Children and Young People's Crisis Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our established Children and Young People's 24/7 Crisis team, and to shape how Emergency & Urgent Care is experienced by Children and Young People and those who care for them across a variety of base points including Flying Scotsman (Doncaster), St Nicholas House (North Lincolnshire) and Kimberworth Place (Rotherham).

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated clinician. The successful candidate will form part of our skilled, multidisciplinary team, and will play a key role in the delivery of the service. Our staff are highly valued and are instrumental in the team's onward development. All Clinicians in our service our offered the opportunity to develop skills and experience in this area through the induction process, internal/external training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The service operates 24/7 to provide crisis mental health assessment and interventions for Children and Young People in a range of settings. Team members will be offered the flexibility of working a variety of shift patterns to promote their wellbeing whilst ensuring that we meet the requirements of the service.

Clinical knowledge and relevant experience of assessing and managing risk within a mental health or social care setting is essential. Continuing support and development opportunities will be provided. Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC is required.

Key components of the role include comprehensive mental health risk assessment, planning crisis interventions, providing 7 day follow ups and appropriately safeguarding young people. You will work collaboratively to promote safety and support young people and their family/carers through face-to-face work, via the RDaSH Crisis Line and by utilising technology. The post also involves liaison with other services and external agencies to ensure effective pathways of care.

This is an extremely rewarding and challenging role. You will be working as part of a team and you will need a high level of emotional resilience to support young people and families at times of distress. You may also be required to work alone at times and need to prioritise work to be flexible to meet the needs of the service. It is also essential that you have the ability to travel in order to attend assessments.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook