CAMHS CCETT Mental Health liaison practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Operational hours are shifts over 24 hours, 7 days per week.

Provide rapid response to CYP presenting with urgent and emergency mental health presentations- including mental health and eating disorder/disordered eating presentations.

Respond to referrals within one hour, triage/assess within 4 hours- Utilise methods available such as phones, Microsoft teams or face to face depending on the location, presentation of CYP and team resources.

To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.

To maintain positive working relationships between CAMHS CCETT, Adult MH liaison and ULHT hospital teams.

Offer training, support and clinical supervision to paediatric colleagues

Work with CCETT to complete urgent emergency mental health and risk assessments for CYP presenting at LCH and PHB. Offer a robust triage and assessment service.

Build effective relationships within the adult MH liaison team to share skills, good practice and enhance team working

Engage with young people to provide mental health and risk assessment, risk management plans, and taking appropriate therapeutic risk for young people following crisis. Provide full assessment and collaborative care planning for implementation by the multi-disciplinary team, in partnership with young people/carers and other workers involved in care delivery

Provide full assessment and collaborative care planning for implementation by the multi-disciplinary team, in partnership with young people/carers and other workers involved in care delivery

Act on behalf of CAMHS CCETT out of hours and take calls and emergency referrals during the night from SPA, A&E, Paediatrics, 111, ambulance service and the police. Also provide support and guidance to CYP/Families and carers open to the service out of hours.

To work with MDT to support discharge planning and prevent further hospital admission (both acute and Tier 4)

Work with CCETT to provide rapid triage and assessment across the county when required.

To be a link person between Rainforest Ward (LCH), Ward 4 (PHB) and CAMHS/CCETT

To provide Emergency Departments with rapid access to specialist mental health assessment to avoid hospital admission where possible

To provide effective mental health interventions in Emergency Departments, Medical Emergency Admissions Unit (MEAU), paediatric care and Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Wards to improve the quality of care in these environments and reduce length of stay and improve patient flow

To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families.

Engage families and carers in the triage/assessment and safety planning to get the CYP home.

Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm. Work in accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professional standards in partnership with wider childrens services and to engage fully with Safeguarding, Common Assessment Framework and other processes which requires working together with other agencies

To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, with other professionals and agencies.

To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.

To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within CAMHS CCETT MDT and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession,

To participate in clinical governance activities, including: Induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.

To support and facilitate onward referral/sign-posting to other primary care and specialist MH services including third sector organisations.

Proactively involve children/young people and their families/carers in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback

Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards

Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records

Provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children/young people and families/carers

To be able to travel independently and work flexibly across the county to support the service, from a designated base.

Use outcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatments provided

Participate in management and clinical supervision

Maintain knowledge and standards of medicine management through training and supervision

Have an awareness of the mental health act, (MHA) deprivation of liberty, (DOLS), mental capacity act (MCA) and childrens act and how this affects the management of patients at home and as inpatients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate professional with current registration. (RMN, RLN, SW, OT)
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Leadership training Training in Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) or Family systemic practices

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people with mental health needs.
• Experience of working with individuals in crisis
• Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
• Experience of managing and developing staff including supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people.

Skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach and Risk Assessment.
• Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
• Good understanding of child and adolescent development, risk assessment and risk management of young people in crisis.
• Experience of using evidence-based practice.
• Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues' anxieties.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Galaxy Suite

Boston Archway Centre

Boston

PE21 8EG

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)