CAMHS Crisis Practitioner inNuneaton inNuneaton PUBLISHED
WED 6 DEC 2023
Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum
PERMANENT
CASELOAD HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
- Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment of the childs needs.
- Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers.
- Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning.
- Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with complex health and well-being needs.
- Provide training and competency assessments for junior staff and students on placement.
You will be working closely with the Band 7 RISE Crisis team Leads to develop this service whilst providing comprehensive assessments and intervention primarily within the acute care settings. You will provide mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines. To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health specifically self-harm related issues to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.
- To assess the urgent mental health need of children and young people referred to RISE and the acute paediatric wards.
- To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
- To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard
- To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other RISE professionals and /or other agencies.
- To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
- To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need.
- To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood.
- To undertake home visits and attend case conference reviews as appropriate.
- To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence-based practice.
- To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families.
- To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, such as challenging behaviour, mental health issues, complex social situations.
- Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment of the childs needs.
- Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers.
- Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning.
- Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with complex health and well-being needs.
- Provide training and competency assessments for junior staff and students on placement.
You will be working closely with the Band 7 RISE Crisis team Leads to develop this service whilst providing comprehensive assessments and intervention primarily within the acute care settings. You will provide mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines. To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health specifically self-harm related issues to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.
- To assess the urgent mental health need of children and young people referred to RISE and the acute paediatric wards.
- To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
- To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard
- To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other RISE professionals and /or other agencies.
- To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
- To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need.
- To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood.
- To undertake home visits and attend case conference reviews as appropriate.
- To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence-based practice.
- To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families.
- To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, such as challenging behaviour, mental health issues, complex social situations.
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