experience of mental health problems.

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).
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).



This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024

To perform comprehensive assessments of and develop treatment plans for adults with diagnosed or suspected ADHD under clinical supervision of a consultant psychiatrist and/or associate specialist.

To initiate and monitor the pharmacological treatment with ADHD medication (as non-medical independent prescriber).

To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.

To provide clinical leadership to the Adult ADHD team in the care, treatment, and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.

To perform regular caseload and waiting list reviews on RiO and provide operational management for the admin team.

To interpret national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice. To maintain own expert status by developing training and improvement projects underpinned by research and legislation. To take part in and facilitate audits relevant to patient care.
• Triaging of referrals
• Perform comprehensive assessments of adults with previously diagnosed and suspected ADHD
• Identify and manage risk, comorbid conditions and to signpost appropriately
• Formulate treatment plans.
• Initiate titrate and monitor effects of ADHD medication including physical effects.
• Provide psycho-education about ADHD in adults and co-morbid conditions
• Liaise with GPs, NHS and non-NHS services.

The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

• In order tomeet the needs of the new Partnership services you may berequiredfrom time to time to work atdifferent locationsto your normal place of work. This may mean that youare required towork at any location that fall underBarnet,Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.


• To undertake comprehensive new assessments of adults with suspected ADHD or review of adults with previously diagnosed ADHD.

• To initiate and monitor the pharmacological treatment with ADHD medication (as non-medical independent prescriber).

• To provide Clinical leadership to the Adult ADHD team in the care, treatment and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.

• To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.

See attached Job Description


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

This role is part of an exciting expansion of the Barnet CEN Pathway. The remit of the new DBT Service is to offer Barnet residents referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back into the community.

The post holder will be supporting the DBT Lead in setting up this new pathway and you will be working closely with the Barnet Younger Adult Psychological Service and Complex Emotional Needs pathway team.

The role will include supporting the service development, reporting on implementation and agreed outcomes, as well as to supervise and support the screening, referrals, assessments and group or individual therapy provided by other clinical members of the DBT team.

· To provide specialist psychological assessments of clientsbased upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

· To formulate and implement DBT focused treatment plans, in particular identifying repeating patterns of crisis and advise ways of altering these, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems

· To be responsible for implementing a range of DBT psychological interventions (group and individual)

· To work closely with referrers, services and colleagues to collaborate around the delivery of DBT interventions.

· To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning theassessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

· To provide DBT supervision and line management for staff within the DBT pathway.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

· The provide a high-quality DBT treatment to clients with complex mental health problems, in particular people with complex emotional needs (CEN) associated with the diagnosis of Personality Disorder, such as attachment, interpersonal difficulties and emotional intensity. This will include specialist assessment to determine the most appropriate treatment.

To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of client’s mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings, in particular DBT and SCM models developed within the service for the treatment of personality disorder.

To act as Key worker, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under Dialog+ including patients, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care in consultation with the MDT.

To utilise clinical and team supervision, to demonstrate autonomy for treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed with a psychologically-based standard care plan, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis.

To provide guidance and consultation to MDT teams and other professionals contributing directly to patients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

To provide formal and informal DBT supervision to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the team within a high-risk therapeutic setting.

To work safely and under guidance in relation to aggression and violence. To maintain breakaway skills for the prevention and management of aggression, as taught by the Trust. To ensure that risks of physical violence are minimised using appropriate planning and taking precautionary measures.

To undertake frequent risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide both general and specialist advice for professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management pertaining to patients with personality disorders.




This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

Do you like working as a team? Are you passionate about supporting people’s Mental Health?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Services teams as an Administrator for an individual who is keen to develop their skills. We are looking to recruit an experienced administrator to join the Barnet Core Community Teams, supporting people with Mental Health issues over 18 years of age and within the Barnet catchment areas and provides specialist assessment and pharmacological treatment. Your duties will include supporting patients and their relatives who are under the community mental health teams as well as providing comprehensive administrative support to the multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, support workers and other professionals involved in patient care.

The post holder will provide an efficient and professional service ensuring quality service to all users, their families and professionals contacting the teams. The post holder will also be required to cover other services within Springwell Centre to provide support during absence of other administrators.

The perfect candidate will have a flexible approach in providing administration support to the multi-disciplinary teams working with a client group with mental health problems. There will be client and carer telephone contact and, face-to-face contact on daily basis therefore, good communication skills are essential. You should have good organisational skills and have experience of dealing with members of the public. You will need to have good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to use your own initiative.

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North/NW London delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Barnet, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practice in supporting those with MH illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• Excellent internal staff network support groups.

Duties you will be responsible for include;
• Ensuring the smooth & safe management of our patient care.
• Attend meetings, taking team minutes, editing, and issuing reports
• Maintain effective filing systems and decant service user notes in line with Medical Records policy and procedure.
• Scanning and uploading paperwork on the electronic system.
• To provide a high quality administrative, clerical and reception service for patients and their carers who access the Trust services.
• The post holder will encompass regular telephone liaison with external agencies.
• You will be required to use your initiative in all aspects of secretarial and clerical work to efficiently prioritise work and meet deadlines, as the service requires.

Further duties can be found on the job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024

NHS England/Improvement has developed a new Framework to support local systems in implementing the NHS Long Term Plan’s vision for transforming community mental health care.

The role of Clinical Practice Specialist Extended Hour service is fundamental to the developing of these innovative new ways of working. The role will support the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated mental health service offer. The role provides and promotes flexible and responsive access to assessment, treatment and/or onward bridging to community resources and support, in line with evidence based interventions for people with serious mental illness. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources.

The service offer will be for people over 18 years who are experiencing mental health difficulties but with a specific focus on: inequality of access by ensuring availability of mixture of in-person face-to-face and remote (telephone, video or online) appointments Monday to Friday 8-8pm. This is especially for those who struggle to access/receive support via the traditional 9-5 operating hours.

The post holder will provide high quality care and a safe and therapeutic environment to patients experiencing mental health problems / physical health difficulties.

· Provide follow up care for service users who are difficult to engage or struggling to access care and support through the traditional 9-5 operating hours as well as offer care and support to other service user who requires support within 8-8pm.

Work closely with colleagues in specialist community mental health services to ensure smooth transitions between teams and services and facilitate an ‘easy in, easy out’ approach to improve access to evidence based interventions.

Use evidence based practice to provide assessment and interventions that promotes the engagement of the client in treatment, to assist them into recovery. Share in the clinical management of a defined caseload and develop an interface with other services and agencies so that service users are offered focussed and co-ordinated packages of care which are appropriate to their needs.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups. In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

Please refer to the full job description for details regarding the main duties and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.


To work as a member of the Community Mental Health Team. To provide effective care and specialist advice for people with complex mental health needs and their carers, in order to support
their wellbeing and recovery.

To liaise with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care. Provide formal, ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to junior and less experienced community mental health staff, as directed.

To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the manager when required. This will include deputising in the absence of the Senior Practitioner.

Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload in the role of care co-ordinator
/care manager, as defined by the Care Programme Approach and other government and local
directives. Ensure that the service of the CMHT i.e. nursing, social care, occupational therapy
and psychology is carried out effectively within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies. Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings. To take lead in the planning and implementation of the client’s re-integration back into the community.
2. Provide service users and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs


Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.

• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users,staffand visitors.

• Creating and working together to becomea great placeto work for all our staff.

• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.

• Generous Annual Leave Allowance

• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.

• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.


The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and willat all timesbehave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:

• We are kind

• We are respectful

• We work together

• We keep things simple

• We empower

• We are proudly diverse


In order tomeet the needs of the new Partnership services you may berequiredfrom time to time to work atdifferent locationsto your normal place of work.


1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload in the role of care co-ordinator /care manager, as defined by the Care Programme Approach and other government and local directives. Ensure that the service of the CMHT i.e. nursing, social care, occupational therapy and psychology is carried out effectively within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies. Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings. To take lead in the planning and implementation of the client’s re-integration back into the community.
2. Provide service users and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024

The NHS Barnet and Enfield Talking Therapies service is looking for a full time data analyst while our existing and permanent data analyst takes up a senior secondment position for 12 months. We are looking for someone who has experience in a similar analytical role and managing large sets of data with patient case management systems.

The role requires excellent IT skills, experience of working with spreadsheets (Excel or similar), strong analytical skills and ability to work to tight deadlines and attention to detail given the vital importance of data in Talking Therapies services.

This post is ideal for someone who is highly organised, enjoys working in a fast paced environment and who can work well with large and diverse teams. Motivation, flexibility and ability to communicate well to diverse stakeholders are all important.

The postholder will be part of both Barnet and Enfield Talking Therapies senior management teams and receive support from the Head of Service, Operations Manager and the Business Managers for both teams, and will have access to training and development opportunities.

The postholder will be required to be physically based at both the Barnet and Enfield Talking Therapies team bases for part of the week to attend in person team and management meetings and remote based for part of the week.

1. The postholder will lead on the provision of accurate, relevant and timely performance information to all Talking Therapies staff and external organisationsin particular the monthly submissions of NHS Talking Therapies data to NHS Digital. This includes reconciliation of data to ensure its accuracy with local and national systems.

2. To have responsibility for reports and data from the electronic patient management system IAPTUS and ensure high levels of data quality and accuracy using regular checks and cleansing measures.

3. To support the clinical teams to use the patient management system effectively, including training and responding to day to day queries.

4. To work closely with information and performance teams across the Partnership to provide information, as well as the senior leadership teams in both Barnet and Enfield service to enable effective performance reporting to proactively and effectively manage the teams.

5. To maintain excellentrelationshipswithkeyinformationstakeholdersthroughout the North London Mental Health Partnership.





The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

Please refer to attached Job description for details of main responsibilities and also person specification and qualifications.


This advert closes on Saturday 14 Sep 2024

Do you want to be part of developing our Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service, supporting Junior Nurses and dedicated Support workers to make positive changes for young people and families in Crisis ?

An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at the Beacon Centre. We are a specialist 12 bedded inpatient general adolescent unit in Edgware, We specialise in assessment and treating young people between the ages of 13 up to 18 with acute and severe forms of mental illness and emotional distress.

The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical and supervisory skills, along with a desire to further develop their leadership abilities, whilst working together with the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high calibre service at all times.

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in promoting a positive attitude towards excellent patient care, working in partnership with parents and carers.

You'll act as keyworker or named nurse to allocated patients and understand key worker / named nurse responsibilities. You'll also act as a mentor/preceptor and facilitate junior staff's development through teaching and support. You will be required to assist in managing the ward within its allocated resources and to act as a professional role model, ensuring patient safety while maintaining a high standard of clinical care.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

We value our team members and we will support you to be successful in this role. This position involves:

Ensuring patients care needs are assessed, on admission and a care plan devised at the time of admission to address these needs.

Ensuring all patients are discharged in line with the care programme approach policy.

Organising the reception of patients and participating in their subsequent care.

Helping to ensure that appropriate needs of individual patients are met by all Unit departments.

Providing treatment both individually and in groups to patients with mental health disorders.



Person SpecificationEDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
• Professional registration with NMC.
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing.
Desirable
• ENB 998 (Mentorship Course).
• CBT/MET.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
• Minimum 18 months experience as a Band 5 Qualified Nurse
• experience of Childrens safeguarding supervison/training
• Experience of providing supervision/ informal training to unqualified staff
Desirable
• Working with children and young people (CYP) with Mental health disorders.
• Working in NHS setting.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
• Organising CPA.
• Good knowledge of medication and side effects.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary team autonomously.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
• Commitment to equal opportunities.
• Commitment to service user and carer involvement.
Desirable
• Personal experience of mental health problems.

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).
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).



This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

A Vacancy at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.


To provide a specialist clinicalpsychology service to clients served by theNorth Central London Home Treatment Team, and Beacon Day Service. This will includeproviding psychological assessment and short term individual and group therapy to clients, including risk assessment and management. To be offering advice, consultation and supervision on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

The post holder may provide clinical supervision to assistant psychologists and non-psychologists.

The post holder will make positive contributions to any future service developments and the delivery of high quality, evidence based and evidence-informed care pathways. This may include training or teaching of other staff.

The post holder will be based between St Ann's and Edgware Community Hospital as the post is split between two linked but seperate teams, both covering patients from the North Central London area.

The work is with children, young people and families who present with high risk to themselves and/or others and who will be difficult to engage in standard outpatient services. The multidisciplinary teams provide rapid, flexible and accessible services to address urgent and acute problems facing children and young people, by providing a 'hospital from home' approach and a therapeutic day service.

You will be work therapeutically with young people, and parents/carers, in both individual and group settings. There will also be a role for supporting psychological thinking within the multi-disciplinary team via team meetings, consultation, case discussion and teaching.

A capacity to work with emotionally intense, demanding and challenging situations is needed. Home or hospital visits are part of the work for the Home Treatment Team, whereas the Day Service is static.

The post holder will need to employ frequent and intense concentration during their work.

On occasions the post holder may be required to use their own vehicle to attend meetings or as part of their clinical role.

There is a need to use effective and efficient keyboard skills in the recording of clinical information and in communicating with colleagues.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which is the lead provider of forensic mental health services; that managed the devolved New Models of care budget, it delivers MH care across some of the prisons, and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury.



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.


This advert closes on Monday 12 Aug 2024

We are looking for an enthusiastic and registered professional with a passion for service development and a clinical background of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. This new role is part of an exciting expansion of the Barnet CEN Pathway.

The remit of the new DBT Service is to offer Barnet residents referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back into the community.

This new role will ensure the systematic provision of a high- quality specialist Dialectical Behaviour Therapy service and you will be supported by the Barnet Younger Adult Psychological Services and Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) pathway.



You will work closely with the Barnet CEN pathway team and the Barnet Psychology service (BAP)

The role will include service development for this new service, agree pathways,governance, reporting on implementation and agreed outcomes, as well as to supervise and support the screening, referrals, assessments and group or individual therapy provided by other clinical members of the DBT team.

· To provide highly specialist DBT psychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

· To be responsible for implementing a range of DBT psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

· To ensure that all members of the treating team have access to DBT andpsychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory.





The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse



For information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jul 2024

A Vacancy at Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.


Our transformation plans are supported by £25m in funding and will mean the roll-out over the next three years of multi-disciplinary teams of experts working within the new Primary Care Networks and offering wraparound, holistic care to our service users and wider community. Our aim is to support the whole person as they live with, or recover from, mental illness and to offer them support with other challenges they may face, such as debt, relationship problems, housing, education or training. We will also focus resources on reaching those who currently face obstacles in getting the help they need.

The post holder will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care/services to patients, service users and carers as part of the 18-25 Transitions Team, working under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered member of staff. You will be responsible for carrying out practical tasks, offering emotional support and the monitoring of the service users mental health condition, identified as part of the service users’ care plan or care pathways.

Working with colleagues in the Community Hub to support clients aged 18-25 accessing Mental Health Support.
• Build a therapeutic relationship with clients using a person-centred recovery approach and provide psychologically informed interventions
• Work collaboratively as part of the Core Locality Multi-Disciplinary Team and closely with appropriate intensive Pathways to support clients to develop their recovery plan and promote personal responsibility.
• Support clients to access local community resources and statutory services.
• To be the named key-worker for a number of clients
• To facilitate group work, under the supervision of senior staff and other clinical work asrequired.
• Supporting and educating Community Resources to develop mental health awareness and navigation
• Act as a mentor and role model for the ability to have a meaningful life for clients.
• Build relationships with the local community and statutory services and connect clients to those resources and support a ‘warm handover’.
• Record client clinical information on the BEH Trust’s electronic patient records system (RIO).

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse



In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.


This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jul 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Barnet Division of the North London Partnership Trust for a Specialist Occupational Therapist. This role is embedded within the newly transformed Barnet Community Rehabilitation Team. The role will involve supporting the team and division to establish the Rehabilitation Pathway and to develop the OT role within that.

The post holder will be a part of the thriving AHP community within the Barnet Division and the Partnership. They will have access to AHP training programmes and development opportunities as relevant to their role. There will be opportunities to join AHP Quality Improvement projects and service developments e.g. the AHP Race Equalities Working Group.

The post holder will work closely with the OT and Therapy Lead, the Lead OT for community services and community teams to develop and establish high quality evidence based occupational therapy specific pathway in a community rehabilitation setting. The post holder will hold a case load and work as an occupational therapist across Barnet IET, to provide assessment, plan and implement interventions, evaluate treatment, and ensure safe discharge. In particular the post holder will embed rehabilitation principles and develop the rehabilitation pathway within Barnet. The post holder will provide both specialist occupational therapy assessments and offer a strengths based, recovery focused approach with the aim of enhancing daily living skills, and engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities for service users across the community. The occupational therapist will provide specific time limited interventions with clear goals established with the service user and in conjunction with the supporting clinical team.



The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership and guidance within the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and relevant outside agencies. The role will entail offering an occupational therapy perspective to all elements of the rehabilitation pathway and inclusive of community and inpatient care planning.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. 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.

Kindly see the job description and person specification for full details of the role responsibilities.


This advert closes on Monday 24 Jun 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Barnet Division admin team, for the position of Team Administration Manager based between Springwell Centre, Redhill Clinic and Dennis Scot Unit.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to lead our Administration teams. In this role you will be responsible for managing a team of staff across different teams, ensuring that day-to-day admin duties are overseen and completed within required timescale and to standards, ensuring development and training needs are met as well as supporting change within the admin team and offering support to the other Team Admin Manager and the Division Business Support & Admin Lead. You will have at least 2 years experience in managing a team as well as proven track record of being able to implement changes to process / procedures, SoPs and systems.

The successful candidate will need to have high levels of attention to detail, as well as excellent communication and organisational skills. Knowledge of Rio, E-rostering are required for this position. Knowledge of E-financials would be advantageous.



Duties and Responsibilities

1. Line management responsibility for Administrators / Team Leaders within your service.

2. To pro-actively oversee and manage all administrative functions ensuring that teams are resourced and work is allocated efficiently to avoid backlogs and issues are raised in advance so that plans can be put in place to mitigate risks of negative impact on patient care.

3. To monitor individual and team performance and make recommendations for improvement where required.

4. To provide admin and business support service as required including covering for the admin team when short staffed, typing of letters and reports, booking appointments and any other admin tasks and duties as requested and necessary to meet deadlines and avoid any risks to patient care.

5. Co-ordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take and transcribe minutes.

6. Produce reports, spread sheets and correspondence to a high standard, ensuring accuracy and good presentation at all times.

7. Communicate clearly and effectively, complex and often sensitive information to a range of staff, internally and externally across the organisation, service users, relatives/carers, and other stakeholders, where sensitivity, tact and persuasive skills maybe required.

8. Identify and develop changes to practices, procedures/policies and implement changes in own teams.





The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which is the lead provider of forensic mental health services; that managed the devolved New Models of care budget, it delivers MH care across some of the prisons, and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury.



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.


This advert closes on Monday 24 Jun 2024