Job summary
One of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions is to improve the provision
of crisis assessment and brief response within the Emergency Department (ED)
and in community settings. Offering Children and Young People (CYP) assessment,
alongside Intensive Home Treatment services for those who might otherwise
require inpatient care.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust are
developing a consistent home treatment provision, across Herefordshire. This
team operates 7 days a week between the hours of 8am and 8pm. The teams will offer an Intensive Home
Treatment service aimed at CYP who might otherwise require inpatient care, or
intensive support that exceeds the normal capability of a generic children and
young peoples mental health community team.
Main duties of the job
The role will
be a little unpredictable, as you can be called at any time during a working
day to support in a crisis. We will complete comprehensive risk assessments for
every CYP; these can be completed independently although will often discuss patients
that are more complex as a Multi-disciplinary team. The team works hard to
provide a fully integrated service for our CYP, so it is not just about making
sure their needs are catered for while they are in crisis, but also within the
wider system. We talk to families and carers, GPs, community mental health
teams, social care teams and voluntary organisations, and ensure the most
appropriate follow up support is in place, be this through an intensive home
treatment package from the team, or Core CAMHS or through the voluntary sector.
Research
indicates that a more timely response to treating YP regarding their mental
health leads to them being less likely to require long term mental health
support, so this is an amazing opportunity to support the YP and their families
within Herefordshire.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
-
Flexible and agile working opportunities
-
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
-
Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to CYP.
- Proactively engage in formal
and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies,
families and children and young people.
- Actively and creatively engage
CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health,
social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery
and crisis management.
- Undertake full psychosocial
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
- Undertake a supervisory role to
junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
- Undertake acute risk assessment
and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of
crisis.
- Deliver High quality, evidence based
care to a defined team caseload
- Proactively support the
prevention of YP requiring long-term mental health hospital beds, also
encouraging and engaging in early discharge from same, should the need had been
identified.
Our
commitment is to ensure you have appropriate Continued professional development
and quality supervision and Appraisal to ensure you are able to reach your full
potential. We welcome new ideas and training opportunities, should they be in
line with your job role and will help to encourage, empower and support our CYP and you, as a member of the team
to ensure job satisfaction and fulfilment.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to CYP.
- Proactively engage in formal
and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies,
families and children and young people.
- Actively and creatively engage
CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health,
social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery
and crisis management.
- Undertake full psychosocial
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
- Undertake a supervisory role to
junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
- Undertake acute risk assessment
and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of
crisis.
- Deliver High quality, evidence based
care to a defined team caseload
- Proactively support the
prevention of YP requiring long-term mental health hospital beds, also
encouraging and engaging in early discharge from same, should the need had been
identified.
Our
commitment is to ensure you have appropriate Continued professional development
and quality supervision and Appraisal to ensure you are able to reach your full
potential. We welcome new ideas and training opportunities, should they be in
line with your job role and will help to encourage, empower and support our CYP and you, as a member of the team
to ensure job satisfaction and fulfilment.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Delivering teaching / training
- Providing consultation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service
- Formulating and communicating a clinical presentation to an MDT
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
- Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Delivering teaching / training
- Providing consultation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service
- Formulating and communicating a clinical presentation to an MDT
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
- Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner
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).
