At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the mental health of children and young people with ASC/LD through therapeutic interventions.
- Company: Join Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, a leading provider of mental health services.
- Benefits: Flexible working, professional development, and a chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Be a key player in transforming mental health services for young people.
- Qualifications: Experience in mental health and a passion for supporting children and families.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Warrington CYPMHS team (child and adolescent mental health services) for an experienced, skilled and passionate specialist practitioner to support the mental health of children and young people with ASC / LD.
As a specialist practitioner you will be responsible for leading multi-agency plans to support CYP. You will deliver therapeutic intervention to meet the needs of CYP and complete appropriate safety plans. As a specialist mental health practitioner you will be key in developing and supporting local pathways of care and support and evaluation of services and training to the wider system. You will also offer consultation, which includes working with CSC, Education and third sector organisations, and is a very important aspect of our work.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
As a Specialist Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health (CYPMH), and Learning Disability / Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery. The post holder will be expected to provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
- To hold a caseload of complex assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a specialised, conceptual framework and employing research-based evidence.
- To provide direct specialist therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
- Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework.
- To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
- To be responsible for the authorising of referrals to children and Young People’s services, including urgent referrals.
- To participate directly in the team's duty rota and provide support and guidance to other colleagues undertaking the role.
- To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
- To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained.
- To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence-based practice in co-operation with the child, young person and carers.
- To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge.
- To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families.
- To provide consultation, advice and guidance to colleagues and their team underpinned by theoretical specialist knowledge.
- To promote effective multi-agency work and contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network.
- To identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and the Trust safeguarding policies.
- Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, ensuring information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
- To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.
- To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda.
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