Band 7 Specialist Practitioner - Birmingham Youth Justice Service

Overview

A vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust within the Children and Young People’s division (formerly Forward Thinking Birmingham). The division provides dedicated mental health in-reach support into the city’s Youth Justice Service to support children and young people who may have a mental health need. Birmingham Youth Justice Service is one of the largest in the country.We recognise that many children in this service have limited access to mental health services, are often marginalised, and face multiple disadvantages with high rates of disproportionality. The role of the Specialist Practitioner is to overcome these barriers and systemic challenges by working with children, young people, and the surrounding systems to understand their needs and next steps, enabling timely support and access to services. The aim is to contribute to the principal objective of the Youth Justice Service to prevent offending by ensuring physical, emotional, and mental health needs are addressed as a core factor in all assessments and interventions undertaken by the Youth Justice Service (YJS).Role and responsibilities

The YJS Specialist Practitioner will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system has the same access to a comprehensive health service as any other young person in the general population. The post holder will deliver health services to children and young people, including direct assessment, early intervention and referral, and will offer advice and consultation on children and young people’s healthcare to colleagues. The post holder will be responsible for the management and coordination of healthcare needs of young people within the criminal justice system, working within a multi-agency environment with a wide range of professionals across all agencies to meet physical, emotional and mental health needs. This will be delivered through a model of consultation and direct service delivery.Key working relationships

include service users, parents/carers, health professionals, YJS professionals, substance misuse colleagues, GPs, colleagues in children services, education, and those in the voluntary and private sectors.About Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. We employ around 4,000 clinical and support staff who help us to improve mental health and meet the needs of about 70,000 people each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training and are recognised for research and innovation.Our population is culturally diverse, with areas of deprivation that create increasing demand for our services. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where a warm welcome awaits you.Additional information

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding the main responsibilities of the post. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible; this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep ..... full job details .....