The post holder will work as a member of The Single Point of Access Team for Rochdale CAMHS, being co-located in a busy multidisciplinary office.
As part of the Single Point of Access the post holder will support the team to screen, triage and outcome referrals into Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents, and manage risk accordingly, consulting with families and professionals.
The post holder will work within the Single Point of Access enabling parents, teachers, education psychology services, school support staff and other professionals across all children’s and young people’s services to get easy access to signposting, advice, support and urgent care, where necessary.
The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate excellent understanding of the delivery of the child and adolescent mental health services and be able to manage and assess risk effectively, providing risk support to professionals, children and families
The post holder will also have experience in screening referrals and decision making in terms of appropriate pathways, along with excellent risk management skills.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chloe Eastwood Job title: Single Point of Access Team Leader Email address: chloe.eastwood@nhs.net Telephone number: 07935 700 979
