My job makes better lives by supporting the delivery of recovery-focused, pscyho-educational courses as part of a tiered programme for people with traits, or a diagnosis, of Personality Disorder (PD) and their carers. The aim of the Managing Emotions Programme is to help train and empower people to develop the skills to manage their own recovery or the recovery of those they care for or work with.

The post holder will deliver the 3 tiers of recovery-focused, psycho-educational courses related to improving the self-management of emotional intensity to group members. They will support the recruitment, management and supervision of Managing Emotions Programme (MEP) staff along with the clinical lead and service manager. They will have direct involvement in the development, delivery and evaluation of the MEP.

Main duties of the job

• To provide leadership to the service, alongside the Team Manager and Senior Clinical Lead, to provide an effective, high quality service which enhances the co-production of PD recovery-focused courses.
• To support the co-delivery of the courses, offering a range of recovery-focused, psycho-educational courses aiming to improve the self-management of traits, or a diagnosis, of PD and co-deliverv specific courses for carers.

• To lead on the evaluation of the MEP, supporting the use of relevant and appropriate outcome measures.
• To provide supervision to the Band 5 Expert Trainer / Mental Health Practitioner.

• To support the co-development and evaluations of the carers provision by promoting a focus on carers health and wellbeing, including young carers.

• To carry out reviews of individuals who may need time and support in order for them to engage them in the programme or to connect them to alternative community provision.
• To support the development and promotion of the Managing Emotions Programme in Surrey Heartlands and Frimley Health ICS.
• To embody the recovery ethos of the service and co-production principles through compassionate working.
• To be able to reflect on and contain own response to group interpersonal dynamics

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Hos Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Mental health nursing or equivalent
• Professional registration with the relevant body i.e NMC or HCPC

Experience

Essential

• Postgraduate/post-qualification experience working with people who have mental health difficulties for minimum of 2 years
• 1 year minimum experience of providing clinical supervision to others
• Experience of groupwork, teaching or training others (2 year minimum)
• Experience delivering one or more of the main therapies DBT, CBT, ACT or similar
• Experience of working as a senior member of an MDT

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ

18 Mole Business Park

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

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