Link Worker

East of England, East of England

Fixed-Term

£23,000 to £25,000

Other Allied

Link Worker

Job summary

You will deliver person centred outcome focused evidence-based interventions for CLA / children and young people experiencing moderate mental health difficulties to support them to improve their emotional health and build resilience. This will include individual and group work.

Supporting the MDT in designing and implementing innovative client focussed plans to support successful care pathways and sustainable placements and reunifications.

Main duties of the job

This post will work under the line management of the Service Lead / Senior Practitioner. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as you will work as part of a diverse clinical team pro-actively developing the service through co-production, delivery, and ongoing innovation.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

We are a values driven organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving peoples lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work with in a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of designing and delivering health services.

We actively welcome candidates and staff with different identities and different ways of thinking. As a Disability Confident Leader we encourage open and honest communication at all levels and we are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments for any staff in any role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Tasks:

To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean lone working.
To undertake professional initial assessments of young people
To provide ongoing and one-off interventions to young people.
To develop alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work.
To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.
To provide information, advice, guidance.
To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.
To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals
To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.

Communication

Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.
Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control and are respected.

Skills & Competencies required:

An experienced mental health practitioner used to a fast-paced environment
Experienced in working with children and young people across mental health and care settings and experienced in engaging the whole family
Experienced in providing guided self-help and therapeutic interventions
Positive and proactive to achieve the highest standards and outcomes in engagement with children, young people, their parent/carers, and professionals
Adept in communication and confident communicating with CYP (Children and Young Peoples), their parents/carers and health professionals
Open, respectful, committed to equality and inclusiveness and motivated by new ideas and perspectives
A team player

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Experience in managing a caseload.
Ability to assess and manage risks.
Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.
Ability to make use of supervision.

Desirable

Experience in the CLA sector.
Experience in quality improvement measures.
Experience in pathway development.
Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents / carers.
Experience in delivering training to professionals.
Experience in running peer support groups

Qualifications

Essential

Up to date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing / early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal and written.
Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental level and backgrounds.
Excellent telephone manner.
Ability to prioritise work tasks.
Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.
Efficient problem-solving skills.
Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.
Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office & running remote meetings.
Experience with reporting in client database packages.
Excellent customer care.
Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.
Punctuality, reliability and honesty.
Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.

Desirable

Local knowledge of services and need.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
Willing to travel.
Enhanced DBS check.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.