Job summary
Band 6 Nurse, Social Worker or OT
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 will operate 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
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:
The post holder will:
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.
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
JOB SUMMARY:
The post holder will:
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.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
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
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
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
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
Person Specification
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
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
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
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
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).
