Senior Intensive Outreach Clinician

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our five-year strategy includes providing high-quality care closer to home, ensuring equity of outcome, offering great places to work, and pioneering research and quality improvement. We value kindness, respect, teamwork, simplicity, empowerment, and diversity.

Job Summary

The post holder will offer early assessment, diagnosis and treatment for service users meeting criteria for Assertive Community Treatment. The role includes person-centred care, trauma-informed approaches, collaborative teamwork, and proactive support for carers. The service aims to maximise symptomatic and social recovery.

Main Duties

• Provide pathway leadership and effective coordination between staff and disciplines.
• Ensure timely, high-quality holistic wrap-around support for service users.
• Connect the pathway with community partners and services.
• Work with single point of access and other interfaces for smooth transitions.
• Oversee governance, quality processes, and data capture.
• Provide supervision to pathway staff as agreed with the Service Manager.
• Ensure effective internal and external communication processes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (RMN, OT, SW) with current professional registration.
• Evidence of mental health training and continued professional development.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead a team and communicate effectively across disciplines.
• Excellent written communication.
• Empathy, compassion, and patience.
• Strong leadership and team working skills.
• Ability to supervise and appraise staff.
• Innovative problem-solving to empower service users.
• Manage key working system and care plans.
• Skilled in managing challenging behaviours with de-escalation training.

Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive clinical experience in a mental health setting.
• Ability to support complex clinical decision making and lead MDT discussions.
• Flexibility and ability to travel across boroughs.

Personal Qualities

• Understand Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity.
• Commitment to improving quality of life for people with mental health problems.
• Knowledge of legislation and national policies.
• Integrity, openness, and honesty.

Additional Information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.