CYPWP Mental Health Practitioner Bolton, England
Job description
To co-ordinate a central referral Hub for the Ithive model of emotional health and well-being support for children and young people. To provide Information, Advice and Guidance to children, young people, and families. To navigate access to the most appropriate service within the Bolton Together emotional health and well-being offer and the wider community and voluntary sector. To support and facilitate a collaborative approach to improving children and young people’s emotional health and well-being.
An exciting time to work in a role that is worked in partnership with Bolton Together. The role will be four days working at Bolton together as the:
IThrive Co-ordinator
with 1 day a week within the Bolton CAMHS team.
As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE.
These principles will recognise the need to:
- Promote safe practices
- Value the aims of service users
- Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
- Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
- Value social inclusion
1. To co-ordinate one referral point for practitioners, families and young people to access Bolton Together’ s voluntary sector provision
2. To triage cases and conduct initial screenings and assessments with children and young people, triage and support access to the most appropriate service within the consortium and the community and voluntary sector
3. To co-ordinate access to support that is evidence based, safe, well led, effective, efficient, and responsive
4. To allocate cases via the Lamplight Database
5. To work closely with IThrive providers to discuss cases and support access to their provision
6. To liaise with referrers and multiagency professionals to support access to the right support for the child/young person.
7. To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and enable them to support their children
8. To support connectivity and clear communication between voluntary sector partners
9. To develop positive relationships with voluntary sector providers and those referring into the service
10. To support collaborative working with the CAMHS service and the wider health and social care workforce and schools to ensure access to the right service at the right time for children and young people.
11. To review providers waiting lists and support management of reduction of these
12. To identify gaps in provision and raise with the Chief Executive of Bolton Together
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
