Rais Senior Mental Health Practitioner

3 months ago

Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is passionate about childrens mental health and crisis intervention to join the RAIS (Respond and Intensive Support) Team.

The RAIS team work with children and their families intensively over a period of 2 weeks and work 7 days a week/365 days a year.

We aim to stabilise Young people, Instill hope, empower parents to maintain safety and try and improve mental health

We work alongside each other and for the individual's overall care the team is responsible.

There are going to be changes made to the Blackpool RAIS Team and we want you to be part of that exciting change

To work with YP's and their families to stabilise risk of mental health difficulties

To work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop the best pathway of care for every young person and their family

To work intensively for a period of 2 weeks until the YP's risk has stabilised and they can be managed by their care co-ordinator in the community

To provide comprehensive assessments, reviews and discharge to manage safety and to help in crisis

To work alongside local childrens mental health services and liaise on a regular basis

Liaise with the wider services to build relationships and help with scaffolding the Young Person and their families

To mentor and supervise junior members of staff

To attend regular morning meetings and provide up to date handovers of patients under the RAIS Team

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

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.

This role will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies i.e. social services / education / CAMHS/ Resilience Team & external agencies.
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. To maintain a high standard of record keeping and reports. Participate in clinical governance programs within RAIS/CASHER Team. To evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions e.g. individual work, family work, group work whilst responding to the changing needs of the clients and
the service. To attend and participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision within the multidisciplinary team. Whenever possible to attend team meetings on a regular basis for both the RAIS Team To support students and other trainees on placement with the service. To work in the context of an equal opportunities framework and to promote equality
in all areas of work.

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