About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service? and are you committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?
In a period of exciting change, South Cumbria CYPMH Service are looking to recruit a full time Senior CYPMH Practitioner, within a Band 6 post, to complement the wider multi-disciplinary CYPMH Service; a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people 0 - 18yrs including CBT, EMDR, psychiatry, psychology and DBT. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies.
We work with children, young people and families up to the age of 18years presenting with a wide range of moderate to severe, emotional and mental health difficulties. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties is essential. The role will focus on undertaking Triage calls, comprehensive mental health assessments, formulations and risk assessments as well as carrying out evidence based therapeutic interventions to support children and families experiencing difficulties relating to complex mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to ongoing continuous professional development of our staff and as a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in various training initiatives, including CYPIAPT.
The hours of work are 9am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday and as we have bases in Barrow and Kendal, successful candidate will be expected to travel to different locations across the South Cumbria locality.
The post holder will utilise CYMPH core skills to undertake Triage calls, comprehensive mental health assessments, formulations and risk assessments, as well as co-producing achievable goals alongside children/young people and their families. Evidence based therapeutic interventions will be utilised to support children and families experiencing difficulties relating to complex mental health. This is envisaged to sit within the 'Getting More Help' domain of the THRIVE Model.
They will work with the MDT to develop the formulation of the child/young person and family's needs and support the development of a care plan based upon the child/young person and family's negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions. This will be under clinical supervision from a more senior clinical psychology practitioner.
As part of an integrated CYMPH service, promote robust community partnership working arrangements alongside other key stakeholders in order to deliver integrated care.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Actively contribute to the implementation of the safeguarding agenda within the service, in partnership with the Trust safeguarding team.
Undertake in-depth, holistic assessments of children and young people with complex needs, including collation, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources such as psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations as well as interviews with children, young people and their families/carers. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention. Use evidence-based practice to support the co-production and implementation of person-centred care plans with the child/young person and their family. Complete robust risk assessments with children/young people with complex needs and their families and coproduce safety plans. Provide a range of information and interventions, within the post-holders scope of practice, to children and young people with complex needs. Interventions will be evidence based such as those taught on the specific CYP IAPT training. Undertake in-depth, holistic assessments of children and young people with complex needs and contribute to the development of clear and comprehensive formulations for children/young people on their caseload and to support cases managed by more senior members of the team. Make appropriate referrals to other health professionals and agencies. Be aware of the needs of relatives and carers, offering advice and support and sign-posting to other services as necessary Provide ongoing review and evaluation of interventions to inform and adapt formulation and treatment. Act within scope of autonomous responsibility to case manage the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers. Understand and meet responsibilities in relation to the identification and safe management of safeguarding issues, adhering to local safeguarding polices and escalating concerns when necessary. Provide leadership within the team for the protection of children and young people, ensuring that team members understand their safeguarding responsibilities.
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Education/Qualification Essential
RGN/RMN/social worker or occupation therapist
Desirable
Additional further training or experience in CYMPH Specific therapeutic skills relevant to children and young people with complex needs
Knowledge Essential
Ability to comprehensively assess complex mental health needs, develop care plans and deliver appropriate interventions Specific skills and knowledge in evidence based therapeutic interventions to meet complex needs Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding children and 'Think Family' In-depth knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of children, young people and mental health
Experience Essential
Working in the community Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Experience of working with children, young people and families Experience in assessing mental health needs of children and young people with less complex needs
skills and Abilities Essential
Strong Interpersonal skills including the ability to have challenging discussions An ability to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of the developing service.
Desirable
Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
Other Essential
Ability to travel frequently to different work bases
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Alfred Barrow Health Centre
Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 2LB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)