RAIS Senior CYPMH Practitioner

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS

RAIS Senior CYPMH Practitioner

£44962

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS, Burnley

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted today, 1 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 939c85b0dd5c439c8f492cf9ddf8be7e

Full Job Description

  • Delivery of clinical services provided by the RAIS Team which is inclusive of self-harm, ward based and community responses.
  • Ensuring Team Co-ordinator is fully cognisant of significant day to day issues through effective and proactive agreed communication.
  • Developing clinical management plans of a caseload of clients with complex needs, using CPA principles, evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, delivered both in our hospitals and in the community.
  • As a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner in the team, you will be involved in assessments and short term intensive support. The team will work 7 days a week and cover shift pattern until 22:00. Therefore shifts and weekend working are part of the working practice., For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them. Please be aware the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively. Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

    We are Looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, passionate and motivated nurse or allied health professionals to join or Children and Young People's Mental Health Practitioner to join our RAIS (Responsive Assessment and Intensive Support) within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service within East Lancashire. The role is part of a service to provide timely response for a small but significant complex number of young people who may require a timely assessment and short-term intervention. The service has been developed to meet the increasing number of young people presenting with complex needs who are seeking a rapid assessment on a paediatric ward, community or other place of safety. You will be a dynamic and forward-thinking practitioner who is prepared to meet the challenges of a new element of your service., delivering the highest quality of care for the children and young people in Pennie Lancashire. An ability to assess, formulate and intervene from a multi-theoretical perspective is a must as is the ability to work with young people and families from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds. Significant experience in CYPMH or adult Mental health is essential whilst knowledge of IT systems would be advantageous. Supervision requirements are acknowledged.

    Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve. As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
  • The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time. For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT., LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you'd like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.

    The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.