Job summary
We are really excited to be offering motivated and experienced professionals a unique opportunity to work as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner located within Norfolk County Council.
This role is an exciting initiative to work within an established partnership alongside Children's social Care colleagues to assess, review, triage, signpost and deliver short term interventions for adults with parental responsibilities. The aim of the role within the collaborative is to achieve the best outcomes for adults who have parental and carer responsibility, for children who are receiving support from Children's Social Care, and ultimately positively impact the recovery outcomes for the child.
Referrals will come solely from Social Care workers. Assessments and interventions will predominantly take place in family's homes independently and alongside social care case workers ultimately ensuring parents and carers of children receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children.
Successful candidates will be employed by NSFT and hosted within the Intensive and Specialist Support Service in Children's Social Care. Clinical direction and oversight will be provided by NSFT with operational support and case identification being provided by Children's Social Care.
Main duties of the job
You will work within the Parental Mental Health Service which has been developed to support children and families who have an allocated Family Practitioner or Family Assessment and Safeguarding Team Social Worker. The service is designed to work with families who need specialist or intensive intervention and support to prevent them from escalating from Family Support to Child Protection or becoming Looked After, and to help children return to their family networks where it is safe to do so.
The successful post holder will be responsible for actively participating as a key member of the clinical team for providing quality services for an identified client group under the supervision of a registered professional.
Having undertaken a Foundation Degree level qualification, you will maintain, develop and evidence clinical knowledge, skills and competencies at all opportunities and through the competency framework
You will be expected to deliver care and services within the strategic objectives of the organisation and promote the principles of Recovery. These principles will recognise the need to promote safe practice; value the beliefs and aims of service users and carers; work in partnership and offer meaningful choice; and value social inclusion.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
1. Care Certificate
2. Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care / Mental Health at L5 or Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health L5 or alternative (relevant) academic qualification at L5 (degree)
Experience
Essential
3. Working with Service Users with Mental Health needs
4. Working within Multidisciplinary Team
Desirable
5. Experience of Safeguarding the impact of parental mental health needs of the experiences of the child
Skills
Essential
6. Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
7. Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines
Other
Essential
8. Ability to travel independently