Band 5 to 6 Specialist Practitioner Developmental Role - Weston-s-Mare
NHS Jobs Weston-super-Mare
To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings. This will include: a. The use of standardised assessment tools, i.e. the Cluster Allocation Support Tool (CAST), KGV.
b. Recovery Star. c. History, strengths and aspirations. d. Mental state. e. Impact of culture and diversity. f. Functional needs. g. The needs of family and carer. h. Evaluation of risk. i. Physical health. j. Complicating factors. k. The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.
l. Social care needs. m. Safeguarding and public protection. n. Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act. To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidencebased practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.
To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads. To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process ,in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads.
This might include: To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.
In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.
To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.
To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which maybe required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.
Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements. To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy. To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas, according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care.
Specifically this means providing a safe and effective learning environment for the mentoring and supervising of students , participating in their learning objectives and assessments. Demonstrate responsibility for developing own practice in line with professional qualifications and for contributing to the development of others, by making use of and providing, effective feedback, supervision, coaching and appraisal.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others, undertaking assessments and taking appropriate action where required. Develop own knowledge and practice, and contribute to the development of others, making use of available feedback, supervision and appraisal to identify appropriate areas of development for this work role, taking responsibility for accessing identified learning and training opportunities.
Lead, maintain and participate in practices which enable effective team working. The ASYE, or Assessed and Supported Year in Employment is a programme of development for all newly qualified social workers (NQSWS), overseen and moderated by Skills for Care.
Each NQSW, during their first year in employment, is required to produce a portfolio of evidence, demonstrating how they have met 9 professional capabilities. They are required to undertake regular and supported critically reflective supervision with a dedicated assessor, undertake 3 direct observations of their practice and produce 2 pieces of critical reflection, as well as gathering evidence from professionals and service users.
In acknowledgement of the significant amount of work required of the programme we have sought and gained agreement from the trust that all newly qualified social workers should initially be appointed at a Band 5 level. We have discussed with HR and all job advertisements and job descriptions for which social workers are eligible to apply, will now include the ASYE as an essential criteria for NQSWs and inform them that progression to Band 6 is dependent on the successful completion of the ASYE.
b. Recovery Star. c. History, strengths and aspirations. d. Mental state. e. Impact of culture and diversity. f. Functional needs. g. The needs of family and carer. h. Evaluation of risk. i. Physical health. j. Complicating factors. k. The interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.
l. Social care needs. m. Safeguarding and public protection. n. Capacity under the Mental Capacity Act. To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidencebased practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.
To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads. To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated in the assessment process ,in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads.
This might include: To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.
In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.
To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.
To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.
Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which maybe required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards.
Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements. To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy. To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas, according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care.
Specifically this means providing a safe and effective learning environment for the mentoring and supervising of students , participating in their learning objectives and assessments. Demonstrate responsibility for developing own practice in line with professional qualifications and for contributing to the development of others, by making use of and providing, effective feedback, supervision, coaching and appraisal.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others, undertaking assessments and taking appropriate action where required. Develop own knowledge and practice, and contribute to the development of others, making use of available feedback, supervision and appraisal to identify appropriate areas of development for this work role, taking responsibility for accessing identified learning and training opportunities.
Lead, maintain and participate in practices which enable effective team working. The ASYE, or Assessed and Supported Year in Employment is a programme of development for all newly qualified social workers (NQSWS), overseen and moderated by Skills for Care.
Each NQSW, during their first year in employment, is required to produce a portfolio of evidence, demonstrating how they have met 9 professional capabilities. They are required to undertake regular and supported critically reflective supervision with a dedicated assessor, undertake 3 direct observations of their practice and produce 2 pieces of critical reflection, as well as gathering evidence from professionals and service users.
In acknowledgement of the significant amount of work required of the programme we have sought and gained agreement from the trust that all newly qualified social workers should initially be appointed at a Band 5 level. We have discussed with HR and all job advertisements and job descriptions for which social workers are eligible to apply, will now include the ASYE as an essential criteria for NQSWs and inform them that progression to Band 6 is dependent on the successful completion of the ASYE.
This does not bar NQSWs from applying for Band 6 opportunities but recruiting managers must be mindful that, unless exceptional circumstances can be applied, all NQSWs will start at Band 5.
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Please do not apply if you do not have any experience of working in the NHS as you will NOT be shortlisted.
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