CASHER Senior Duty Practitioner Band 6 (Bank)

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people and their families who are on the waiting list for other services or who need some extra support in line with local and national guidelines. It is expected that as part of this role, you will be working alongside Blackpool Young Peoples Service.

The hours for this post will be primarily 9am till 5pm Monday Friday with the option to work evenings, weekends & overnight.

To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent / younger persons mental health services to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

• To provide full clinical assessments of children, young people and their families referred to CASHER/RAIS in a variety of settings and situations including the children's ward/A&E, Adolescent Unit, Place of Calm (POC) and various community settings. You could be asked to carry out an assessment in other locations including the clients home/care home. You may be required to work weekends, evenings and overnight. Staff also have the opportunity to work/run the REACH-OUT Groups that we run in both Blackpool & Fleetwood as well as the 1-1 offer that the CASHER service run at Kirkham, Garstang & St Annes. Additional 1-1's and groups are likely to be set up in the future. It is expected that as part of this role that you will also be covering CASHER RAIS Duty.

• As part of the CASHER Team you may be required to manage a small clinical caseload, comprising of assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their parents/ carers. This will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies i.e. social services / education / CAMHS/ BYPS & external agencies.

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live . In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To regularly discuss clinical issues and concerns with the CASHER Team Leader /
Team Manager along with other agencies as required.

To work closely with other agency staff and provide regular professional consultation,
training and advice in order to identify and address the mental health needs of children
and young people as early as possible.

To understand and work within Child Protection protocols and guidelines.

To regularly raise awareness and promote the mental health and wellbeing of children
and young people within the wider community.

To collaborate with a range of other agencies e.g. BYPS, Social Services, education,
private and voluntary sector to promote a network of services providing help and
support to children, young people, parents and their carers.

To participate in and provide training and supervision to other team members.

Please see full job description

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, OT or other equivalent qualification. At least 12 months experience in a clinical setting

Desirable criteria

• Post registration qualification in child & adolescent mental health or qualification in therapeutic approaches with children, young people, parents or carers.
• Qualification in teaching, assessing and mentoring of students.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Evidence of experience working in a community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of carrying out comprehensive assessments and care plans
• Evidence of collaborative working with other services.
• Evidence of experience and/or training in supervising staff.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant post qualifying experience of working within children and families
• Significant post- registered qualification experience with children, adolescents and families in the area of mental health ( 0-25ys )

PERSONAL
Essential criteria

• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal.
• Evidence of ability to work as an effective member of a team
• Evidence of car owner/driver or access to a suitable alternative transport to enable to undertake the role.
• Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of Judgment and decision -making.
• Evidence of ability to prioritis e work appropriately.
• Evidence of awareness to extend knowledge and personal development.
• Evidence of ability to collaborate effectively within and across services
• Evidence of ability to adapt to changing environment.
• Evidence of ability to keep clear and accurate records.
• Evidence of ability to use basic IT and information systems
• Evidence of ability to use and provide clinical supervision effectively

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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JOB DESC ( PDF , 443.5 KB )
• person spec ( PDF , 576.5 KB )
• Conditions Of Service ( PDF , 306.1 KB )
• Applicants Booklet ( PDF , 786.3 KB )
• Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks ( PDF , 64.2 KB )
• Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 43.2 KB )
• Application Guide Booklet ( PDF , 511.1 KB )