37.5 hours per week. Thisis an fantastic opportunity within a new role being developed in the CAMHS service.
These Therapeutic Practitioners willsit in the Therapies Pathways. They will alsosupport in step down from the crisis pathway if they do not require require a longerintervention.
The aim will be to provide 10 to 15 sessions monitoredby using outcome measures and although they are a part of therapy pathway they work closely with all the pathways and enable the facilitation of CYP moving seamlessaround our pathways.
Ouryoung people do not fit into boxes or models of therapeutic delivery we hopethese new posts we will attract the type of clinician that will adapt to theyoung persons presentation using all their skills. Enabling the CYP to comeinto the service and back out again without need to access longer terminterventions.
Thesuccessful applicant will also be supported to undertake additional therapeutictraining depending on the skills they arrive in our service with.
Thisrole will also undertake line management and caseload management andsupervision responsibilities for junior staff to support their development and theapplicants development.
This rolemay not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, pleaserefer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards toeligibility.
Please note that we may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide 10 to 15 sessions monitored by using outcome measures.
To work closely with Therapies pathway and P-CAP pathway working with children and young people who may present with mental health difficulties.
Todeliver evidence based interventions in a timely manner
Good risk management and assessment skills
If required deliveryof group based, needs led groups within the school and community setting. Tosupport the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children andyoung people with mental health issues.
RepresentCAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, SEND, CIN meetings or childprotection meetings to co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health elementof a multi-agency plan around a child.
Tofunction as a member of CAMHS Therapy pathway takingappropriate responsibility for the implementation of decisions made by the team.
Ensureplanned interventions are implemented effectively and evaluated using RoutineOutcome Monitoring (ROMS) and minimum date set.
All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job responsibilities
To work with children and young people who maypresent mental health difficulties
Co-ordination and implementation ofevidence based interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the otherclinicians across the CAMHS Pathway.
The postholder will need to have anawareness, knowledge and understanding of therapeutic principles to informtheir practices and to support in providing interventions, outcomes sodelivery best outcomes for CYP.
Assessments and interventions willcome external to this post and from internal routes.
Providing 15 contacts with youngpeople and families each week.
To support the delivery of evidencebased group programmes for children and young people with mental healthissues from a portfolio of available CAMHS training
Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agencymeetings such as EHAT, SEND meetings or child protection meetings toco-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agencyplan around a child.
To function as a member of the CAMHS Early Help Pathway taking appropriateresponsibility for the implementation of decisions made by the pathway.
Ensure planned interventions are implementedeffectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)
Maintain standards of care to highestlevel within available resources.
To actively participate in linemanagement with senior and junior members of staff.
To liaise effectively with the otherCAMHS Pathways
To develop and maintain relationshipswith providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain confidentiality in respectof the young people at all times.
Communicate clearly with children andyoung people, their families and all other health professional groups abouttheir health problems.
Actively participate in clinicalgovernance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essenceof care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that children and young peopleare encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need andhow they can access specific interventions.This is to promote person-centred planning.
Provide Clinical Assessment andsupervision for students.
Knowledge, Training and Experience:
* The post holder will be responsible for updating their ownpractice, knowledge and skills withintheir sphere of practice includingLivewell Southwest mandatory training.
* Knowledge of Policy and legislation.
* Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Health service delivery.
* Excellent knowledge of the principles of the CYP IAPT programmeand a willingness to undertake training. Consideration of a variety oftherapeutic modalities and information
Analytical and Judgmental Skills:
* Expert ability in receiving information, analysing and formulatingprofessional judgments.
* The post holder will provide assessment and targeted interventionsfocused on Early Help working within the I Thrive model of care to offerthe most appropriate input to the children and young peoples needs.
* Ability to match children and young peoples need with availableskills and resources.
Planning and Organisational Skills:
* To take a lead role in the co-ordination of allocation of workwith the available skill mix utilising, prioritising, negotiation anddelegation.
* Liaise with other services to arrange appointments that both meetthe needs of child or young person and service demands.
Physical Skills:
* Confidence to travel in an urban environment
* Ability to take accurate physical observations i.e. bloodpressure, pulse and temperature.
Responsibilities:
* Take a lead in earlyintervention working with targeted response to outcome measures.Formulate plans for appropriate interventions or to sign post to relevantservices.
* Making appropriateagreed referrals for longer-term treatment.
* Take a lead role inclinical decision-making and collaborating with other team members inthe provision of children and young peoples care packages.
* Ensure the on-goingeffective use of routine outcome monitoring in line with CAMHS EarlyHelp Pathway.
* Take a lead role inthe identification of risk and the formulation of risk management planswithin the identified schools..
* Provide education tochildren, young people and their families to enhance their knowledgetherefore improving longer-term concordance.
* Promote resilience andprevention of mental health issues.
* Maintain high standardsof clinical care to children, young people and their families.
* To liaise and workwith other CAMHS Early Help Pathway to ensure the needs of children andmet by the right team, on the right pathway at the right time.
Responsibility for Policy and ServiceDevelopment
* Expected to contribute to the development of the CAMHS Early Help Pathway policies including the formulation ofprotocols.
* Implement all appropriate National, Livewell Southwest and LocalHome Treatment policies and protocols.
Responsibilities for Human Resources:
* Provide clinical supervision and line management supervision forjunior members of staff.
* Have the ability to challenge staff where the standard falls belowexpectations.
* Assist in education programmes provided for junior staff.
* Providementorship for students both formally and informally.
* Participate regularly in recruitment and selection of staff.
* The post holder will behave in a manner that does not bring the Early Help Pathway or Livewell Southwest into disrepute.
Responsibility for Information Resources:
* Responsible for Systm1 contacts and monitor the standard of workof junior staff.
* Maintain accurate, timely paper and electronic records. Ensure they are kept safely inaccordance with Livewell Southwest policy.
Responsibility for Research andDevelopment:
* Provide a positive role in clinical audit and service evaluationto ensure high levels of clinical effectiveness.
Freedom to Act:
* The post holder will be individually accountable for theirpractice in accordance with the NMC professional Code of Conduct or HCPC.
* The post holder will actively participate in line managementsupervision with the Team Manager of the Early Help Pathway.
* Provide line management for junior staff.
* The post holder will actively participate in clinical supervisionin accordance with Livewell Southwest policy.
* The post holder will actively participate in the LivewellSouthwest appraisal system and provide appraisals for junior staff.
* The post holder will carry out other duties commensurate with theposition as required.
Mental Effort:
* Accurate manual and electronic record keeping whilst coping withconstant interruptions and distraction in the work place for example:telephone calls and questions from colleagues.
* Constantly deal with sensitive, intricate and complex clinical andservice decisions whilst frequently being required to change from oneactivity to another at a third party request, i.e. Telephone or staffinterruption and be able to respond in a positive and constructivemanner to emergency situations.
* Managing to extract information from people with communicationdifficulties due to acute distressing mental health problems, often innoisy or busy environments.
Physical Effort:
* Ability to navigate around large hospital sites, which may involveusing stairs.
* Home visits to multi-occupied buildings, some without lifts.
* Frequent driving to different areas of the city.
* Sitting at a computer terminal for long periods of time.
* May be a necessity to assist in the moving and handling ofpatients.
Emotional Effort:
* Ability to deal with childrenand young people with emerging mental health disfficulties.
* People who self-harm.
* People who arepresenting in distress or with distressing thoughts and behaviours.
* People who are verydifficult to engage within a therapeutic relationship.
* Ability to cope withstress generated from the constant changing priorities within the Team.
* Ability to makeclinical decisions to meet the needs of children and young people in theschool/community setting..
Working Conditions:
As this is acommunity post, it will involve working in a variety of different environmentsand will require the post holder must have the ability to adapt to thesesettings. This will also include some hybrid working from home or at othersites where appropriate.
* Team office
* Revive
* GP surgeries/community settings.
* Schools
* Patients home
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Mental Health Act
* Mental Capacity Act
* Crisis Care Concordat
* CPA
* Clinical Risk Assessment
* Safeguarding Children
* Clinical governance
* Systm1, Care First or other electronic records system.
* eCPA
* Relevant Livewell Southwest policies and procedures
* STORM assessment
* Knowledge of common physical health issues that may affect people with a severe and enduring mental health problem.
Qualifications
* RMN, RSCN or RN(LD) registered with NMC or
* Occupational Therapist/Social Worker (registered with HCPC),
* Clinical Associate Psychologist under supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist
* Diploma level specialist training/experience or equivalent
* Further relevant training/courses
* Clinical Supervision training.
* Evidence of completion of statutory and mandatory training.
Experience
* Post-registration experience of working with people with complex mental ill health within the community
* Experience of working collaboratively with the client and their families/carers.
* Completing complex mental health assessments in a variety of different settings in the community and signposting to relevant services.
* Relapse prevention and Recovery Principles.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching to students and other health professionals.
* Experience of working with children and young people.
* Staff appraisal skills.
* Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level or relevant post registration experience
Skills & Abilities
* Evidence of skills in the following area:
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Robust and positive approach towards risk assessment
* Ability to work effectively under pressure.
* Ability to identify and refer on for unmet need.
* Working effectively with patients who may have a variety of communication difficulties.
* Triaging referrals based on clinical urgency.
* Culturally competent assessment and intervention skills
* Specific therapeutic skills relevant to working with young people and families.
* Self-motivating and able to work on own initiative.
Behavioural Attributes or Competencies
* Work flexibly in order to respond to service need.
* Positive attitude to change.
* Positive attitude to working within a complex mental health environment
* Committed to developing and improving mental health services
Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working
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