Since 2018 across Greater Manchester there has been large-scale transformation plans for the Crisis Care Pathway for children and young people (CYP). This role is a key element of the GM wide Crisis Care Pathway which is child centred, needs led, responsive, accessible, and flexible. The post will be instrumental in the success and future developments of the pathway and will ensure that all professional and patient contact with the service is of the highest professional standard at all times.

As part of the GM wide Crisis Care Pathway, Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) are developing an excellent service that will support CYP in crisis within the Central Manchester area. Within Crisis Care there are two teams the Rapid Response and CAMHs Home Intensive treatment team both offering support to CYP during times of Crisis.

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved while we continue to develop this new, award winning service and help shape the crisis support for young people and ultimately improve their lifelong well-being.

We welcome applications from anyone who feels they can develop the skills required for this post. If you are a registered nurse (of any discipline), social worker, or occupational therapist and are keen for a change, we would support you to develop within our supportive team. We can offer a bespoke introduction and training plan in Children's and Young Peoples Mental Health Services.

Main duties of the job

As a Crisis Care Mental Health Practitioner you will work across the Rapid Response and Home Intensive treatment team. Both teams offer support to CYP during a time of crisis.You will work collaboratively with our core CAMHS and other Mental Health Services across the system as well as Acute and/or Specialist Hospitals, the Police, Education and Social Care.

You will work directly with children and young people with mental health needs and those who care for them. Conducting psycho-social and risk assessments, and identify strategies and creative interventions to help children and young people participate in normal family and community activities and to facilitate positive outcomes in relation to young people's mental health needs, ensuring that they are supported to remain in their own homes, while providing long lasting life skills and resilience to future crisis episodes.

To be responsible for an agreed caseload. Case loads will be small and due to the nature of the service, support will be provided from across the team to utilise the excellent variety of skills and expertise that each member of team can offer. All clinicians will have a responsibility to provide input and support into each other's case load.

This is an extended hours service which will involve shifts including weekends and evenings, current operational hours are 8am - 10pm 7 days per week, this may change as the service develops. There is no current requirement to work nights.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant core professional qualification in mental health (Nurse, Social worker or Occupational Therapist)

Desirable

• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent

Registration/Accreditation

Essential

• NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BABCP

Knowledge, Skills and Ability.

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely
• The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
• To be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GP's, maintaining positive working relationships.
• The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice
• To have the ability to manage own caseload.
• Ability to manage and organise own time and diary.
• The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
• The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision.
• The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering training.
• Demonstrable therapeutic skills
• IT competent
• Knowledge and understanding of the research process

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
• Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans.
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals.
• Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service.
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures

Desirable

• Community mental health experience.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• commitment to undertake further relevant training and selfdirected study.
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Carol Kendrick Centre

Southmoor Road

Wythenshawe

M23 9XD

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349-MCH-6594655*