Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
This role is a key element of the GM wide Crisis Care Pathway, which is child centred, needs led, responsive, accessible, and flexible. The post will be instrumental in the success and future developments of the pathway and will ensure that all professional and patient contact with the service is of the highest professional standard at all times. Working as senior clinical staff you will respond rapidly to requests for assistance when a young person is presenting in crisis. You will contribute to the assessment and management of young people experiencing episodes of crisis within a clear and structured Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction framework and identify therapeutic goals to support the young person and families/carers. You will refer on to specialist in-patient services as necessary or work collaboratively with other services involved to reduce the need for inpatient care. You will develop holistic, safety and recovery focused care plans and mobilise support around the child and family to promote resilience and reduce the likelihood of future crisis episodes. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team the service will intensively support young people and families under a number of different pathways including an in reach, consultation and assessment model where a young person has been admitted to a paediatric ward, out of hours Crisis Access and Referral Point, rapid intervention on 72 hour care pathways and longer term intervention on 4-6 week care pathways.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to join the CYP Crisis Care Service. The Paediatric liaison Pathway is a newly developed pathway to support CYP, families and Acute colleagues to ensure that CYP can be safely discharged from Paediatric wards when they are medically optimised but may have mental health and/or safeguarding needs. Assessments will ensure that CYP can be supported in the community using least restrictive practice by the most appropriate service for their needs.
The Crisis Care Service is an extended hours service and the current operational hours are 8am - 10pm 7 days per week including weekends and the role will cover the service within these times. We will, however, consider applications from candidates who wish to explore full time, part time, condensed hours and flexible working.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Core Profession
* Evidence of professional development
* Training in one or more additional specialised areas of practice including children and young people
* Educated to masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Experience
* Experience of working as a senior clinician in clinical settings which meet the core competencies of the post
* Substantial experience of risk assessment and risk management
* Experience of managing complex cases within a mental health or social care service
* Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
* Experience of supervision of less experienced practitioners within the MDT
* Experience of assessing and treating patients across the full range of care settings.
* Experience of using outcome measures to evaluate the impact of their clinical practice
* Experience of children and young people's inpatient mental health care
Knowledge
* High level of working knowledge of the policy guidance and legislation specifically relating to children and young people
* Detailed knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and responsibilities
* Thorough knowledge of risk assessment and risk reduction strategies
* An understanding of evidenced based psychological therapies from a range of modalities, including systemic working
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others across professional boundaries
* Able to provide and receive highly complex sensitive information and negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult issues. Ability to present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
* Ability to inspire others and lead collaboratively.
* A commitment to the evaluation of services, and a commitment to performance management interventions
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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