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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

• To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of adolescent clients with a view to promoting the management of the disorder in a community setting.
• To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for clients and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
• Must hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwifery Council and to be trained or training in a relevant CYP-IAPT intervention.
• To lead on developing psycho-education input for children on medication and their families.
• To engage therapeutically with clients and their carers in a variety of settings as appropriate to the needs of the client and to be able to assess the risk of working in particular areas.
• To be able to plan and facilitate appropriate therapeutic intervention including group work for the specialist client group and their families and carers.
• To be able to assess and manage high risk clients and assess the risk to the client and others on an ongoing basis within the role as care co-ordinator
• To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client.
• To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
• To contribute to overall service delivery and development as required
• To offer joint work and specialist advice within the specialist team and to outside agencies.
• To implement appropriate training packages for parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
• To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the trust and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Services, voluntary sector.
• To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.
• To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.
• To store statistical data in accordance with trust policies..
• To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.
• Actively identify personal training needs and participate in training programmes to meet requirements
• To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public.
• To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area
• To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. case review meetings and the CAMHS NEC forum.
• To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients .
• To liaise closely with the head of profession to promote good, effective and safe practice within the CAMHS nursing establishment.