Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To demonstrate skills in motivating patients and /or carers to engage in the therapeutic process. To plan, implement and regularly review integrated individual support for each client in conjunction with team members as appropriate. To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and across partner agencies. To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with other professionals in the MDT and external agencies. To develop close working relationships where appropriate with other agencies involved in current cases, maintaining the requirement for confidentiality, to promote complementary working relationships and ensuring a quality service regarding client care. To have a good understanding of the specific needs of the patient group including times of crisis. e.g mental health and physical health relapses and periods of challenging behaviour. To use specialist observation skills to assess patients and carer/staff communication (including verbal, non-verbal communication, whole body responses), encouraging adaptive strategies to maximize effective communication, according to perceived client needs including cultural and linguistic differences. To be aware of the conscious and unconscious communications of the service user through their verbal and nonverbal expression including through their use of the artistic processes. To recognize the impact of a persons communication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need. To work collaboratively with patients, their carers and families as appropriate, to make decisions relevant to the patients individual need. To have the ability to communicate very sensitive or distressing information to service users and carers as required. To write timely professional reports/ records and action plans in line with professional guidelines that comply with CPFT record keeping policies as appropriate.