Senior Practitioner for Children & Young People

at  Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification: To provide comprehensive assessments to plan and identify the mental health needs of the patients referred to the service and to follow up. This would primarily be for Children and Young People however this is not exclusive. To have an in-depth understanding of the range of mental health conditions and presentations that Children and Young People may experience. To provide clinical leadership to all MHLS team members, with particular focus on provision of care to Children and Young People who may be referred to the team.
To demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the clinical pathways relating to Children & Young People in Greater Manchester. To have current knowledge of a range of clinical pathways and liaison protocols relating to wider patient groups, including those relating dementia, substance misuse, self-harm and functional mental illness. To have the knowledge of alternative treatment options for Children and Young People. To be able to make decisions, particularly in reference to referring patients on to other services, admitting for treatment and discharging patients.
Be able to effectively support non mental health colleagues from a range of disciplines. To utilise highly developed interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication when there are barriers to understanding or in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive situation. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers and external agencies

Please refer the Job description for details