Social Work Lead

Job summary

Young people across West Yorkshire now benefit from a new enhanced mental health service delivered in a modern purpose-built facility which opened in January 2022.

Red Kite View is the name we chose, with the help of young people, for this brand new, £20million young people's mental health inpatient hospital. Red Kite View is LYPFT's CYPMHS - a term for all services that work with children and young people from 13 years up to 18 years of age, who have difficulties with their mental health or wellbeing. These services are also known as children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

The service is part of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and is based in Armley, less than 3 miles from Leeds City Centre. It will provide inpatient care and support to families and young people from across West Yorkshire. It marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the provision of NHS services to young people living with mental health needs and their families. Red Kite View will allow you to work in a spacious, therapeutic environment that has been designed in consultation with staff and young people using the current services.

Main duties of the job

Red Kite View will support young people experiencing significant psychiatric, psychological, or emotional problems that are causing them interpersonal, educational and social functioning problems. The team will work with a huge range of other services across West Yorkshire supporting young peoples' mental health including the NHS, local authorities and third sector providers.

You will need to have experience and demonstrate extensive knowledge in caseload and clinical management, providing individual and group interventions based within your social work knowledge and experience. You will need to be a registered Social Worker with substantial post registration experience.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and adaptable Social Work Lead who can lead the Social Work Team at Red Kite View and who can work as a member of our Leadership Team. We are looking for a colleague who can demonstrate extensive clinical skills in working with children, young people and families with complex mental and emotional health needs.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Red Kite View

Greenhill Road

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Red Kite View

Greenhill Road

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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