Overview
Band 3 HCSW - Full time - Permanent
Please note - due to current Immigration rules and regulations, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.
The post holder will be based within our established South Stoke Community CAMHS Team and will support the team in delivering on timely assessment and evidenced based intervention. This post will be to support interventions with children, young people and a families and will also have a role in undertaking some administration duties to support the teams.
To provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of children, young people and families.
To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of children, young people and families, and to assist them in the recovery of their difficulties.
To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/ implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
Providing routine advice on areas of knowledge/expertise, in a manner relevant to the audience and topic area (i.e. patients, carers, complexity)
Liaison with partner services and organisations
Preparation/completion of routine documents, including letters, reports, presentations and forms e.g. photocopying, filing
Responsibilities
* Communicates with children, young people and families, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.
* Regularly reports and effectively communicates the health status and care aims of children, young people and families in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Relates appropriately with children and young people, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.
* At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
* Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
* At all times minimizes risks to self and others by undertaking safe working practices.
* At all times works within agreed and established Trust policy and operational procedures.
* Works with other Trust services to promote seamless service-user person centred care from referral/admission, to transfer and discharge on identified care pathways.
Responsibilities (continued)
* Works in partnership with children, young people and families to assist them in identifying activities that are meaningful to them and that support agreed health outcomes.
* At all times takes responsibility for own personal and professional development and supports the development of colleagues, students, trainees and volunteers.
* Ensures regular access to and use of supervision.
* Regularly demonstrates engagement with activities to (and makes suggestions about how to) improve services.
* Prioritising work, resolving conflicting diary appointments and schedules
* Responsible for data entry, text processing or storage of data compiled by others, utilising paper or computer-based data entry systems
Additional information
Due to the increase to the salary threshold to £25,000 per annum, after 9 April entry-level Band 3 roles will no longer be eligible for international sponsorship. Therefore should you require sponsorship for this post you must have had 3 years continuous employment at Band 3 or higher within the NHS in a similar or equivalent role in order to be eligible to apply. For further information visit Home Office announces new immigration policy changes | NHS Employers
LNKD1_UKTJ
#J-18808-Ljbffr