Ld/asc Mental Health Specialist - Runcorn, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Runcorn, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Halton CAMHS team (child and adolescent mental health services) for an experienced/skilled and passionate practitioner to support the mental health of children and young people with ASC / LD.

As a specialist practitioner you will be responsible for leading multi-agency plans to support CYP.

You will deliver therapeutic intervention to meet the needs of CYP and complete appropriate safety plans.

As an specialist practitioner you will be key in developing and supporting local pathways of care and support and evaluation of services and training to the wider system.

You will also offer consultation which includes working with partner health organisations, CSC, Education and third sector organisations and is a very important aspect to our work.

The post holder will be a key member of the CYPMHS in delivering a highly specialised clinical service to Children and Young People and their families and carers with LD/ASC and mental health co-morbidity and the wider multidisciplinary team - they will be integral to ensuring efficient, effective, co-ordinated and responsive high quality service and care are delivered.

The post holder will also be required to be proactive with audit, research, education and training to ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within CYPMHS is incorporated into systems and processes

As a specialist practitioner, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] ,and Learning Disability / Autistic Spectrum Conditions [ ASC] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

The post holder will be expected to provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to perfect care care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

Were currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Provide highly specialised clinical advice and support to CYP, families and carers and the wider multidisciplinary team - this will include clinical assessment, diagnostic skills, non-medical prescribing where appropriate and implementation of management and treatment plans.

Be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.
Work cooperatively and collaboratively with other services/stakeholders to enable service users are treated in the most appropriate setting.
Ensure that the team provides a high-quality service to its clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.

Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to CYP, Families and Carers with both planned and unplanned care needs.

Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.
Participate in the development of caseload management across the mental health and health economy.
Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.

Acts as an advocate and champion for CYP and Families/Carers in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.

Implement plans for the team including rotas and schedules/working patterns to ensure business continuity.
Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.
Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the wider healthcare when managing complex and highly complex situations.
Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.
Formulating and following holistic assessment of health needs, develop specialist individualised care plans to fulfil those need