An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Mental Health Worker to an inpatient positive behaviour support (PBS) service.

The service supports children and young people who are admitted to the acute hospital for reasons relating to their mental health, behaviour or social circumstances.

The post holder will possess a professional or degree level qualification in either Psychology, Social Care, Nursing or a Counselling/Therapeutic Discipline. Prior experience of working with children and young people with mental health problems is essential.

The candidate will need to demonstrate excellent abilities in multi-agency liaison and communication and this should include knowledge of community pathways and systems, and appropriate admission avoidance services as well as the admission pathway for specialist in-patient mental health beds.

Main duties of the job

• Adopting a person-centered approach to the holistic assessment of children and their families
• Tailoring individually designed support, using least restrictive interventions.
• Possessing an understanding of how emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties can present in children and young people
• The use of person-centered thinking tools to inform care planning and the assessment of risk.
• Embedding a culture of positive behaviour support throughout the Paediatric Division to enhance the quality of life of children and young people in acute distress
• Integrating new processes into existing services and working closely with partner agencies and services.
• Support the planning and delivering of PBS training within a structure for staff support and wellbeing
• Helping others to maintain excellent standards of care and evidence-based service delivery at a time of transformation of mental health services.
• As discharge planning should always begin from the point of admission, the post holder will need to assist the Clinical Lead in immediate and future care planning for young people and be able to think about what support would meet their needs outside of the acute hospital

Closing date of applications: 28th July 2024

Interview date: 8th August 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development

On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily

We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week

An average 860 patients are seen in A& E every day - 6th largest in the country

Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.

We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres

We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres

We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Completion of an accredited training course a relevant professional degree level qualification in Social Care, Nursing or Counselling/Therapeutic Discipline.
• Post registration experience with relevant client group.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development related to Child and Adolescent Mental Health or neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support

Desirable

• Further training in a relevant area e.g. child mental health, ASD etc.

Previous experience

Essential

• Demonstrable Experience of assessment and treatment of children and young people across a range of settings.
• Previous experience/training in Positive Behaviour Support

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute or crisis setting.
• Knowledge of physical interventions/least restrictive practice
• Knowlege and/or experience of person centered thinking tools.

Analytical Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of methods of assessment, intervention and management and which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments in specific difficult to treat groups.
• An understanding of how emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties can present in children and young people.

Organisational skills

Essential

• Proven ability to plan and organise clinical work.

Physical skills

Essential

• Proven keyboard skills

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

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