Bank Band 7/8a CPN/SW/OT/AHP, Borehamwood - SW1513

• To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families, foster carers and people with mental health difficulties
• To act as a role model in the delivery of care and uphold public confidence.
• To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individual children and young people, carers and families with complex behavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children andadolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.

Be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and using appropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goals privileging core skills as appropriate.

Develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within thechild/young persons context, employing evidence-based practice.

Evaluate and adjust practices based on feedback.

Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the clients care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/ professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi- disciplinary interventions.

Carry out assessments and interventions.

Work jointly with co-workers from the multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate.

Contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance.

Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health

Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstandingprovider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.

Essential: - Professional registration as relevant to the specific profession; - Evidence of CPD; - Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT

Essential: - Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years' experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.; - Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration; - Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children and adolescents.

Desirable: - Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc.

Essential: - Effective Time management; - Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and to provide a therapeutic environment which contributes to young people's healthy development (including sexual); - Hold a current driving licence. Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving