Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool Fresh CAMHS - Alder Hey
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Band 5
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. Our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at various locations. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. At Alder Hey, we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Permanent
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary CAMHS team in Liverpool. They will engage children and young people with a learning disability and their families in the therapeutic process, supporting the assessment and implementation of complex mental health interventions under the supervision of an experienced CAMHS clinician.
The post holder will liaise with external agencies including health, education, social care, and the voluntary sector, acting as a named key worker to children, young people, and families accessing Alder Hey CAMHS services. Under supervision, the post holder will carry out effective and evaluated assessments in line with their knowledge base and the Trust's policies and procedures.
The post holder will also enable effective and meaningful service user participation in the design and delivery of our services through individual and group engagement, facilitation of events/focus groups, and supporting the wider CAMHS participation agenda.
The post holder will have the ability to self-reflect and work within their job remit. They will attend team meetings, regular supervision, and be willing to joint work cases with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
* To work directly with children and young people with a learning disability and their families as directed by senior clinicians.
* To maintain patient records (including care plans and risk assessments) in line with Trust policy.
* To escalate any risk or safeguarding concerns to senior colleagues and other relevant agencies in line with Trust policy.
* To work in the community, including home visits, to positively improve a young person's social and emotional development.
* To work flexibly to maximize opportunities for engagement of children, young people, and families.
* To develop positive relationships with children, young people, and families to actively support their engagement.
* To identify appropriate activities for young people and develop local knowledge of youth groups and alternative voluntary projects young people can link with.
Working for our organisation
This is an exciting opportunity for a mental health engagement practitioner to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The mental health engagement practitioner will be a member of the specialist, multi-disciplinary service and will be supported through supervision by a senior member of the team on a regular basis. The post holder will provide a range of appropriate, evidence-based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need.
Alder Hey is an equal opportunities employer, and our workforce is currently under-represented from people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and people with disabilities. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds as our ambition is that our workforce is fully reflective of the communities we serve. Alder Hey is signed up to the disability confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information and details about this role.
Person specification
Education, training and experience
* Registered LD Nurse
* Current Registration with NMC
* Completed Preceptorship
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people and their families in either Health, Social, or Education settings
* Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or behavioural difficulties
* Experience of delivering specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families
* Experience of working and liaising with a variety of agencies and stakeholders
* Experience of working with culturally diverse populations and adapting services to improve access
* Experience of liaising and working effectively with the wider network around the child including educational, social care, family, and health
* Experience of delivering group interventions
Knowledge
* Understanding of how to work with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or behavioural difficulties
* Knowledge of safeguarding issues and relevant legislation
* Knowledge of child development
* Knowledge of audit processes
Skills
* Ability to carry out therapeutic mental health interventions with children, their families, or parent/carers
* Assessment and management of children and young people who present with risk
* Awareness of cultural diversity and ability to incorporate this into care planning and delivery
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work on own initiative, with reference to policies and procedures
* Skilled at engaging and building relationships with children, young people, and their families
* Skilled at undertaking holistic assessments of emotional and mental health needs alongside coexisting physical and environmental factors that impact on wellbeing
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment.
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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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