An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Halton CAMHS team (child and adolescent mental health services) for an experienced/skilled and passionate practitioner to support the mental health of children and young people with ASC / LD. As a specialist practitioner, you will be responsible for leading multi-agency plans to support CYP.
You will deliver therapeutic intervention to meet the needs of CYP and complete appropriate safety plans. As a specialist practitioner, you will be key in developing and supporting local pathways of care and support and evaluation of services and training to the wider system. You will also offer consultation which includes working with partner health organisations, CSC, Education, and third sector organisations, and is a very important aspect of our work.
The post holder will be a key member of the CYPMHS in delivering a highly specialised clinical service to Children and Young People and their families and carers with LD/ASC and mental health co-morbidity and the wider multidisciplinary team. They will be integral to ensuring efficient, effective, co-ordinated, and responsive high-quality service and care are delivered. The post holder will also be required to be proactive with audit, research, education, and training to ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within CYPMHS is incorporated into systems and processes.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Main duties of the job
As a specialist practitioner, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health (CYPMH) and Learning Disability / Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
The post holder will be expected to provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy, and supervision to both colleagues and external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.
As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude that 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.
Job responsibilities
* Provide highly specialised clinical advice and support to CYP, families and carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team, including clinical assessment, diagnostic skills, non-medical prescribing where appropriate, and implementation of management and treatment plans.
* Be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.
* Work cooperatively and collaboratively with other services/stakeholders to enable service users to be treated in the most appropriate setting.
* Ensure that the team provides a high-quality service to its clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.
* Ensure that teams work proactively to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to CYP, Families and Carers with both planned and unplanned care needs.
* Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.
* Participate in the development of caseload management across the mental health and health economy.
* Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.
* Act as an advocate and champion for CYP and Families/Carers in various forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.
* Implement plans for the team including rotas and schedules to ensure business continuity.
* Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence-based clinical decision making.
* Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the wider healthcare when managing complex situations.
* Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex clinical care.
* Formulate and follow holistic assessments of health needs, developing specialist individualised care plans with the involvement of CYP and Families/Carers.
* Implement and evaluate care delivery for CYP and Families/Carers with identified needs.
* Ensure that all clinical activity reflects the core objectives of health promotion, supported self-care, disease-specific management, and end-of-life/palliative care.
* Set objectives by which performance will be monitored.
Person Specification
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
* Core professional qualification in registered nurse, social work, or occupational therapy.
* Masters or equivalent level of experience.
* Up-to-date Professional Registration (to be maintained).
* Qualification in clinical supervision.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Experience of specialist mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families.
* Highly skilled in communicating complex, highly technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, and other professional colleagues.
* Experience of delivering teaching, training, and supervision.
* Experience in consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Experience of working with a variety of patient groups reflecting the full range of clinical severity.
* Experience and ability to provide case management supervision for CAMHS staff, students, and other service professionals.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential
* Advanced knowledge and skills in the complete range of approaches within the special field of work.
* Advanced knowledge of the mental health needs of children and adolescents.
* Experience in providing complex risk assessments.
* Ability to be self-reflective and organise own supervision.
* Ability to work within a culturally diverse community in various contexts.
* Ability to take full clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment within a multi-disciplinary team.
VALUES
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change-oriented
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Halton CAMHS, Thorn Road Clinic, Runcorn, WA7 5HQ
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