Job Description

The team will provide an active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of service user care which focuses on ensuring that the service users are supported to remain in their own homes wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided. The team will deliver home treatment 24/7 to an identified group of children and young people in Crisis by responding quickly to those referred with urgent and high-risk mental health needs, and provide collaborative, effective, evidence based interventions at the right time with the right person. This team will work within a multi-disciplinary framework, and work closely with other pathways and colleagues to ensure smooth transitions take place, and this includes transitions to adult services or alternative specialist providers and support for and facilitation of early discharge from hospital

There will be scope for creativity in this team, to develop evidence based interventions, to think systemically and work collaboratively with children, young people and families, informed by the local Transformation Plan, Future in Mind and the THRIVE framework. It really is time to think differently and creatively about how we can help more children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will be supported by some very lovely people in all parts of our service and the wider partnership

Note: If you are currently working at an AfC Band 5 position, you are encouraged to apply for this role as part of a development programme.

Full-Time: 37.5 per week (you will be required to cover a 24 hr rota on a shift basis)

We are a team of enthusiastic and experienced professionals providing a 24 hour Crisis Home Treatment Team. These Community Mental Health practitioner posts will join our existing Multi-Disciplinary team of professionals, headed by the Service Manager, Operational Leads, Clinical Leads. The BeeU service is a partnership between Midland Partnership Foundation Trust, The Children’s Society, Kooth and Healios working together in the interests of children and young people in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.

If you are an appropriately qualified and experienced professional with a genuine passion and enjoyment for working as a team, in addition to helping children, young people and their families, then please do get in touch. Experience of working well in teams is essential but so too is being an all-round special sort of person (a few flaws are acceptable).

You MUST be a fully registered Nurse, Social Worker or Allied Health Care Professional with appropriate mental health experience to apply.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

As part of our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we welcome applications from candidates who meet the specific criteria, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical and/or mental disability or offending background.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Main duties and responsibilities
1. Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and
carers, evaluation of individual treatment plans and discharge planning
2. Contribution to the delivery of home treatment through nursing care to an identified
community client group and within a multi-disciplinary team.
3. Support for and facilitation of, early discharge from hospital.
4. This is a 24 hour service which will involve shifts including weekends and nights.
5. To coordinate the workload of the team on an as required basis.
6. To provide an active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and
evaluation of service user care which focuses on ensuring that service users are supported to
remain in their own homes wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided.
7. To contribute to the clinical service development as part of the 0-25 Emotional Health and
Wellbeing Service.
8. To be responsible for an agreed caseload to be determined by the operational lead and
reviewed under Clinical supervision.
9. Triage and assess referrals received by service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues as
appropriate. Formulate and action appropriate response based on need, risk and urgency.
Respond to and inform referrers/other professionals and responsible adults as necessary on
decisions, plans, policy and best practice. Record this on Trust systems (RIO and
Safeguard).
10. Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist
assessment (within service specification), care-planning in conjunction with service user and
carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single
Assessment Process).

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