LD / ASC Mental Health Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Halton CAMHS team (child and adolescent mental health services) for an experienced/skilled and passionate practitioner to support the mental health of children and young people with ASC / LD. As a specialist practitioner you will be responsible for leading multi-agency plans to support CYP.

You will deliver therapeutic intervention to meet the needs of CYP and complete appropriate safety plans. As an specialist practitioner you will be key in developing and supporting local pathways of care and support and evaluation of services and training to the wider system. You will also offer consultation which includes working with partner health organisations, CSC, Education and third sector organisations and is a very important aspect to our work.

The post holder will be a key member of the CYPMHS in delivering a highly specialised clinical service to Children and Young People and their families and carers with LD/ASC and mental health co-morbidity and the wider multidisciplinary team - they will be integral to ensuring efficient, effective, co-ordinated and responsive high quality service and care are delivered.The post holder will also be required to be proactive with audit, research, education and training to ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within CYPMHS is incorporated into systems and processes

This post is subject toan enhanced with children's and adult's barred listDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check., As a specialist practitioner, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] ,and Learning Disability / Autistic Spectrum Conditions [ ASC] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

The post holder will be expected to provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to perfect care care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Were currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.