Job summary
To be part of an Award Winning Service delivering drop in and brief support to young people within East Sussex.The scope of the role includes:
- Overseeing staff and providing support during the opening hours of the project, with particular responsibility for managing presentations with complex health and social care needs, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk.
- Conducting triage of young people who access the project, demonstrating an understanding of wellbeing issues affecting young people aged 14 - 25 and to offer signposting and advice where required by facilitating sessions and individual activities.
- Information gathering to allow effective multiagency support planning, to assess and manage risk in collaboration with the services user, project staff and partnership agencies.
- Providing advice and resources; through an offer of brief interventions. Applying sensitive approaches when handling issues pertaining to confidentiality, information sharing, consent, the rights of young people and the responsibilities of parents and carers.
- Taking a lead to ensure there is a continuing contribution to the development of approaches in working with young people with support needs. This includes mental health, wellbeing, education, employment and training and homelessness.
- Undertaking any other tasks commensurate with the grading of the post.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high-quality drop-in support as Co-ordinator of the i-Rock team, informed by skills in communication, analysis of information, planning and excellent organisational skills.
- To ensure the smooth running of the project by working flexibly according to the needs of the project.
- To communicate and liaise where appropriate with all other professionals involved in the individual client's treatment and on-going mental health care.
- To improve wellbeing through brief support and encouraging access to other agencies that provides wellbeing initiatives and promotes social inclusion.
- To lead on team development through sharing good practise both formally and informally.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of Trust strategies where appropriate.
- To ensure that practice is evidence based and consistent with NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
- To have an understanding of Trust objectives, relevant Commissioning Data Sets objectives and service level objectives and have a commitment to achieving these objectives.
- To provide supervision to junior staff, trainees and students where appropriate.
- To act within your Professional Code of Conduct and Practice, if affiliated, at all times.
- To keep current your professional registration and fulfil revalidation requirements as required if affiliated.
About us
We provide specialist NHS mental health and learningdisability services in South East England.
We care for people at home, in hospital and through our community services. Our services are for people of all ages across Sussex. We also provide specialist mental health services for children and young people in Hampshire.
Our services are rated 'good' by the Care Quality Commission and 'outstanding' for caring.
You don't need to look any further if you're after outstanding countryside and beautiful beaches. We've got the sea air and the sound of the surf. There's the hustle and bustle of Brighton and the scenic South Downs. Not only that, the Hampshire and Sussex coastline is the sunniest place to live in the UK (just ask the Met Office!).
This really is a lovely place to live and work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a core member of the team, managing young people presenting with complex health and social care needs and those with higher levels of risk.
- To provide assessment and appropriate triage with a view to risk assessment, risk management, safeguarding, sign posting, treatment or onward referral in response to identified need.
- To develop professional networks and keep abreast of local resources; third sector partners, primary care, housing, education, social care and other statutory organisations in order to ensure that young people are able to navigate the full health and social care system.
- To apply highly specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice if affiliated.
- To provide a highly specialised range of brief interventions relevant to the care group and have knowledge of evidence-based models of care and practice.
- To plan and implement client centred brief interventions to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Implementation of all Trust policies and procedures.
- Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Engage with and gather information from young people, relatives and patient records to develop an appropriate plan.
- Provide specialist advice, resources and consultation through an offer of brief support at the project including sleep hygiene, anxiety management and low mood.
- To ensure young people are aware of activities which may be of benefit to them and how these can be accessed.
- To initiate, develop and implement new activities in response to young people's needs, where appropriate following evidence-based practice.
- To conduct triage of young people who access the project, demonstrating an understanding of mental health issues affecting young people aged 14-25.
- To respond to concerns that may be raised by schools, parents or young people and seek appropriate solutions.
- To take an active part in the appraisal process and supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be a core member of the team, managing young people presenting with complex health and social care needs and those with higher levels of risk.
- To provide assessment and appropriate triage with a view to risk assessment, risk management, safeguarding, sign posting, treatment or onward referral in response to identified need.
- To develop professional networks and keep abreast of local resources; third sector partners, primary care, housing, education, social care and other statutory organisations in order to ensure that young people are able to navigate the full health and social care system.
- To apply highly specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice if affiliated.
- To provide a highly specialised range of brief interventions relevant to the care group and have knowledge of evidence-based models of care and practice.
- To plan and implement client centred brief interventions to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Implementation of all Trust policies and procedures.
- Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Engage with and gather information from young people, relatives and patient records to develop an appropriate plan.
- Provide specialist advice, resources and consultation through an offer of brief support at the project including sleep hygiene, anxiety management and low mood.
- To ensure young people are aware of activities which may be of benefit to them and how these can be accessed.
- To initiate, develop and implement new activities in response to young people's needs, where appropriate following evidence-based practice.
- To conduct triage of young people who access the project, demonstrating an understanding of mental health issues affecting young people aged 14-25.
- To respond to concerns that may be raised by schools, parents or young people and seek appropriate solutions.
- To take an active part in the appraisal process and supervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current registration (mental health nurse / social work / occupational therapy) appropriate to the job role or equivalent youth work qualification and/or experience
- An undergraduate degree or professional qualification or evidence of personal educational development relevant to the post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health and social care problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
- Contribute to the implementation of services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner with current registration (mental health nurse / social work / occupational therapy) appropriate to the job role or equivalent youth work qualification and/or experience
- An undergraduate degree or professional qualification or evidence of personal educational development relevant to the post
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health and social care problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
- Contribute to the implementation of services.
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.
