Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Senior Practitioner
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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Job summary
The Complex Health Hub consists of 6 specialties, mental health, substance misuse, safeguarding, dementia support, mental capacity and learning disability and autism.
The purpose of the hub is to bring the 6 specialties together to support the hospital to improve the care, treatment, and outcomes for individuals with complex needs. Working in a multi-disciplinary way enables our staff to discuss ideas, concerns, and complex cases with each other to identify and implement the appropriate intervention, increasing the likelihood of the best outcome for the patient being achieved.
This post holder will sit within the mental health specialty of the hub. This new and exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate support the Mental Health Deputy Service Manager to set-up and establish a new service within the Complex Health Hub aimed at providing specialist input within paediatric areas for children with an identified mental health need.
This is an exciting post and an excellent opportunity for a registered professional to join an established hub, and make a significant difference to children and their families.
Full and part time opportunities available
interview date: 6th August 2024
Main duties of the job
- Lead the delivery of integrated care planning and person-centered interventions for children with an identified mental health need and/or complex psychological needs whilst working alongside the multidisciplinary team in the implementation and review.
- Complete initial assessments, robust risk assessments and treatment plans for children with an identified mental health need that form part of discharge planning, community reintegration and support ward staff in the safe and effective management of the child. These plans will be shared via the multidisciplinary team and regularly reviewed.
- Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to staff (in areas as specified within this job description) in how to support the management of high-risk patients using least restrictive and compassionate practice, whilst role modelling best practice.
- Work as a registered professional who is further trained within their professional bodies scope of practice (training to be provided by NNUH) in providing enhanced physical health care, specific to the treatment of a mental disorder for example, insertion of nasogastric tubes.
- Lead and manage a small team of practitioners.
Support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Date posted
18 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
234-23-C3731-A
Job locations
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer's website
https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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