Job Description and Person Specification
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Job Title
Social Therapist Assistant - Qualified Nurse RNMH/RNLD
Location
Nottingham Clinic
Reporting To
Ward Team Leader
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To work as part of an inter-disciplinary team, assisting
personality disordered patients achieve their full social
potential and agreed therapeutic outcomes within a safe
positive environment
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To provide training, mentoring and guidance to members of the
Social Therapy team
Purpose
Service Profile
Clinically led with a clear service vision, the Ansel Group develop and deliver services only for
people with complex mental health needs, challenging behaviours and personality disorders. This
is our specialism, focus and motivation. Our skill is in addressing each patient’s persistent,
underlying disorders and behaviours in addition to their overlying mental health and general well
being needs. We can make a difference where others can't.
The Ansel Clinic Nottingham consists of a 24 bed tier 4 service, built and operating to Low Secure
standards. The services comprises two 2 wards of 12 beds, with one ward acting as a rehabilitation
facility, and forming the basis of a step down pathway.
Our psychologically informed and planned services are delivered within an operational framework
developed specifically to meet the needs of the patients we work with. This means that our
approach is consistent, boundaried, safe, resilient and clinically directed.
The experience and broad skill set of our professional clinical team enables us to deliver a range of
therapeutic interventions. We are not a single therapy model service. We structure our approach to
each patient’s different and changing needs. Our services are offered in time limited episodes of
care at an inclusive price and with agreed outcomes and break points.
We are good at what we do. Our patients make significant progress in relatively short periods of
time. Our average length of stay is 15 months and 30% of our patients have been discharged
within a year of arrival at the Clinic.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Interact in an appropriate way with patients teaching individual living skills and supporting them
in day to day activities on the ward providing a safe therapeutic milieu that supports the
therapeutic initiatives and function of the ward/unit and individual care plans.
2. Carry out agreed nursing practices and procedures in accordance with the NMC Code of
Practice.
3. Administer the running of the ward by facilitating individual and group therapies to provide a
safe and therapeutic environment for both patients and staff.
4. Assess patients and determine areas of work within a multi disciplinary framework and
coordinate patient treatment on the unit within the agreed functional and treatment models thus
providing a ward and unit based therapeutic service for P.D. patients
5. Facilitate ongoing training and supervision of associate social therapists as mentors, and
undertake own professional self development
6. Be aware of and improve own boundaries with patients through reflective practice and peer
supervision with the joint aims of maintaining safety and progressing patients.
7. Work as part of a team and adhere to its therapeutic framework to provide a highly consistent,
competent and safe approach to patient care
8. Participate in the peer supervision of other social therapists, enabling them to work in a
consistent, reflective and safe manner with enhanced teamwork skills using agreed methods
9. Coordinate and be involved in weekly planning cycles of patient care using Care Programme
Approach. Coordinate and develop individual and group programs for patients as part of a
multi-disciplinary team.
10. Maintain safe custody of checking, witnessing and recording all drugs in accordance with the
Clinic’s policy and the NMC Code of Practice in administration of drugs
11. Ordering of medication, stock control, safe disposal & appropriate administration
12. To be responsible for staff delegation with regards to section 17 (Leave planning, risk
assessments, documentation)
13. Care coordinator responsibilities to include the implementation of the shared pathway
documentation
14. Conducting well planned, effective and regular clinical supervisions with Social Therapy
Assistants
15. To chair staff handover & MDT morning meetings on a daily basis
16. To take the lead on service users admissions/discharges as directed by the team leader.
17. Initiating & implementing seclusion in partnership with the RC & Senior Nurse On-Call.
18. To act as a preceptor/mentor for junior & newly qualified nurses
19. The post holder is responsible for compliance with all Ansel Ltd policies, procedures, protocols,
guidelines and management instructions, all security matters and all health and safety issues.
Management of Health and Safety
Be aware of, and at all times comply with, all relevant company policies and procedures and all
relevant statutory responsibilities including Fire arrangements, Health and Safety issues including
moving and handling, COSHH regulations, maintaining records diligently and accurately as
required.
Financial Management
The post-holder will take responsibility for any Company monies signed for, ensuring accurate and
timely return of monies and receipts in line with Company procedures
Training
The post-holder will be responsible for attending in service training sessions and agreed external
courses.
Professional
The post-holder will ensure that they maintain their own professional skills and competencies in
line with the requirements of the Company and best practise
General
1. Be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, visitors,
carers, members of the multi-disciplinary care team and senior professional and managerial
staff.
2. Have access to a wide range of confidential information about patients, staff and Ansel Ltd,
which must not be divulged to any unauthorised person in any circumstances.
3. Conform at all times to the Policies and Procedures of the Company, with particular regard to
confidentiality, financial and administrative responsibilities, and treat patients, colleagues and
visitors with dignity and respect at all times.
4. Be aware of, and at all times comply with, all relevant company policies and procedures and all
relevant statutory responsibilities including Fire arrangements, Health and Safety issues
including moving and handling, COSHH regulations, maintaining records diligently and
accurately as required.
5. Maintain and support all quality initiatives and objectives introduced into the organisation.
6. Be flexible and adaptable.
7. Undertake any other reasonable duties requested of them as appropriate within the parameters
of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
 Registered Nurse in either RMNH or RNLD
 Good general education and computer literacy in main
Windows packages
 Willingness to undertake relevant training in line with
Company and professional requirements
Experience
Essential
 Experience of working with vulnerable adults with mental
health issues; preferably within a secure setting
 Understanding the practice and principles of adult
safeguarding, and of developing professional boundaries
 Of developing working positive relationships and engaging
in partnership work with external agencies
 Of formulation and care planning
 Of handling highly confidential, sensitive and distressing
information in line with appropriate safeguarding protocol
 Of report writing in relation to MHA Tribunals and mangers
Desirable
 Further relevant
professional qualifications
at degree level
 Knowledge of the Mental
Health Act and its
practicable applications in
supporting patient; in
particularly Section 17
Desirable
 Experience of supervising
a staff team; including
conducting supervision
and dispute resolution
 Experience of working at a
senior level within a
secure ward environment
 Experience of carrying out
MVA, including verbal deescalation and a range of
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panels
Of amending staff rotas and arranging cover as and when
required
Of managing patient medication, stock control, safe
disposal & appropriate administration
Skills
Essential
 Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
 Willingness and ability to work flexibly as part of a team and
in accordance to the needs of the service
 Ability to create, develop and implement support plans and
therapeutic activities; ensuring patient involvement is at the
heart of all we do
 Ability to motivate and engage staff members to contribute
towards inclusive working and positive outcomes
Other Requirements
Essential
 Able to work collaboratively as part of a multi disciplinary
team
 A strong team player with a committed approach to health
and social care
 Commitment to the principles of equal practice
 Supporting the aims and business objectives of the Ansel
Group
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Desirable
Desirable
 Full clean UK driving
license
The details given in this job description reflect the main duties and responsibilities of this post at
time of writing. It should be noted however, that over a period of time, and as circumstances
change, these duties and responsibilities might be required to change. It is therefore anticipated
that from time to time this job description will be reviewed with the post holder.
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