Job overview

MFT CAMHS Emerge 16-17 CMHT offer developmentally appropriate accessible and young person centred mental health services to young people aged 16 and 17 years, who live in Manchester Salford and Trafford. Under supervision the post holder will manage a caseload and provide a range of high quality care appropriate to the young person’s needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation and evidence based interventions. The post holder will have a range of mental health and engagement skills and  knowledge to deliver care in line with trust values from with in a multi-disciplinary team setting. 

Main duties of the job

To undertake initial assessment with young people in a holistic and young person-centred way, including gathering of appropriate information from the child / young person, their family and from other relevant agencies

following assessment, to develop a formulation and plan for intervention, In partnership with the young person and those in their support net work and communicating this to the referrer and other relevant professionals.

d   Under Supervision to assist with duty activity, offering telephone support, liaison and consultation services to young people and relevant professionals

To liaise with a range of other statutory and voluntary / 3rd sector  professionals working in other young peoples services

i.        To co-work cases managed by other members of the multi disciplinary team.

j.        To work from a multi agency perspective in liaison with other professionals

To attend and contribute to professional meetings.

To keep accurate, timely and thorough records of care provided to all patients, including the compilation of appropriate statistics.

To provide written reports as required and within timescale

Under supervision to be responsible for the management of agreed tasks in relation to specific services/resources within emerge t to ensure the efficient and safe running of that aspect of the service.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & 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.