Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019.
Job overview
We are looking for caring, compassionate, energetic, and motivated individuals who are passionate about improving the lives and mental health of our young people. Ideally, we are looking for registered nurses or social workers, but other registrations may be considered.
We are Contact Point, receiving referrals across Hull and East Yorkshire for Children & Young People seeking support with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. We work within the I Thrive model, assessing the needs of young people and supporting families to navigate the systems to receive the right support at the right time.
Main duties of the job
You will have strong engagement skills, excellent communication skills, and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and undertake the Risk Screening and Triages of young people with their families.
You will also lead/supervise interventions provided by junior staff.
Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties is essential.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East, and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas, demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work, we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where, and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts, including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
Experience
* Has experience relevant to the role.
* Has experience of managing risk and complex cases.
* Experience of working with young people and their families.
* Experience of working with wider systems and partner agencies.
Skills
* Able to communicate effectively to undertake telephone triages.
* Good IT skills to use computer systems both internally and externally.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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