Job summary
FTB(YOS) offers a dedicated mental health service to Birmingham Youth Offending Service (BYOS). The general purpose is to offer outreach work to the YOS, in order to improve outcomes, maximize recovery and ensure timely access to the correct pathway within FTB. FTB YOS staff are co-located within the YOS to provide an integrated and collaborative approach.
FTB-YOS is committed to systemic thinking in recognition of the fact that children do not live in isolation. Working across systems within which children live, grow, develop and function can have the most effective impact on outcomes. A 3 phase model (Consultation, Assessment & Intervention) has been developed with this in mind that takes a holistic and aims to adopt a trauma informed approach, working in collaboration with other services, the child and family. FTB-YOS is committed to looking beyond behaviour and taking time to understand what hidden or unexpressed needs may be causing, contributing or maintaining surface behaviours or risks. We work in a recovery focused model and the difficulties that the child presents with as opposed to valuing diagnosis. We take time to remain curious, provide tentative hypotheses drawing from a range of psychological theories.
Main duties of the job
As a clinical nurse specialist within FTB(YOS) no two days will be the same and there will be opportunities to work across all of the 3 phases.High level overview of the role includes:
- Named key worker for young people needing assessment and intervention
- Offering consultation to wider network within YOS
- Attendance at appropriate panels and multiagency meetings
- Wider education around mental health to young people, family/carers/chosen people, network and staff
- Conducting assessments over a longitudinal period and developing formulation of needs
- Delivering evidence based interventions
- Supporting to navigate pathways across BSOL system.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC registered - Mental Health/Learning disability
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience working with children and parents or carers in a Health, Educational or Social care setting.
- Good communication skills in range of contexts; working directly with vulnerable children, parents and carers and a wide range of professionals
- Experience of assessing the mental health needs of children/young people in a community or inpatient setting
- Understanding normal stages of child development
- Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and understanding of Right Time Right Service Framework
- Experience of providing consultations to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience of working within complex organisations / systems
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team and leading teams through change
Desirable
- Experience in providing Training to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Experience in Research and Development.
- Experience in auditing and improvement cycles of a service
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Able to undertake risk assessments within the service
- Ability to work within teams and make team working effective for all.
- Driven and ambitious to grow the service to better outcomes for young people.
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Car user and have access to a car for work purposes.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC registered - Mental Health/Learning disability
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience working with children and parents or carers in a Health, Educational or Social care setting.
- Good communication skills in range of contexts; working directly with vulnerable children, parents and carers and a wide range of professionals
- Experience of assessing the mental health needs of children/young people in a community or inpatient setting
- Understanding normal stages of child development
- Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and understanding of Right Time Right Service Framework
- Experience of providing consultations to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience of working within complex organisations / systems
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team and leading teams through change
Desirable
- Experience in providing Training to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Experience in Research and Development.
- Experience in auditing and improvement cycles of a service
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Able to undertake risk assessments within the service
- Ability to work within teams and make team working effective for all.
- Driven and ambitious to grow the service to better outcomes for young people.
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Car user and have access to a car for work purposes.
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).
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