Manchester Thrive Pathfinder

Job title:

Manchester Thrive Pathfinder

Company

NHS

Job description

The Manchester (M) Thrive Hub is a single point of entry, a front door, to Manchester’s Emotional Wellbeing Services. The M Thrive Hub Practitioners will work within one of the three Manchester locality M Thrive Hubs (North, Central, South).The M Thrive Hub Pathfinder roles will include acting as enablers and systems supporters; providing advice, information and signposting to wellbeing services. The key aim of the M-Thrive strategy is to ensure that children, young people and carers are able to Thrive in their local communities.M Thrive Hub Pathfinders will work to map and develop close working relationships with the whole range of local services in their area. This is to enable an integrated community response to meet the wellbeing needs of children, young people, families and carers . This will involve working along side all stake holders ,including children, young people and carers.Main duties of the jobTo help M Thrive team navigate young people, parent and carers who have not been accepted by your local emotional health and wellbeing services, but who need some wellbeing or support services.To be able to hold complex and high level conversations with young people and families and have the ability to have a positive behaviour change with them in order for them to be able to access a community neighbourhood offer.To have challenging conversations with young people and families that may arise from the referral being at the ‘wrong front door’, having to manage their expectations in a sensitive and hold potential contentious conversations, to engage them in a positive manner when the message needs to be understood and accepted to promote engagement.About usMFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.Date posted30 September 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 4Salary£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-MCH-6645499*Job locationsRoyal Manchester Children’s HospitalOxford RoadManchesterM13 9WLJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].Were looking forward to hearing from you! Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience or qualification in youth work, psychology, or social sciences

Desirable

• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working with young people with mental health problems
• Experience of liaison with a range of agencies.
• Experience of delivering services in a community setting.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures

Desirable

• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
• Experience in being part of developing new services / projects.
• Community mental health experience.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience or qualification in youth work, psychology, or social sciences

Desirable

• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working with young people with mental health problems
• Experience of liaison with a range of agencies.
• Experience of delivering services in a community setting.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures

Desirable

• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
• Experience in being part of developing new services / projects.
• Community mental health experience.

Expected salary

£26530 – 29114 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:39:36 GMT

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