Assistant Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Tiverton, United Kingdom Devon Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to beWe have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens communityservices and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join ourfriendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic, and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network, and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development, and your support network.

We are currently seeking dedicated and compassionate Band 4 Assistant Practitioners to join our LDAP keyworker pilot. The Learning Disability and Autism team has been created as part of a key worker pilot designed in partnership with NHS England. This pilot delivers a new way of supporting CYP with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and/or a Learning Disability (LD) and their family/carers.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with other professionals to deliver high-quality care and support.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and are committed to personal development and growth, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position. We also offer Band 3 trainee opportunities for candidates who do not hold the relevant qualification but have relevant experience.

Main duties of the job

The teams are made up of Senior Practitioners (Band 7) and Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) with business administrative support. The teams work together to share expertise and skills, attend combined training events and share staff supervision.

As an assistant practitioner, you will play a vital role in providing care and support to children. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, your focus will be on meeting the unique needs of these young people in a comprehensive and holistic manner. Your insights and contributions will inform care planning and decision-making processes.

Your primary responsibility is to be involved in assessments and observations of children in crisis. You will gather information to identify immediate needs and risks. This will enable the team to implement timely interventions that support the well-being of young people. You will also provide interventions and support to young people.

Your active participation in the development of comprehensive care plans, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, is essential. By engaging in care planning and implementation, you will ensure that the plans are tailored to each child's unique circumstances, evidence-based, and person-cantered.

Accurate and up-to-date documentation of assessments, interventions, and evaluations is vital for providing quality care. By maintaining records and adhering to relevant policies and procedures, you will contribute to the overall coordination and continuity of care.

About us

Successfulapplicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust ( )

Children and Family Health Devon(CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improvehealth outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care andtreatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure wedeliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of ourservices, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with ourservice users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our localuniversities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where wesupport students in clinical training placements and in addition support ourown staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatmenthas been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and theirfamilies/carers.

Our childrenand young people say

Wewould like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to beunderstanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make usfeel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills andexperience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way.When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment thatis informal and without pressure.

Job description

Job responsibilities

FullVacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification .

The principalpurpose of the job is to improve the health and wellbeing of children, youngpeople and their families with a range of mental health difficulties. This willbe achieved by:

Activeinvolvement in the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate mentalhealth services as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Implementingspecific assessment, review and care packages to individuals and groups withinstandard protocols, integrated care pathways.

Providingevidence based advice and consultancy to young people, family members/carerswithin standard protocols.

Organising andmanaging a defined caseload under distant guidance and work as lone workerswhere appropriate. The post holder will be accountable for their own actionswithin the delivery of this care.

Seeking adviceand expertise of a registered practitioner when required through the use ofregular managerial and clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy.

Ourservice operates flexibly to meet the needs of the children, young people andtheir family/carers, we therefore offer a 7 day a week service, which includesevenings and weekends

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working in a range of different mental health care settings Experience of working autonomously and using own initiative Working with young people with challenging behaviour and complex health needs Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes antidiscriminatory practice. Experience of collaborative working in community settings, with professionals across a range of agencies in health, social care and education. Experience of safeguarding children and ensuring the safety of young people in partnership with other agencies as appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

Must already hold or obtain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment. Level 3 QCF in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification GCSE in Maths and English (Grade C or above) OR Level 2 Key Skills / Functional Skills in Maths and English Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or qualification to diploma level or equivalent If a Foundation Degree or equivalent qualification is not already obtained, to complete within 2 years of commencing employment.

Desirable

Evidence of additional relevant health training eg. Eating disorders / Working with young people experience/ Eating disorder / Social Care.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

Able to travel and work across the area covered by the trust as requested by Line Manager

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