Family Support Worker - Northampton, United Kingdom - Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for band 4 family support workers to join our CAMHS Intensive Outreach Team (IOT) and the children and young people's eating disorders services.

(CYP ED services)

We are looking for highly motivated, caring, compassionate and dynamic individuals with knowledge, skills & experience of working in Child & Adolescent Mental Health to join our teams and that can demonstrate a tolerance and understanding of supporting young people and assist them in working towards their recovery and delivering high quality care effectively & efficiently.

The post holder will be required to work within a team to deliver quality care and support to young people to achieve and maintain their daily living skills and work towards recovery.

The post holder will work alongside clinicians in the multi
- disciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of young people and deliver effective packages of care under the supervision of a registered nurse and carry out assigned tasks and instructions involving direct care and communication with young people and their families.

Applicants will be required to work a rotational shift pattern and be able to work flexibly to offer bespoke individualised packages of support.

Experience of working with young people who have eating disorders is essential for this role.

The Intensive Outreach Team provides intensive, time-limited, home-based support and intervention for young people in mental-health crisis.

The teams aim to prevent unnecessary or potentially unhelpful admissions to Inpatient CAMHS by working with families to stabilise difficult situations and through providing intensive support in the home.

We work closely with our CAMHS partners to plan the longer-term care that is needed too.

We also work closely with our CAMHS inpatient teams to reduce length of admission and/or to offer a more intensive approach on discharge if this is required.

The Eating disorders team supports children and young people in the community and in clinic setting with eating difficulties.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community.

Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.

This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

Other aspects of the role will include:

Developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients within appropriate professional boundaries

Providing direct support to young people and their families, by carrying out nursing interventions, as agreed in individualized treatment plans.

Assisting in meeting the dietary needs of patients according to their care plan.

Ensure positive regard to all young people, being sensitive and caring regardless of illness, religion, culture and beliefs.

Promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment and personally act as a role model

Maintain effective communication & record all nursing interventions as directed.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.