Job summary
We are really excited to be offering motivated and experienced community practitioners a partnership band 6 role that is jointly funded by NSFT and Children's Social Care. This role is a new initiative to work with adults who have parental and carer responsibility of children who are receiving support from Children's Social Care, and who require Mental Health support.
Successful candidates will be employed by NSFT with an identified supervisor but hosted within the Intensive and Specialist Support Service in Children's Social Care. Clinical direction and oversight will be provided by NSFT with operational support and case identification being provided by Childrens Social Care.
Whilst experience working with Social Services or with adults in the context of safe parenting would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming dedicated mental health professionals with either Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide assessment and triaging, signposting to appropriate support and short-term intervention to parents and carers of children to ensure that those adults receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children. Interventions will predominantly take place in families homes and referrals will come from Social Care workers.
You will work within the Intensive and Specialist Support Service which has been developed to support children and families who have an allocated Family Practitioner or Family Assessment and Safeguarding Team Social Worker. The service is designed to work with families who need specialist or intensive intervention and support to prevent them from escalating from Family Support to Child Protection or becoming Looked After, and to help children return to their family networks where it is safe to do so.
The Intensive and Specialist Support Service is made up of:
- Home Based Support Workers, providing practical parenting support and advice;
- Intensive Support Workers, helping complex children and families to change;
- Domestic Abuse Workers,
- Child and Family Therapeutic Workers,
- Dads Matter Facilitators,
- Substance Misuse (Think Family) workers, providing specialist substance misuse support and interventions to adult parents and carers.
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour Team, providing training and support around Harmful Sexual Behaviour
About us
We want you in our teams if you share our values and core beliefs. If you want to work in an environment of mutual respect, transparency, integrity and collaborative working we are the teams for you.
We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy to bring to this exciting new initiative.
Please refer to the job description attached for more information.
Main responsibilities will be, in working in partnership alongside Children's Social Care colleagues, providing initial assessment and triaging, signposting to appropriate support and providing short-term intervention to parents and carers of children to ensure that those adults receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children.
A Warner style interview will be required by the applicants following successful interview, as a requirement of working with Norfolk County Council CYPS
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy to bring to this exciting new initiative.
Please refer to the job description attached for more information.
Main responsibilities will be, in working in partnership alongside Children's Social Care colleagues, providing initial assessment and triaging, signposting to appropriate support and providing short-term intervention to parents and carers of children to ensure that those adults receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children.
A Warner style interview will be required by the applicants following successful interview, as a requirement of working with Norfolk County Council CYPS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience in delivery of clinical interventions
- Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
Desirable
- Experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience in supporting service development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Competent assessment and care planning skills
- Effective time management and workload management skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
- Medicine Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
- Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
Other
Essential
- Able to travel independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience in delivery of clinical interventions
- Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
Desirable
- Experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience in supporting service development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Competent assessment and care planning skills
- Effective time management and workload management skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
- Medicine Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
- Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
Other
Essential
- Able to travel independently
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
