Substance Use Prevention & Early Intervention Assistant Practitioner
Work as a member of the Specialist Substance Use Team in the provision of an evidenced based service for patients within both the remits of CAMHS and Substance Use, supporting the needs of carers and families.
Work across services ensuring timely and effective transition from S-CAMHS to Substance Use / Mental Health Services in line with local and national policy guidance.
Provide patient care without direct supervision from qualified clinicians within the patient's own home and other community settings.
Main duties of the job
As part of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will deliver specialist Substance Use care and treatment to patients, their families and carers as specified in the patients care plan.
Continually assess and review the patients' needs and response to treatment during interventions; this information will contribute to the teams overall multi-disciplinary assessment and formulation.
Contribute to the planning of care for individual patients, their families, and carers by supporting with elements of the young person's treatment plan through providing psychoeducation, engaging in positive coping skills and providing support and guidance through activities of daily living.
Work with clients, their families and carers to promote positive mental and physical health, social opportunities and access to education or employment, engaging with patients, their families and carers to enable them to achieve the outcomes sought in their care plans.
This role will involve occasionally working autonomously. You will be delivering interventions occasionally in community settings working with young people with complex needs including both mental health difficulties and substance use.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 24/03/25.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Level 4 vocational qualification in a relevant health care associated subject / Certificate in Higher Education Health Care Support Worker
* GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above or equivalent level 2 or above essential skills qualifications
* Evidence of continuing personal development relevant to the role in health care
* Able to demonstrate understanding of the HCSW Code of Conduct, All Wales Delegation guidelines and all Wales Band 4 Assistant Practitioner Governance Framework.
* Clinical knowledge which is relevant to the role.
* Demonstrates understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
* Demonstrates an understanding of the legislation related to Safeguarding e.g. adults/children, The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards to keep adults within their care safe.
* Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services
* Teaching or assessment qualification
Experience
* Previous experience of working with children and or young people within a health or social care setting.
* Experience of working within substance use services
* Significant and recent experience of providing relevant clinical care.
* Interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to manage/diffuse challenging or threatening situations.
* Reviewing risk assessments
* Experience of working within S CAMH's and/or adult mental health services
* Experience in a range of clinical skills
* For community roles: experience of providing care in a community or primary care setting
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
Interim Team Lead - S-CAMHS Substance Misuse
£26,928 to £29,551 a year per annum pro rata
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