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
This post offers a great diverse set of opportunities to join a developing team. The scope within this role is skill enhancing and a developmental opportunity. The Team provides assessment and intensive home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission for Children and young people in Crisis, in the areas of Warrington, Halton, Knowsley & St Helens. The team works collaboratively with our Local CAMH's Community Team and a number of agencies and service providers in a variety of community bases.
The service is a 24-hour service and the successful candidate will be needed to support the team across these hours.
Responsibilities
1. Provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health (CYPMH) problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
2. Provide clinical oversight of the shift and support the team throughout the shift.
3. Provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.
4. Hold a caseload of complex assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a specialised, conceptual framework and employing research-based evidence.
5. Provide direct specialist therapeutic interventions including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
6. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework.
7. Work sensitively with children and young people from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
8. Authorize referrals to children and young people's services, including urgent referrals.
9. Participate in the team's duty rotas and provide support and guidance to colleagues.
10. Exercise responsibility and autonomy for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
11. Deliver care coordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained.
12. Produce clinical formulation and intervention plans founded on evidence-based practice in cooperation with the child, young person, and carers.
13. Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
Application Process
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
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