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-centered care to children and young people with mental health (CYPMH) problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
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 that respects and values service users and their carers. They will embrace the core values of the organization and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE, which recognize the need to:
1. Promote safe practices
2. Value the aims of service users
3. Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
4. Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
5. Value social inclusion
The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and is continually developing innovative and creative practice - the successful candidate will share our enthusiasm and hard-working approach.
Job 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, including assessments, formulation, and therapeutic input into children, young people, and families referred into the service.
4. To undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework.
5. To work sensitively with children and young people 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 for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.
9. To deliver care coordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning, and risk management processes are maintained.
10. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence-based practice in cooperation with the child, young person, and carers.
11. To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within the area of specialist knowledge.
12. To work collaboratively with other team members to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families.
13. To provide consultation, advice, and guidance to junior colleagues and promote effective multi-agency work.
14. To maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, ensuring compliance with Data Protection Act and professional standards.
COMMUNICATION
1. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of clients.
2. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people's mental health services.
3. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information to children, young people, families, and other professionals.
4. Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews.
TEACHING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION
1. Participate in regular supervision and engage in reflective practice.
2. Provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills.
3. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE.
MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
1. Identify priorities within the service and advise managers on resource levels for service development.
2. Contribute to service developments.
RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards.
2. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Core Profession (Social Work or Nurse) with up-to-date Professional Registration.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working with CAMHS.
* Experience of mentorship, supervision, and coordination of staff.
* Experience of Care Planning process.
* Experience in a multi-agency framework.
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change-oriented
Skills
* Demonstrate sound leadership qualities.
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
* Ability to delegate and coordinate.
* Ability to work to deadlines.
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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