Adult Mental Health Specialist - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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This is a great opportunity for a qualified Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist to work collaboratively between SHSC and Sheffield City Council (SCC) Children, Young People & Families (CYPF) service.

The role is commissioned to work with families, with the overall aim to improve outcomes for the whole family.


The service aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of staff who work with Children, Young People & Families to improve their skills in identifying and supporting adults with mental health issues and determine thresholds to specialist services.


The role also aims to improve integrated working between services, exploring and improving referral pathways, and overall integrated family working with adult mental health services.

This is a 2-year fixed term contract or a secondments opportunity. We are open to secondments from Local Authority employees pending line manager approval.

This post involves both home working and working in various bases, throughout the City dependant on service need.


Increase the understanding and improve the skills of staff who work with children and families around adult mental health issues and thresholds for referral to specialist services.

Improve integrated working between services, exploring and improving referral pathways as necessary.


Reduce the number of inappropriate referrals into adult mental health services by upskilling the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) workforce.


Work proactively with all services involved with families to increase their confidence, knowledge, understanding and skills in supporting adults with mental health issues.


Provide consultations to workers regarding adult mental health issues within families who have a allocated Children, Young People & Families (CYPF) service workers.

Contribute to and have a role in the whole family assessment and whole family action plan.

Signposting the adult to appropriate support, both statutory and third sector services.

Offer initial mental health assessment of adults where further clarity is required.

Offering the adult a brief intervention if deemed the most appropriate action.

Carry out home visits if and when necessary.

Contribute to service development.


Identify when common themes occur and develop targeted training and group work where necessary and support the delivery of such.

Deliver agreed training and group work to staff and service users.

Produce newsletters and case studies when necessary to share knowledge and upskill the workforce.


We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people.

Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of


If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.


We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

See attached Job Description and Person Spec


Job Title:
Adult Mental Health Specialist


Band: 6


Accountable to:
Team Manager


Values:

The Trust is a major employer and provider of services. We are committed to recruiting people who fit our organisational values.


These are:
Respect - we listen to others, valuing their views and contributions.

Compassion - we show empathy and kindness to others, so they feel supported, understood and safe

Partnership - we engage with others on the basis of equality and collaboration.

Accountability - we are open and transparent, acting with honesty and integrity., accepting responsibility for outcomes.

Fairness - we ensure equal access to opportunity, support and services

Ambition - we are committed to making a difference and helping to fulfil aspirations and hopes of our Service users and staff

Job Purpose


The post holder will work collaboratively with the Family Intervention Service (FIS) workers within Sheffield City Council (SCC) Children, Young People & Families (CYPF) service and those services commissioned to work with families, with the overall aim to improve outcomes for the whole family.

This project aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of staff who work with children and families to improve their skills in identifying and supporting adults with mental health issues and determine thresholds to specialist services.

The role also aims to improve integrated working between services, exploring and improv
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