Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Summary of main duties and responsibilities (Please see attached copy of JD) 

 Communication 

• To be aware of safeguarding procedures and their application to workload.
• To always maintain strict confidentiality and a professional manner.
• To create and maintain positive professional relationships with children, young people, families and other agencies.
• To communicate effectively and participate in clinical meetings.
• To communicate effectively with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• To use a wide range of communication methods e.g. email, telephone face-to-face and written methods.
• To adapt communication methods according to the needs of the client group.

Analytical skills 

• To attend mandatory training, meetings and study sessions as required.
• To regularly review personal skills and training needs and ensure deficiencies are reduced.
• To maintain accurate personal records and to participate in Knowledge Skills Framework and professional development review.
• To actively participate in the Trust KSF and supervision to support data collection associated with audit and service change.

 Planning and organising skills

·        Excellent time management and organisational skills.

·        Ability to prioritise workload effectively.

·        Able to work autonomously.

 Responsibility for patient/client care

• To develop and maintain support for children and families where there is a mental health presentation/diagnosis.
• To regularly liaise with internal and external MDTs to provide consultation and plan patient care.
• To develop networks with other professional agencies and to act as a link between the ward/clinic and other agencies.
• To provide advice, support, and training around mental health presentations and management to departments and teams across the trust to improve care delivery to children and young people.
• To provide face to face support (were appropriate) to the children, young people and family to ensure access to care and treatment needs.
• To work autonomously and to be accountable for own professional judgements and actions.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records in line with Trust policies.
• To work in accordance with safeguarding children and young people policies.
• Co-operate and work effectively with other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team and community services to ensure continuity of care.
• Analyse and respond to situations arising across the trust.
• To identify and develop good practice and reflect upon own care delivery.
• To deliver public health promotion both opportunistically and planned.
• Undertake physical restraint and breakaway training and utilise in practice as appropriate and in line with least restrictive practice.
• Provide guidance of MHA requirements and least restrictive principles in care and treatment.

 Responsibility for policy/service development

• To attend department meetings and in-service training as required.
• To be involved in the development of the service.
• To be involved in the development and delivery of teaching across the trust.
• To support the development on implementation of new policies and procedures.
• Flexibility in working will be required to meet the needs of this post.
• To monitor and evaluate standards of care.
• To share learning with the wider team following contact/care delivery to children, young people, and their families.

 Responsibility for financial and physical resources 

·        Be cost effective in the use of resources.

·        Work with service leads to identify potential for cost improvements.

·        To be responsible for the maintenance of equipment.

·        Support implementation of service by preparation of materials and administrative/resource-based tasks associated with delivery of service.

Responsibility for human resources 

·        The post holder will be required to manage their own caseload and escalate any concerns.

·        To act as deputy in the absence of the Team Leader.

·        To participate in the induction and training of new staff and pre-registration students.

·        Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trusts Health & Safety arrangements, reporting accidents / incidents to the nurse in charge / team leader, and initiating a full investigation in a timely manner, whilst taking responsibility to complete appropriate documentation.

·        Accept responsibility for own professional development.