Criminal Youth Justice Community Mental Health Worker

As An Integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability And Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Provides a Range Of Services Including

• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist in-patient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust are pleased to announce the development of a Criminal Youth Justice Service and we are currently recruiting to cover North Lancashire and South Cumbria Area – Fylde and Wyre and South Cumbria

The purpose of the role is to provide a CAMHS service to the Criminal youth justice service as required by Crime and Disorder act 1998, to ensure children and young people in contact with youth justice service are provided with mental health services.

The CYJS worker will compliment an existing coordinated approach by developing and supporting systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the CYJS has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their mental health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively.

• When more intensive/specialist services are required, refer children to either Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service or Adult Mental Health Services.
• Act as an advocate for children who are in need of specialist support and interventions from either Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service or Adult Mental Health Services.
• Provide consultation and advice to other Child and Youth Justice Service members regarding mental health of children.
• Proactively remain up to date and professionally accountable to the code of conduct of either the NMC or other relevant professional body for disciplines outside of nursing.
• Carry out assessment of children's mental health and emotional well-being. This could include risk assessments related to self harm and suicidal ideation.
• Provide short-term interventions and support for children experiencing mental health difficulties who are involved with the CYJS teams.
• Participate in group work programmes with children relating to issues associated with emotional well being and mental health difficulties.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Hill Job title: Service Manager Email address: [email protected]