Link Worker

We are looking for mental health practitioners to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The mental health practitioner will be a member of the specialist, multi-disciplinary service. This role will support work in Liverpool to work with schools and multi agencies to support children, young people and their families collaboratively.

They will be based in the Mental Health Support Teams and will report to the MHST strategic clinical lead. Their primary role will be to act as a link for schools and colleges in Sefton (as per the recommendations of the 2017 Green Paper: Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision). They will provide rapid advice, consultation and signposting for children and young people aged 5-18.

We are looking for experienced individuals who have skills and experience in working with children and young people and with families from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation., 1. Provide specialist assessments of children and young people referred to the service group
2. Develop, implement and review a range of evidence based treatment plans informed by clinical assessment and the specific needs of the individual within their wider social context
3. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children/young people in the context of Care Aims and CAPA models
4. Provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professional groups
5. Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to external agencies regarding appropriate risk
6. Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans under CPA
7. Effectively communicate with families and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person
8. Actively record all clinical outcomes.
9. Participate in the Service Group MDT as appropriate and at the direction of senior clinicians within the Team.

Alder Hey has already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and have a broad range of hospital and community services, serving the local population of children, as well as being a tertiary referral centre for children from across Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales. Every individual makes a valuable contribution and Alder Hey is proud of its long history of providing pioneering and innovative healthcare to children and young people. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic candidates to join our dynamic and experienced CAMHS team.

Alder Hey is an equal opportunities employer, and our workforce is currently under-represented from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and people with disabilities. We would welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as our ambition is that our workforce is fully reflective of the communities that we serve. Alder Hey is signed up to the disability confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.