Job summary
Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Herefordshire
and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a range of services
across community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community. As
one of only six Global Digital Exemplars in Mental Health, the Trust is the
countys main provider of community nursing, therapy, and mental health
services. From the outskirts of Birmingham to the edge of the Cotswolds, with
excellent road and rail links, Herefordshire and Worcestershire provide
opportunities to experience both city and country life
Main duties of the job
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote
these on a day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards
of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work
and the service they provide to patients.
Hold continuing responsibility and effective management of the learning disability
pathway case load in CAMHS, ensuring recovery focused specialist health
interventions are delivered to children and young people with learning disabilities and
mental health needs in a multi-disciplinary team.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment
of mental health/behavioural needs and delivery of therapeutic interventions
with young people and their families using approaches such as functional and
developmental assessment, Positive Behaviour Support and family/parenting work.
Act as a key worker for an individual case
load.
Facilitate/teach
effective systems to carers/parents to enable the transfer of skills required
to maintain positive management of behaviours
Deliver
consultation to other professionals and agencies.
Work
with complex individuals and groups to prevent relapse of mental health and
behaviours that challenge.
Support
generic CAMHS staff in learning disability related issues.
Review
and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of
professional and operational supervision and the staff appraisal system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment
of mental health/behavioural needs and delivery of therapeutic interventions
with young people and their families using approaches such as functional and
developmental assessment, Positive Behaviour Support and family/parenting work.
Act as a key worker for an individual case
load.
Facilitate/teach
effective systems to carers/parents to enable the transfer of skills required
to maintain positive management of behaviours
Deliver
consultation to other professionals and agencies.
Work
with complex individuals and groups to prevent relapse of mental health and
behaviours that challenge.
Support
generic CAMHS staff in learning disability related issues.
Review
and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of
professional and operational supervision and the staff appraisal system.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Extensive post-registration experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and behavioural / mental health needs that challenge services
- Experience of assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions with young people with learning disabilities and their families
Qualifications
Desirable
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Extensive post-registration experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and behavioural / mental health needs that challenge services
- Experience of assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions with young people with learning disabilities and their families
Qualifications
Desirable
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
