Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting the mental and emotional well-being of CYP
within our community. This position involves providing direct urgent mental health services, collaborating
with families, emergency services, CAMHS, schools, and community organisations, and contributing to a
positive, inclusive, and supportive environment for young people.
The ideal candidate will have experience in providing direct urgent need mental health support, a strong
understanding of the challenges faced by young people. The risks presented on engagement with
emergency and urgent services and effective responses to behaviours that challenge and de-escalation
techniques, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate care.
Main Duties and responsibilities:
Haven (Evening service) In this part of the role you will be the lead support and responsible for
providing direct urgent emotional support for CYP presenting significant critical safety needs and
behaviours that challenge. After initial contact with one of our identified urgent / emergency service
referral partners, the Haven service provides immediate intervention.
This service supports CYP through highly targeted interventions with immediate care needs within the
Getting risk support / Getting more help elements of the iTHRIVE model.
Independently conduct rapid assessment of referred CYP against service inclusion / exclusion
criteria in liaison with Police, Ambulance, ED and CAMHS, collaborate with these services to agree
and coordinate ongoing safety on acceptance to service.
Implement immediate mood regulation interventions and emotionalsupport for CYP experiencing
urgent mental health issues.
Conduct rapid risk assessments and agree necessary collaborative interventions with referral
partners to identify the severity of mental health need mitigate identified risks and develop
appropriate, effective urgent high need safety plans.
Deescalate and compassionately manage presenting CYPs potential behaviours that challenge.
Report any identified safeguarding concerns of CYP and coordinate necessary actions to mitigate
any immediate risks to self / others.
Liaise with Caregivers and referral partners to ensure ongoing immediate safety of CYP post
intervention and coordinate a safe return to home residence or work with partners to identify safe
emergency accommodation.
Develop and implement follow-up care plans, including referrals to appropriate mental health
services (internal Be U Swindon & external service offers).
Offer guidance and support to families and caregivers, helping them understand and effectively
respond to the mental health needs of their children.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, ensuring all interventions and plans are thoroughly
documented.
Participate in ongoing training and professional development opportunities to stay current with
best practices in mental health care.
Support Service Lead in managing the service and leading shifts
Managing a small team of Emotional Well-Being Practitioners including line management
To support Service Lead to coordinate the team rota.
To assist in recruitment in adherence to the keeping children safe in education framework.
Provide on callsupport.
Hubs (Day services) This part of the role delivers emotional support to CYP in community settings inc.
education settings, community centres and Be U therapeutic spaces.
This service supports CYP presenting with care needs within Getting Advice / Getting Help elements of
the iTHRIVE model.
Develop individualised care plans based on assessments, considering the unique needs and
circumstances of each child.
Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including individual and group therapeutic
interventions to CYP.
Engage with children in various settings, including schools and community centres.
Work closely with families as appropriate to offer guidance, education, and support in managing
their child's mental health challenges.
Provide training and resources to parents and caregivers to help them understand and address their
childs mental health needs effectively.
Collaborate with schools, healthcare providers, social services, and other community organisations
to coordinate care and ensure a holistic approach to each child's well-being.
Advocate for the mental health needs of children and adolescents within the community,
promoting awareness and reducing stigma.
Respond to identified safeguarding concerns, providing immediate support and intervention to
children and families in need.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and
other relevant documentation.
Stay current with developments in child and adolescent mental health, attending training sessions,
workshops, and conferences as needed.
Participate in regular supervision and peer support meetings to ensure best practices and
continuous professional growth.
Engage with local communities to raise awareness about mental health issues and available support
services for children and young people.
Any other duties appropriate to role to support the development of the service offer and quality
of care received by CYP.
This job profile is intended as a general guide to the responsibilities attached to the post and may be
altered from time to time, following consultation with the post holder to reflect changing needs of the
service &/or ABLs priorities
Skills & Competencies required:
Strong urgent intervention, de-escalation and risk assessmentskills.
Understanding of emergency and urgent services and effective collaboration to mitigate
identified risks.
Resilience to highly demanding care environments.
Compassionate when responding to significant behaviours that challenge.
Excellent understanding of CYP MH challenges and effective interventions.
Adept at coordinating emergency continuation plans such as facilitating safe return to home
residence / emergency housing and hostels.
Proficiency in maintaining detailed and accurate documentation.
Familiarity with local mental health resources and services.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport
with children, families, and professionals.
Leadership & management skills
Leadership
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Cultural competency and sensitivity to the diverse needs of the community.
Standard Information
Information Governance
Employees of ABL Health must comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The
post holder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their
employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business
practices, of the organisation.
The post holder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of
requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The post holder must comply with ABLs policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from
unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use. The post holder will be
responsible for maintaining the clinical and/or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the
standards in ABLs records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.
Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role
towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the
taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of
care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Safeguarding is Everyones Business
ABL has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded
and protected. As a consequence, all ABLs employees, temporary staff and volunteers are required to
adhere to ABLs safeguarding policies / procedures in addition to local and nationalsafeguarding policies and
to act upon any concerns in accordance with them.
Smoke Free
ABL is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car
parking facilities.
Training
The post holder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an
overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light
of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.
Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect
human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the
Human Rights Act 1998. ABL is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination,
promote equality and respect human rights
