NEH Early Help Hub Screening & Triaging Clinician

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, inspiring and dedicated, dynamic team?

Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding care to children, young people, and their families?  If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our CYPS Early Help Team in Northeast Hampshire (covering Hart & Rushmoor) is a highly supportive, friendly, and innovative service. Guided by the i-THRIVE framework, we focus on providing Getting More Help and Risk Support to children and young people. Asa screening and triaging clinician, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring children and young people are seen by the most appropriate service in a timely way.

What we're looking for:

• Professional registration with NMC,  HCPC or Social Work England
• Two year’s post qualification experience of working in the community with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and/or mental health difficulties and their families.
• Experience and confidence in undertaking: mental health assessments, risk assessment, implementing risk management plans and embedding outcome measures.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced Clinician  to provide timely support to CYP within our CYPS Community Team in Northeast Hampshire. This is a dynamic and varied role, offering the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people across the locality

.Key responsibilities include:

• To work autonomously undertaking clinical screening and where appropriate, assessment, of children and young people who may have a range of needs.
• To work alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in positive outcomes for that child/young person.
• work  within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties.
• To be able to actively formulate a robust My Safety Plan with young people and their families inclusive of risk assessment and management and positive risk taking.

• About you We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting cyp and their families This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated clinician to make a difference to the lives of  cyp whilst ensuring they can access the most appropriate support in a timely manner in our community within a strong and well established leadership team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities

• To provide timely screening and triage of children and young people where the Hub has received a request for support for their emotional wellbeing/mental health needs, including offering discovery conversations where ensuring the safety of the child/young person may be a priority.
• To work individually and jointly to support children and young people be able to access the most appropriate care for their needs.
• To confidently signpost using the iThrive framework, considering where needs may not be based in mental health and where support can be sought from a range of Northeast Hampshire systems partners.

Qualifications required

Degree level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy, with associated professional UK registration.

Experience required

Two year’s post qualification experience of working in the community with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and/or mental health difficulties and their families. Experience and confidence in undertaking: mental health assessments, risk assessment, implementing risk management plans and embedding outcome measures.