The current Director of the
Arbours Crisis Centre (whose archives are held at the Archive and Study Centre) will retire in January 2009. Consequently, the Crisis
Centre (CC) is seeking to appoint a new, creative and dynamic Director to begin
any time after January 2008. Interested persons should contact the Crisis
Centre directly at info@arbourscentre.org.uk with a copy to Dr. Joseph
Berke at jhberke@aol.com, or see the Crisis Centre website at www.arbourscentre.org.uk.
The Director will
hold responsibility for, direct and supervise all aspects of the Centre’s work.
In general, he or she will be responsible for representing and holding together
the heart and soul of the Centre as a radical alternative to conventional
psychiatric care. He or she will:
1) Contain and carry and the anxieties and
feelings of both staff and guests
2) Have great expertise in working with
borderline and psychotic guests
3) Have an extensive network of friends and
colleagues who can support the Centre on all levels, clinical and practical
4) Ensure the survival of the Centre as a PsychoSocial facility
Managerial
responsibilities:
2. To attend AHA
Board of Trustees meetings, and together with the Centre Manager to ensure that
the appropriate information is communicated to the Trustees as required.
3. To be responsible for ensuring, in
conjunction with the Centre Manager, the appropriate supervision and support of
all staff and students involved in the work of the Centre.
4.To ensure,
together with the Centre Manager, appropriate levels of clinical cover at all
times.
1. Be the
responsible person for the Crisis Centre
2. To ensure, in
liaison with the Centre Manager, that the standards of treatment and care of
guests are maintained according to the requirements of the CSCI (including the
appropriate keeping of medical and clinical records, the fulfilment of care
plans and contracts with purchasers and working within the AHA’s business plan)
3. Be available to
liaise with CSCI Inspector
Clinical
responsibilities:
2. Supervise the
work of the Team Leaders, Art Therapist and Movement Therapist through the
Wednesday clinical meetings, clinical seminars and individual supervision.
3. Supervise the
work of the Resident Therapists through the Wednesday clinical meetings,
clinical seminars and group supervision. Maintain a good working relationship
with the Consultant supervising the Residential Therapists (RTs)
4. Ensure that the
cover staff and students on placement are
adequately supervised.
5. Maintain a good
working relationship with the Clinical Consultant, at present Paul Williams, to
develop and expand the clinical work of the Centre.
6. Maintain a good
working relationship with the Consultant Psychiatrist covering the Centre.
7. Maintain a good
working relationship with the Centre GP, Dr. Wardle and her practice.
8. Help to
organise and chair the bi-yearly clinical conferences.
9. Promote and
maintain the Journal of the Crisis
Centre
10. Promote and
maintain clinical standards of the CC.
11. Promote Follow-up
Research Project on work of the Centre
2. To liase with
the Centre Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, and Nurse regarding nursing and
medication matters.
3. To liase with other professionals regarding clinical matters pertaining to the work of the Centre.
2. To write about
the work of the Centre for publication, encourage and supervise the staff at
the CC to write about and generally publicise the work of the CC.
3. Support and
encourage the general dissemination of the work of the Centre through the
Media.
4. Help organise
and chair the yearly Professional Advisory Committee meeting
5. Promote and
encourage fund raising for the Centre from individuals, trusts, companies, and
any other means.
6. Liase with
other professional and public bodies to promote referrals to the Centre
7. Arrange for
appropriate advertising to promote referrals to the Centre
8. Help organise
and maintain the CC website or ensure that this is done