Child Mental Health Worker (Corner House) London, England
Job description
Corner House is part of the National Deaf Child and Family Service at South West London and St. George’s Mental Health Trust. Corner House is an Monday to Friday inpatient providing Tier 4 care to children and young people from the UK, age 11– 17 years.
Corner House aim to reduce and manage risk whilst the child/young person’s mental state is assessed, treated and stabilised during which a planned returned to their community, offering therapeutic support and education is formalised. Corner House provides 24 hour care to meet the needs of the child/young person and their families/carers following assessment by members of the Corner House Team.
Corner House provides a Mental Health Service for deaf children and their families. The Service comprises of 6 bedded inpatient unit. All of the children/young people admitted are deaf and are likely to use a variety of communication means, including British Sign Language (BSL) and Sign Supported English (SSE).
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and motivated Child Mental Health Support Worker who is passionate about providing high quality mental health care to Deaf young people. The post is demanding but rewarding and you will be provided with excellent team support, supervision and learning opportunities. It is not essential that you are able to converse using BSL as training will be provided. It is essential however that you are committed to promoting Deaf Culture and improving the access for Deaf young people to receive high quality mental health care.
The inpatient service is a small six bedded specialist unit for Deaf children & adolescents (8-17yrs) with mental health and behavioural problems. The unit is the only one of its kind in the country and is commissioned by the National Specialist Commissioning Team. We therefore play a key role in the ongoing development of National Deaf CAMHS Services along with our colleagues in other parts of the country.
The aims of the service are to provide expert multi-disciplinary assessment, care and treatment to Deaf young people with mental health problems. The service is committed to promoting Deaf culture and promoting the Deaf identity of young people is integral to the delivery of care within the service. In helping you achieve this you will be fully supported by an experienced MDT and will be provided the opportunity to achieve BSL Level 2 within two years of your appointment.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
The Child Mental Health Support Worker is the role for those who have
experience and training, in clinical practice, in a ward or other clinical setting.
Child Mental Health Support Workers provide personalised care to service users, undertaking clinical tasks with supportive supervision as required.
Those in this role will spend significant amounts of time engaging with people who use our services.
Child Mental Health Support Workers may go on to progress to become a
Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner, once they have completed the
necessary training and demonstrated the necessary competences.
