Main area: Community CAMHS
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 10 months (Ends August 2025)
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-CC6523346-C
Site: Thorn Road Clinic
Town: Runcorn
Salary: £28,407 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/11/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team. As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence-based client-centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
Applications will also be considered for Band 5 practitioners who wish to develop their skills as part of professional development.
The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation, and supervision to both colleagues and external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers.
The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:
* Promote safe practices
* Value the aims of service users
* Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
* Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
* Value social inclusion
The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and so is continually developing innovative and creative practice - so the successful candidate will share our enthusiasm and hard-working approach.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL
1. To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work depending on clinical competence and experience.
2. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research-based evidence.
3. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
4. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework.
5. To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
6. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.
7. To participate directly in the team's duty rotas.
8. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
9. To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained.
10. To maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, ensuring information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Core Profession Social Work or Nurse and Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained).
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working with CAMHS.
* Experience of mentorship, supervision and co-ordination of staff.
* Experience of Care Planning process.
* Working in a multi-agency framework.
* Demonstrate a contribution to change management process.
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
Skills
* Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles.
* Ability to work to deadlines.
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
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As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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