Gateway Worker

Job summary
Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT)

Band 6 - Gateway Worker (RMN or other equivalent Core / Allied Health profession)

We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse or other equivalent Core / Allied Health profession with Mental Health experience to assist the single point of entry into BTT in ensuring that new referrals into the service are suitably risk assessed and when not suitable are referred to appropriate agencies. You will also be expected to provide support to clinicians with making appropriate referrals to secondary care mental health services and safeguarding teams. You will play a key role in enhancing inter-agency relationships and interface with these services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is moving into a new phase of development and expansion. Your ideas and creativity would be welcome in contributing to the delivery of an innovative service, which meets the needs of the local diverse community.

The successful candidate will receive on-going supervision, professional development and will be part of a compassionate and collective team.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the single point of entry into BTT in ensuring that new referrals into the service are suitably risk assessed and when not suitable are referred to appropriate agencies.

The post holder will also be expected to provide support to clinicians with making appropriate referrals to secondary care mental health services and safeguarding teams.

Playing a key role in enhancing inter-agency relationships and interface, the post holder will be supported, where appropriate, to attend team meetings and deliver collaborative projects/interventions in identified settings as guided by the service's needs. There will also be opportunities for direct clinical interventions and to provide supervision in the service.

About us
Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) is an expanding Talking Therapy Service. We consistently achieve excellent recovery and reliable improvement rates, due to our focus on delivering a range of therapeutic interventions, tailored to meet patient needs.

East London NHS Foundation Trust also provides Talking Therapies services in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Digital Service. The four services work together on joint projects, sharing good practice and opportunities for training.

Job responsibilities

• Reviewing professional referrals to the Bedfordshire Talking Therapy to ensure the service is able to meet the needs of the service user.
• To attend regular interface meetings to discuss cases that historically may have bounced between services to ensure that there is a smooth transition for service users.

Please See JD & PS for more detailed information

Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential

• Registered Practitioner: MENTAL HEALTH NURSE (RMN) or other equivalent Core /Allied Health profession (e.g. RNLD OT or Social Worker with extensive secondary care mental health experience or PWP) with at least 1 year post qualification experience.
• Post qualification experience

Experience
Essential

• Experience of Liaising with other services regarding incoming and outgoing referrals
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrate high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Health and MH services pathways and structures of NHS and relevant settings.
• Use of clinical data systems, e.g. RiO, IAPTus, EMIS, etc.

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 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.

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).

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