Single Point Of Access Practitioner

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health board in Cardiff is seeking a Single Point Of Access Practitioner to provide mental health support to children and young people. The role involves consultation, triage, and therapeutic interventions, requiring qualifications in therapeutic support and experience in mental health services. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the wellbeing of young individuals and their families.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in therapeutic support for children and young people.
• Experience in mental health services is essential.
• Ability to work flexibly and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist consultation and advice to GPs and primary care professionals.
• Conduct mental health assessments and interventions for children and young people.
• Organise MDT meetings and collaborate with outside agencies.

Skills

Consultation

Mental Health Screening

Triage

Assessment

Therapeutic Care

Education

Qualifications around therapeutic support for children and young people

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Single Point Of Access Practitioner

The closing date is 04 June 2025

• Provide specialist evidence based consultation advice to professionals, patients and their families and liaison with third sector services, voluntaryorganisation and education and service user lead organisations.
• Mental health screening, triage and assessment.
• Signposting and onward referral to relevant services as identified at triage.
• To work with other clinicians, in providing effective, evidence basedtherapeutic care and delivery of care pathways.
• Provision of information for service users and carers.
• Short term therapeutic work with clients with mild to moderate or stable severe and enduring mental health problems;
• The post holder is required to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to the diverse and demanding nature of this post.
• To organise and arrange MDT meetings with other outside agencies and professionals .
• To provide a commitment to Safeguarding Children and Young People.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• To work as a member of the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health team and deliver care to a range of children, young people and families that require emotional, wellbeing and mental health support.
• Work autonomously and flexibly to competently screen, prioritise and triage mental health referrals from Primary Care and Secondary Care, including the assessment and management of risk. In addition, signpost to relevant agencies, e.g. voluntary organisations and other non-statutory support services
• Provide specialist clinical consultation and advice to GPs, primary care counsellors and other disciplines working within education and the primary care sector with regard to mental health issues.
• Provide specialist evidence based mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people involved with the service.
• Make decisions that are based on best practice and in-line with NICE guidelines thus enabling the young person and family to address their identified needs in a manner that minimises their stay within the service.
• Have an understanding of young people's issues and how best to address them utilising the most appropriate therapeutic intervention.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
• Understand how to interpret data from patient feedback tools and to understand the limits of any interpretation

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications around therapeutic support for children and young people

Experience

• Experience working within Mental Health Services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board