Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
The Children and Young People IPBS pathway within the Specialist Children and Young People's business unit comprises services for young people with a learning disability who may present with behaviours of concern and/or mental health presentations. The service is currently expanding to develop a pathway for Autistic children who do not have a learning disability. The IPBS team sits within the Specialist Children and Young People's Business Unit. It is a multi-disciplinary team which aims to support young people in their communities, enhancing the community offer at times of increased need as indicated by the Dynamic Support Registers in each locality. It covers the whole CNTW footprint, and as such is a very busy, dynamic team, and in the process of developing a consultation model and also earlier interventions.
Main Duties of the Job
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Specialist team, providing specialist assessment, consultation and treatment in the area of Positive Behavioural Support. The post will also contribute to the development of a consultation model and contribute to the development of interventions in this evolving treatment pathway.
This represents a unique opportunity to develop within this Specialist CYPS role within a rapidly changing and dynamic service. Appropriate line management supervision and specialist PBS supervision will be provided within the service, as well as opportunities for appropriate professional development within the role.
Current projects include service evaluation and development of the PBS model for autistic children, mindfulness interventions for parents, staff well-being and Positive Family Intervention (PBS + CBT) development. Contributions to research and evaluation in these areas would also be encouraged and supported.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
* Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence-based treatments relevant to Pathway.
* ENB 998/P126/127 Student Assessor
* Safeguarding Children and Adults Training
* Post qualifying experience in relevant therapy
Experience
* Relevant clinical experience appropriate for role/transferable skills & knowledge
* Experience of supervising colleagues
* Highly developed specialist knowledge of meeting the health needs of patients with Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities and/or Cognitive difficulties underpinned by theory and experience.
* Safeguarding and risk management experience
* Experience of delivering training and/or presentations
* Experience of working within MDT and with external colleagues
* Experience of working within community settings
Skills
* Demonstrate IT skills and a good working knowledge of the patient electronic record
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to de-escalate and support with challenging situations/conflict resolution
* Demonstrate excellent 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.
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