Sefton EST MHP

The Liverpool & Sefton Enhanced Support Team (EST) are looking for an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our team. There are two full time positions available. One post will work cross locality shared between Liverpool and Sefton EST, the other will be based within Sefton EST. The Enhanced Support Team works with children and young people with complex needs who present with high risk behaviours, high harm behaviours and high vulnerability. They are likely to have difficulties in multiple domains (mental health, physical health, neurodevelopmental), which are persistent, severe and are framed by family and social contexts (family disruption, loss, ACEs). This may include for example, children and young people who are involved in youth justice services, not in education/training/employment, who engage in substance misuse, have multiple adverse childhood experiences, who have a learning disability and/or autism, or who engage in sexually harmful behaviour. These children and young people are likely to have been referred to multiple services, but are likely to struggle to engage. The successful applicant will provide a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team and will hold full case management responsibility for their workload. Provision of supervision to lower banded team members, students and other service group/team professionals as required is expected., The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment of children and young people referred to CAMHS, and provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need. The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families, carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person., The services comprise a small team of experienced staff from varied backgrounds, including psychology, social work and nursing working closely with Sefton CAMHS to provide response care to children and young people a In addition, our team members are trained in a wealth of different therapeutic interventions and approaches, making the teams truly multi-disciplinary., Maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records in accordance with trust policies and procedures Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Service Group's operational policies and procedures. Participate in MDT and multi-agency meetings Share responsibility with other team members, as appropriate, for implementing service developments. Contribute to the management of workloads of appropriate staff within the framework of the Service Group policies and procedures.

• Contribute to the delivery of national and local priorities as set out in the
Trust's corporate objectives. Please see JD and PS for further more detailed description We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site., The Framework for Integrated Care was developed in response to the commitment set out in the NHS Long Term Plan to further invest in services for children and young people with complex needs.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: + Great flexible working opportunities + Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme + Generous annual leave and pension scheme + Extensive staff health and well-being programmes, This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months. Accommodation Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month) The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses. Relocation package Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information.