FDAC Practitioner - FDAC Team
| Posting date: | 01 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £157.41 to £157.41 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2024 |
| Location: | GATESHEAD, NE8 1HH |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Gateshead TCL 5878415087527 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Temporary FDAC Practitioner - FDAC Team
Reference no: Gateshead TCL 5878415087527
Pay Rate: £157.41 per day PAYE
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: GATESHEAD
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Provide specialist holistic support to the multidisciplinary assessment of families and parents referred to the service. Rapid initial and then ongoing assessment of parents; of their willingness and capacity to engage in therapeutic work, alongside parenting capacity and of paramount importance, the safety of the children. Contribute to the multidisciplinary formulation of an intervention plan and work with team members to mobilise and coordinate existing local authority and independent sector resources to meet the needs of the care plan and provide evidence based interventions in community based settings, including families homes.
Lead on providing professional advice within the FDAC team, develop clear pathways of care and support for families affected by parental substance misuse and mental health difficulties in order to promote and improve the wellbeing of parents, children and young people.
The post holder will be required to present reports in an authoritative manner in Court on a regular basis, and other multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings, work with autonomy but equally closely with FDAC colleagues. The post holder will be expected to contribute to and take part in of the evaluation of the service.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide assessment and intervention to parents, children and young people who are required to be seen within the multidisciplinary Family Drug and Alcohol Court
Provide key worker support and lead upon interventions as part of the treatment plan agreed with the family, referring to other professionals / agencies in the network, where appropriate.
Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary FDAC team in developing intervention plans to meet the referred family’s needs. Providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of the mental health and substance use of an adult, child or young person’s life and to work with the FDAC team to identify needs and implement a package of intervention to meet those needs.
Proactively provide consultation, information & advice, and provide court reports regarding specific families on issues relating to their mental health to support the FDAC model.
Provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support a person’s substance use, parenting and mental health ranging from advice and information, to counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, EMDR, trauma informed practice and other forms of supportive therapy with parents who are working with the FDAC Team.
Undertake community-based drug and alcohol screening within a family’s home and other community-based settings.
Raise awareness about and review as appropriate, the protocols that exist between drug and alcohol services and child protection services.
Provide assessment of families referred to FDAC North East, offering support and insight from a systemically informed perspective. To offer intervention for children and young people referred to the service and their families. Clinical activity may be with children, young people and their parents. This will involve clinical assessment and treatment of families with highly complex needs.
Liaise and work jointly with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
Formulate plans for the formal assessment and/or treatment of need based upon a conceptual framework of the parent / child’s problems, taking into account multiple theoretical perspectives and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
Qualifications:
A professional qualification in Social Work.
Social Work Registered
Knowledge:
Knowledge of the broad categories of services and resources available to adults, children and young people, and the use of those resources to meet identified needs.
Sound knowledge of the legislative framework of Social Services Department’s duties relating to children particularly the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and experience of attending interagency planning meetings e.g. child protection conferences
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of relevant legislation and statutory guidance
Experience:
Experience in developing and implementing child and family centric interventions.
Wide experience of working with children and young people (including those aged 16 and above) and their families/carers
Experience of undertaking complex family assessments; of designing and implementing care plans, of monitoring and reviewing such plans over a period of time
Significant experience of working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
Experience of delivering focussed interventions for families experiencing mental health and substance misuse difficulties. This should include a sound knowledge of using motivational interviewing techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidenced based approaches.
Experience in delivering trauma informed interventions and trauma focused therapy.
Experience of running group work sessions
Experience of working with professional networks
Experience of working with families where there are substance misuse issues
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent recording and report writing skills using electronic data information systems
Effective assessment, planning and reviewing skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage workloads and to work to tight timescales/deadlines
Able to contribute to, and work within, a supportive team environment
Able to liaise effectively with other agencies and professionals and to develop and maintain networks across partnership organisations
Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors and risk and protective factors
Able to summarise, analyse and evaluate complex information
Ability to deliver interventions (such as MI, relapse prevention etc.) as necessary as part of the agreed plan with families referred to FDAC
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Job Ref: Gateshead TCL 5878415087527
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