RAIS Senior CYPMH Practitioner
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Job summary
East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service (ELCAS)
We are Looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, passionate and motivated nurse or allied health professionals to join or Children and Young People's Mental Health Practitioner to join our RAIS (Responsive Assessment and Intensive Support) within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service within East Lancashire.
The role is part of a service to provide timely response for a small but significant complex number of young people who may require a timely assessment and short-term intervention.
The service has been developed to meet the increasing number of young people presenting with complex needs who are seeking a rapid assessment on a paediatric ward, community or other place of safety.
You will be a dynamic and forward-thinking practitioner who is prepared to meet the challenges of a new element of your service., delivering the highest quality of care for the children and young people in Pennie Lancashire.
An ability to assess, formulate and intervene from a multi-theoretical perspective is a must as is the ability to work with young people and families from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
Significant experience in CYPMH or adult Mental health is essential whilst knowledge of IT systems would be advantageous. Supervision requirements are acknowledged.
Main duties of the job
o Delivery of clinical services provided by the RAIS Team which is inclusive of self-harm, ward based and community responses.
o Ensuring Team Co-ordinator is fully cognisant of significant day to day issues through effective and proactive agreed communication.
o Developing clinical management plans of a caseload of clients with complex needs, using CPA principles, evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, delivered both in our hospitals and in the community.
As a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner in the team, you will be involved in assessments and short term intensive support. The team will work 7 days a week and cover shift pattern until 22:00. Therefore shifts and weekend working are part of the working practice.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Details
Date posted
30 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-SPS1216-MF
Job locations
Rapid Assessment Intensive Support Team East
Burnley
BB10 2PQ
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rapid Assessment Intensive Support Team East
Burnley
BB10 2PQ
Employer's website
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