Job summary
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Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Crisis Care Service to join the Crisis care Team.
Band 8a - permanent, full time hours
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Advanced Clinical Practitionerto join our Home Based Treatment and Intensive Support Teams.
The post-holder will:
- provide leadership in relation to clinical operational issues in respect of the Crisis Care, Home Based Treatment and Intensive Support Teams, and will demonstrate substantial clinical leadership, innovation and independence in a professional context and have the ability to problem solve.
- provide highly specialised mental health assessment and short term therapeutic interventions for children and young people experiencing mental health crisis.
- have clinical responsibility for complex therapeutic and risk management work with children and young people who are at risk of needing care away from their homes or local community.
- offer advice and consultation to other professionals across a range of agencies including: primary care, social care, and education.
- provide supervision to team members.
- be responsible for the care planning of interventions and have oversight of the delivery of the care plans by junior staff.
About us
In April 2020, the Crisis Care team moved rapidly to a 24hr service to provide support for Children, Young People and families experiencing Mental Health Crisis in Sefton and Liverpool.
The Crisis Care Team operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week and comprises of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Nursing, Social Workers, Keyworkers and Assistant Psychologists to provide 24hr urgent response and assessment to children and young people who are experiencing mental health crisis, as well support to parents/carers, and consultation to other professionals involved in their care.
The Home Based Treatment and Intensive Support Team are new services,co-located with our Crisis Care Team. We offer home based support to children, young people and their families throughout Liverpool and Sefton. The main base for this post will be Alder Hey, but the post-holder will work throughout the Liverpool and Sefton footprint. These services operate 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week.
Please note: The successful candidates will be required to work Monday to Friday; weekend and nights are not required in this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments. - The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.- If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments. - The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.- If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential
- Qualified in core profession (nursing, OT, SW, Psychologist) with appropriate registration
- Intermediate or diploma level in a recognised therapeutic modality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of substantial post qualification competence, incorporating significant experience working within CAMHS at a senior level
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of providing consultation/teaching/ training
- Experience of working with children and young people with ASD and/or LD - and their families and carers
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of leading on developing, delivering and evaluating evidence based clinical care packages.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
- V300 - Non-Medical Prescribing Course (or will undertake)
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field
- Experience of providing services across traditional services.
- Experience of managing and/or leading on service developments.
- Experience of managing staff.
- Project Management experience
- Effectively managing policy implementation and demonstrable service development work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Assertively engage young people, families and carers.
- To demonstrate a non- discriminatory attitude regarding race, gender and disability issues.
- Demonstrate commitment to user participation
- Demonstrate a positive attitude.
- Demonstrates skills to contribute to modernisation across a range of diverse services
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to make sound judgments and generate new ideas in complex situations.
- Able to work autonomously
- Committed to continuing professional development
- Accountable for own professional actions
- Works within professional ethics and Trust policies
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Essential
- Qualified in core profession (nursing, OT, SW, Psychologist) with appropriate registration
- Intermediate or diploma level in a recognised therapeutic modality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of substantial post qualification competence, incorporating significant experience working within CAMHS at a senior level
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of providing consultation/teaching/ training
- Experience of working with children and young people with ASD and/or LD - and their families and carers
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of leading on developing, delivering and evaluating evidence based clinical care packages.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
- V300 - Non-Medical Prescribing Course (or will undertake)
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field
- Experience of providing services across traditional services.
- Experience of managing and/or leading on service developments.
- Experience of managing staff.
- Project Management experience
- Effectively managing policy implementation and demonstrable service development work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Assertively engage young people, families and carers.
- To demonstrate a non- discriminatory attitude regarding race, gender and disability issues.
- Demonstrate commitment to user participation
- Demonstrate a positive attitude.
- Demonstrates skills to contribute to modernisation across a range of diverse services
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to make sound judgments and generate new ideas in complex situations.
- Able to work autonomously
- Committed to continuing professional development
- Accountable for own professional actions
- Works within professional ethics and Trust policies
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Catkin Building
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
Employer's website
https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
