The post holder will work as a member of The Single Point of Access Team for Rochdale CAMHS, being co-located in a busy multidisciplinary office.
As part of the Single Point of Access, the post holder will support the team to screen, triage and outcome referrals into Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents, and manage risk accordingly, consulting with families and professionals.
The post holder will work within the Single Point of Access, enabling parents, teachers, education psychology services, school support staff, and other professionals across all children’s and young people’s services to get easy access to signposting, advice, support, and urgent care, where necessary.
The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services and be able to manage and assess risk effectively, providing risk support to professionals, children, and families.
The post holder will also have experience in screening referrals and decision-making in terms of appropriate pathways, along with excellent risk management skills.
We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside and Glossop. Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential, and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage, and civil partnership, are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us, we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance. Access to Continued Professional Development. Involvement in improvement and research activities. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel.
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious, and Determined, then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople.
Key Responsibilities: To ensure high-quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred to the Tier 3 service. To deliver therapeutic input to children and young people referred to the team. To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload. To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child and others in line with Pennine care and CAMHS procedures and protocols. To liaise closely with a wide range of agencies regarding individual care packages and to promote awareness of child and adolescent mental health issues within these agencies. To undertake liaison and joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT. To provide consultation and training on a wide range of children’s emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GP’s, Early Help and Primary Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Youth Offending Services, and Education Services. To provide urgent mental health advice following triage of referrals into SPOA, in line with Pennine care protocols, to both advise other professionals regarding risk and work with them to develop a plan of care for the child.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025.
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As part of the Single Point of Access, the post holder will support the team to screen, triage and outcome referrals into Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents, and manage risk accordingly, consulting with families and professionals.
The post holder will work within the Single Point of Access, enabling parents, teachers, education psychology services, school support staff, and other professionals across all children’s and young people’s services to get easy access to signposting, advice, support, and urgent care, where necessary.
The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services and be able to manage and assess risk effectively, providing risk support to professionals, children, and families.
The post holder will also have experience in screening referrals and decision-making in terms of appropriate pathways, along with excellent risk management skills.
We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside and Glossop. Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential, and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage, and civil partnership, are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us, we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance. Access to Continued Professional Development. Involvement in improvement and research activities. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel.
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious, and Determined, then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople.
Key Responsibilities: To ensure high-quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred to the Tier 3 service. To deliver therapeutic input to children and young people referred to the team. To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload. To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child and others in line with Pennine care and CAMHS procedures and protocols. To liaise closely with a wide range of agencies regarding individual care packages and to promote awareness of child and adolescent mental health issues within these agencies. To undertake liaison and joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT. To provide consultation and training on a wide range of children’s emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GP’s, Early Help and Primary Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Youth Offending Services, and Education Services. To provide urgent mental health advice following triage of referrals into SPOA, in line with Pennine care protocols, to both advise other professionals regarding risk and work with them to develop a plan of care for the child.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025.
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