Paediatric Liaison Support Worker

Are you looking for a new role in children's mental health?

We're seeking a Paediatric Liaison Support Worker to join our OSCA team in Children and Adolescent Mental Health. The Outreach team aims to support and engage children, young people and families with complex needs by means of individualised home and community treatment packages.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that offers a whole system approach to the short- and long-term management of mental illness that works across the whole CAMHS service with the OSCA team picking up the highest levels of need.

Service aims include:

• Reducing children and young people's vulnerability to mental health crisis
• Maximising children and young people's resilience
• Enabling children and young people with high levels of mental health need to be supported in their own homes or placements
• Offering choice to children, young people and their families and carers
• Offering advice, support and supervision to systems supporting young people, such as addiction, adoption, Children's Care and youth offending services

Under the supervision of Crisis staff within the Bucks CAMHS OSCA team, you will be supported to:

Aim to speed up the process of assessments and discharges - able to collate pre-assessment information in order to significantly reduce the duration of time required by the Senior Mental Health Practitioner (SMHP) to complete Mental State Examination (MSE) and discharge plan. Liaise with Paediatrics and CAMHS - information sharing, liaising and answering queries. Can occasionally be liaising with other pathways within CAMHS such as Neuro or ED and patient may not always be open to Crisis.

Liaison with social care, if required. Physical presence for CAMHS within the hospital to answer any queries nursing/medic staff have. Queries may include if a referral is required, process of referrals etc.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

• To work within organisational processes with some autonomy whilst taking direction from supervisor/manager when required.
• To be responsible for an agreed caseload, under the supervision of senior clinical staff.
• Develop and maintain skills necessary to support children and adolescents with presentations of deliberate self-harm and additional complex health needs through a variety of learning opportunities.
• To provide relevant documentation and record keeping in line with Trust standards.
• Work within the National Service Framework, NICE guidelines, NHS Trust policies and procedures with Health and Safety at Work Act.
• To gather activity data regularly and accurately, ensuring provision of such information promptly within local Trust guidelines.
• Demonstrates clear, effective, up to date and accurate record keeping.

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