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"I love seeing first-hand the improved outcomes for the young people we work with that we have directly impacted, it is an amazing feeling. As well as this, the job is flexible which is great for a good work/life balance and no 2 days are the same."
Closer2Home is a specialist intensive home treatment service that supports young people with acute mental health problems in their homes by providing intensive input and support using a bespoke package of care tailored to each young persons needs.
The teams work in an integrated way, supporting one another to provide the service either remotely or sometimes by crossing borders into another trusts area. This means that a YP's needs are not restricted by boundaries, staff sickness has less of an impact on service delivery and YP receive a better service where ever they live. For you this will also increase opportunities to develop your career, in a way that works for you.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled passionate clinician to develop their career and make a powerful impact on the lives of young people when they need it most. Hospital admission can be lifesaving but often has a detrimental effect on young peoples as well. Closer2Home provides a service that helps young people in crisis to remain in their own home, in their own community where they can get involved in meaningful activities that are worthwhile to them.
Main Duties and tasks
* To support staff within a universal and targeted children's workforce.
* To work with senior colleague to develop skills in completing assessments, formulation of systemic treatment, reviews and be accountable for professional actions and policies.
* To participate in the development of a high quality, responsive service for children, young people, and their families/carers/friends whose presentation is complex and high risk.
* Assess children's individual care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care to meet their mental health needs and improve quality of life through psychosocial interventions in line with NICE guidance.
* To offer consultation to colleagues across all teams within professional expertise, including representation in meetings with colleagues from both internal and external agencies.
* Under supervision of senior colleagues develop the skills to manage complex referrals and to assess the needs of the referred child or young person and to develop, implement and evaluate appropriate interventions, using professional expertise.
* To convene and lead on multi-agency meetings pertaining to a young person's care through the service.