Job summary
Working with young people experiencing poor mental health across Bristol, who are in secondary mental health services and helping them and their mental health professionals in mapping and transitioning into a pathway to manage their mental health beyond their 18th birthday.
The post holder will ensure a cohesive, smooth transition for young adults from Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) that is evidenced as being significant in terms of their longer term recovery. They will also provide expert advice and support to all relevant stakeholders with regards to young adults who are receiving support from secondary mental health services whom are approaching their 18th birthday.
NICE guidelines detail good practice in respect to the transition process and will help inform future practice.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as a member of the South Gloucestershire adult recovery service but also specifically link into, and share a base with, the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
2. To provide comprehensive and specialist advice around the development of a care pathway for a young person experiencing emotional dysregulation who is transitioning into AMHS.
3. To work with professionals and carers for the young person to ensure transition is seamless.
4. To plan, prioritise and work alongside the young person to ensure the transition process is clearly understood and managed effectively.
5. To ensure that a care coordinator is identified within AMHS and that joint working is undertaken during the period of transition.
6.To work with and on behalf of young people in a way that promotes and develops their efforts, resources and quality of life. To deliver services in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity.
7. To liaise and work in partnership with staff from other statutory services, voluntary agencies and community groups that work with adolescents,8.To provide advice and to assist other professionals working with young people with interventions which draw on own specialist professional knowledge.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide advice and support to carers/ relatives of young people.
- To participate in clinical meetings e.g. CPA and client reviews as appropriate.
- To support the full implementation of the Care Programme Approach.
- To ensure that legal and Trust requirements affecting service user and staff are adhered to, and ensure a safe working environment for service users and staff. To cooperate with statutory agencies with the responsibility to protect children and ensure that issues of risk and safety of young people are assessed and any necessary action is implemented.
- To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with highly distressed people.
- In line with Trust policy, to receive regular clinical supervision. To also participate in caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Wiltshire Early Interventions for Psychosis Service.
- To maintain accurate records relating to clinical and professional activity and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling young people and their families to take this information on board, and to provide empathy and reassurance. To communicate hopefulness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide advice and support to carers/ relatives of young people.
- To participate in clinical meetings e.g. CPA and client reviews as appropriate.
- To support the full implementation of the Care Programme Approach.
- To ensure that legal and Trust requirements affecting service user and staff are adhered to, and ensure a safe working environment for service users and staff. To cooperate with statutory agencies with the responsibility to protect children and ensure that issues of risk and safety of young people are assessed and any necessary action is implemented.
- To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with highly distressed people.
- In line with Trust policy, to receive regular clinical supervision. To also participate in caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Wiltshire Early Interventions for Psychosis Service.
- To maintain accurate records relating to clinical and professional activity and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
- To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling young people and their families to take this information on board, and to provide empathy and reassurance. To communicate hopefulness.
Person Specification
Application and interview
Essential
- Holds registration as nurse, occupational therapist or social worker
- Experience of working in community CAMHS or adult mental health services
- Holds a driving licence and has access to a vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in community CAMHS and adult mental health services
- Experience of working on a complex emotional needs pathway
- Additional relevant training, such as SCM
Person Specification
Application and interview
Essential
- Holds registration as nurse, occupational therapist or social worker
- Experience of working in community CAMHS or adult mental health services
- Holds a driving licence and has access to a vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in community CAMHS and adult mental health services
- Experience of working on a complex emotional needs pathway
- Additional relevant training, such as SCM
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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