Specialist Practitioner Mental Health (Just One Number)
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
We are on the lookout for a substantive Band 7 to join our team in the Norfolk and Waveney Advice, Support and Access Children and Young People's Mental Health Service.
The Advice, Support and Access service launched 6 months ago and provides a single point of access for mental health support for the Norfolk and Waveney region for children and young people aged 0 up to 25 years.
Our aim is to find the right support, the right resources, and the right services for our young people when they or their carers reach out for support.
This offers the right candidate an opportunity to hone skills in the triage of mental health referrals, explore and link with other statutory and non-statutory services, and work with a dedicated and supportive team.
The Mental Health access team works within the wider offer of the Just One Number service, a single point of access for the Health Child Service and Speech and Language Therapy. This provides us with a huge array of expertise and a proven track record of providing excellent and timely advice, guidance, and routes to interventions. Our work is underpinned by the Just One Norfolk website, our evidence-based digital support, and resources.
We are only just getting started, and now, whilst we look to the next 12 months, is an exciting time to join us.
Main duties of the job
A unique opportunity to join an award-winning service as it grows to support children and young people's mental health services locally. Your expertise will help us to shape the service and allow you to develop skills navigating a referral to the right service, supporting other clinicians and liaising with the whole Mental Health services to build an integrated network of support and intervention.
The strength of the team is how it shares expertise with a wide range of clinicians, and there is an expectation that you would be based at our offices in Norwich.
We would love to welcome you here at Cringleford to meet the team and chat through the role. Feel free to contact us to arrange a visit or a TEAMS Chat: Siwsan Jones, Just One Number Clinical Lead, siwsan.jones1@nhs.net, 0300 300 0123.
The mental health element of Just One Number opens Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm. Successful applicants will be expected to work a rotating weekly shift pattern, comprising of an 8 am - 4 pm shift one week and a 10 am - 6 pm the alternate week.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high-quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply, and our promise to you is a culture that prioritizes staff engagement and development.
Job responsibilities
To have a high level of clinical expertise in the mental and emotional health needs of children, young people, and their families (covering 0-25 years of age) and be able to complete full assessments via telephone and other forms of digital technology which enable high-level and timely clinical decisions to be made.
To take accountability for clinical decisions and demonstrate a high level of clinical judgement, to work autonomously and ensure appropriate action is taken when clinical risks are identified by self or team member and that the escalation process is followed appropriately.
To be a key clinical point of contact for other members of the skill mix team working within Just One Number (JON), offering excellent teaching and clinical supervision to develop needs-led, evidence-based care that supports local and national priorities and policies as well as relevant clinical guidelines.
To have a robust understanding of local emotional health provision and be able to give children, young people, and their families and referrers appropriate advice and guidance and, as needed, make appropriate referrals and support colleagues to make referrals to the appropriate service.
To have excellent clinical skills and knowledge of child and young people's mental health needs and local services. This will involve assessment (including risk assessment) and care planning with children, young people, parents, teachers, and being an active link for other stakeholders such as schools, GPs, mental health, and voluntary sector organizations.
To have the clinical skills and confidence to support colleagues within Just One Number, especially in assessment of current need, risk, and care planning.
Contribute to the production and maintenance of digital resources and promotion of these within JON and with other stakeholders allowing the identification of appropriate use of self-help material and understanding when further clinical assessment is indicated.
Use of measures to monitor effectiveness and establish outcomes and share these within JON, CCS, and NSFT.
Uphold the professional code of conduct for the Nurse, Midwife, and Health Visitor, including maintaining confidentiality and maintaining registration in line with the NMC or appropriate governing body.
Follow the robust clinical risk management processes that are in place and contribute to ensuring they are adhered to within JON.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, registered Occupational Therapist, social worker
* Degree level study or equivalent
* Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to the role
* Clinical Masters or equivalent experience in mental health
Experience
* At least 3 years extensive experience of clinical practice in mental health
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of CYP and family mental health practice from previous experience.
* High-level risk assessment and risk management experience and able to articulate this to the team and partner agencies
* Extensive experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.
* Undertaking a clinical role including multi-disciplinary working
* Experience in supporting service development
* Experience of delivering advice and guidance by digital means
* Clinical leadership experience
Skills and Knowledge
* Competent and expert assessment skills
* Extensive risk assessment knowledge and skills
* Demonstrate excellent specialist clinical skills as a mental health nurse
* Service development skills and experience
* Clinical leadership skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year, pro-rata
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