Job overview

We are seeking a nurse of any discipline, social worker,  psychologist or any Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body to join our Single Point of Access (SPOA) Duty and Assessment team.  You will provide a range of high quality interventions appropriate to the child or young person’s needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation, formulation and evidence based interventions. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines.  The post holder is also expected to promote and develop partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health THRIVE Framework. 

Main duties of the job

To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload and exercise the highest standards of professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families/carers,  liaising with and referring to relevant agencies.

To participate in a duty rota  including receipt and screening of referrals, obtaining further information if needed and responding promptly to emergency requests for assessments or contact, signposting, and advice.

To undertake assessment of children, young people including risk assessment, gathering appropriate information their family/ carers and other relevant agencies

To develop a formulation and plan for intervention with the child, young person and parents/carers. Communicate this to the referrer/other relevant professionals

To offer therapeutic, evidence-based practiced, interventions in line with NICE guidelines.

To implement, co-ordinate and regularly review further assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, including risk management,

To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) 

Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment

The role involves travel to other locations within MFT and within the local community. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.