Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Bolton, United Kingdom - Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
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Bolton, United Kingdom

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To support the assessment, care planning and provision of a range of treatments, therapeutic and specialist evidence based interventions to children and young people.


The post holder will support a varied caseload and provide treatment within the context of a holistic model, liaising with other partners where necessary to ensure the needs of the young person are met in relation to the impact of substance misuse and emotional health.

The post holder will be managed and supervised by the Specialist Adolescent Health Practitioner.

  • To plan and implement specialist assessments and care packages to meet the holistic needs of young people and provide high quality treatment for psychological, physical and social issues. This will include using a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions where appropriate to enable change and progress treatment through to recovery
  • To assess risk and safeguarding issues, initiating Early Help Assessments when required
  • Maintain up to date professional knowledge of substance misuse research and practice, government initiatives and legislation that affect young people and families
  • To provide support and advice to other professionals in Bolton specific to the role
  • To ensure services and duties are delivered in compliance with the law and relevant national and local policies, standards and guidance, including the Care Quality Commission, Public Health England, NICE guidance, OFSTED and other quality standards.
  • To participate in supervision, mentoring, professional development and team meetings at appointed times.
  • To be a car driver or have the ability to get to visit and between basis in a timely manner.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our
trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as
Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients.
It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
The Family Care Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care in maternity, sexual health, gynecology and a range of acute and
community children's services. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1,500 gynecological procedures each year. The Trust also has a
tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, enabling 1 in 4 women across Greater Manchester to receive in-utero transfer and birth at extreme
premature gestation at Bolton.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff
have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can
sectors of the community are welcomed.


For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification, for any other enquiries please see contact details below.

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