Home Treatment Team Practitioner

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Radlett; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a qualified practitioner to join the Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services as a Band 6 professional in the Home Treatment Team (HTT) within CAMHS. This role supports 13-18 year olds with intensive interventions to prevent admission to inpatient care.

You will participate in comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, coordinate care with multidisciplinary colleagues, and maintain high standards of safety and

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of the Children Act and Mental Health Act.
• Good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients suitable for the team and undertake development and implementation of treatment plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure high-quality care in the community.
• Provide information, education and support to families, carers and other professionals.
• Maintain a diary of visits and complete required returns.

Skills

Excellent communication

CAMHS knowledge

Organisation skills

Education

Registered professional

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified practitioner to work at the forefront of innovation in Children’s and Young Peoples Mental Health and to play an instrumental role in Hertfordshire.

The team is a CYPMHS Tier 4 home treatment team (HTT) which offers an alternative to an in-patient admission. The service works with 13-18 year olds and is a multidisciplinary team who provide intensive support within the young persons home.

The successful candidate will be a registered professional with experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at band 6 or equivalent.

The post-holder will be a member of the Home Treatment Team outpatient service within CAMHS. This is part of an exciting expansion of CAMHS specialist services within HPFT. The introduction of the Home Treatment Team will build on the existing CAMHS Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (C-CATT) model and high risk pathway, to prevent avoidable admissions and support discharges from inpatient units, so that young people are in the least restrictive Tier 4 service for their need.

The successful candidate will also have the following skills and experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• A good knowledge of the Children Act and Mental Health Act
• Good organisational skills
• Participate in the assessment of clients who are appropriate to be seen by the team and undertake the development and implementation of treatment plans, working within the agreed supervision arrangements within the team.
• Continually review and assess clients needs and to seek supervision and guidance as appropriate. Provide information, education and support to family members, carers and other professionals.
• Maintain a diary of people visited and complete appropriate returns.
• Maintain and develop expertise in the acute care of people with a serious mental health problem, including the management of people at risk of suicide.
• Provide profession-specific interventions relevant to the needs of service users.
• Work closely with other team members to ensure that care is delivered to the highest possible standard.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.