Main area: Community Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Under 18's CATAT Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work: Shift range between 8pm-4pm, 12-8pm, 8am-8pm)
Job ref: 246-GYW6972729-A
Site: Norfolk and Suffolk Localities
Town: Great Yarmouth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/04/2025 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
The aim of our team is to prevent CYP from having inpatient admissions wherever possible, and to support them and their family in the community in a proactive way. The team will serve as a gateway in and out of Tier 4 (T4) provision. CATAT work alongside the core community teams as well as partner agencies to offer CYP increased/additional support.
CATAT have 2 main pathways:
* Admission Avoidance - Least restrictive option, CYP who are already open to a core team but need a more intensive intervention to support their mental health needs.
* In-reach/Outreach - support to young people leaving inpatient settings (T4) to help them adjust back into life in the community.
Our excellent team has avoided 165 admissions between 07/2022 - 08/2024. If you are a dynamic person who wants to make a change to services providing support and care to young people and families, why not apply now and join us!
Main duties of the job
What will CATAT offer:
* Consultation/Advice
* Enhanced assessments
* Ensure that children & young people in Norfolk & Suffolk access care in the least restrictive environment possible.
* Case Formulation and ongoing case management to formulate the CYP care pathway.
* Face to face community-based visits
* Attending MDT, LEAPs, CETRs, MALMs, linking in with inpatient and acute wards.
* Therapeutic interventions and approaches in relation to the expressed mental health needs of the CYP.
* Systemic approach to working with CYP, families, carers, and wider professional networks.
* Training and education for other services
* Promote joined up working and liaison with other involved services and teams across mental and physical health and children’s services.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You are expected to have access to a car and be willing to drive distances as we cover both Norfolk and Suffolk.
The advantage of having a team like CATAT is that we cover all of Norfolk and Suffolk, allowing us to find professionals with experience of working with CYP and/or a strong interest in working with them.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualification in Nursing, OT or social work
* AMBIT and/or STORM trained.
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development
* Sound knowledge and understanding of current issues in specialty.
* Experience working with under 18s.
* Ability to work independently/ with minimal supervision
* Experience of working across a range of mental health settings at a senior clinical level.
* Experience working in a crisis-based setting.
Skills
* Strong commitment to improving patient services with a clear focus on achieving performance goals.
* Good time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
* Organisational and people management skills
* Proven ability to effectively manage change.
Other
* A ability to drive independently
* Have access to a car
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES The Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy outlined in the Person Specification.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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