Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

Undertake person centred / essential lifestyle planning with individuals, enabling people to be involved and have a say in the development of their own care.

To provide practical and emotional support to families/carers of identified service users and their families.

To provide appropriate information/education to service users, families and carers in offer to promote coping skills to maintain an appropriate level of care to children.

To support service users to engage effectively with the agreed care plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.

To attend and provide information to client review meetings/CPA for service users you are working with.

To liaise and work collaboratively with other professionals in the evaluation of intervention plans, and demonstrate change through the use of outcome
measurement tools e.g. HONOS, CORE 10 etc. including work with partner
agencies to facilitate inclusion and improve health and social care outcomes for service users.

 Work under the direction of senior practitioners to facilitate recovery. To take responsibility for supporting an agreed caseload of people within recovery.

Undertake/contribute to the comprehensive assessment of service users, including ongoing evaluation of care, working with them to plan recovery outcomes.

Participate in the recovery plan, clinical monitoring and support of community patients. As directed by the senior practitioner and within agreed service frameworks, including accompanying service users to various venues identified in the recovery plan.

Review and evaluate recovery plans as directed and support clients in achieving identified goals, utilising therapeutic interventions as appropriate to skill level and competence.

Provide practical and emotional support to help mum’s prepare for their new baby’s arrival

Supporting partners, siblings and wider family members prior to baby’s arrival.

Provide education and support to help enhance the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current research.

Provide best practice advice and model behaviour in relation to talking, playing and interacting with babies.

Offer Video Interaction Guidance, where qualified or in training under appropriate supervision.

Help to identify early warning signs of relapse by monitoring the service users progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert appropriate staff involved in their care.

To participate in ongoing risk assessments, identifying and escalating any concerns.

Report any adverse effects of prescribed medication to the senior practitioner to ensure appropriate review.

Positively promote independent living of service users within their community.

Developing a rapport but within appropriate and transparent boundaries.

Provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers in developing and managing dignity and independence.

Report regularly to care co-ordinators as appropriate key worker.

To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.

To ensure the service user understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named individuals.

Monitor and review client progress by means of regular reviews and close liaison with the client, their Care-Coordinator and other members of the Perinatal Team.

All employees have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people in all relevant areas of their work. This will include timely attendance at relevant training events, self-directed updates, attendance at Safeguarding supervision and compliance with the Safeguarding Procedures.

Any other duties appropriate to role as indicated by the service manager, line manager or lead medical officer.