Intensive Community Support Team Practitioner

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. Are you an experienced mental health professional looking for a role where you can make a real difference to children, young people and families when they need support most? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Children and Young People's Intensive Community Support Team (ICST) as a Band 6 Practitioner. This is a varied, rewarding and autonomous role within a specialist multidisciplinary service supporting children and young people with complex mental health needs. You will undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and risk management plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions, providing the right support, at the right time, in the right place. No two days are the same. You may work with a young person at home, support families during periods of increased risk, collaborate with education and social care, provide specialist advice, or contribute to developing the ICST pathway. We are looking for a compassionate, confident and forward-thinking practitioner who can work effectively with complexity and risk while building strong relationships with young people, families and professionals. Operating across seven days, ICST offers the opportunity to join a responsive and developing service where your clinical expertise, ideas and enthusiasm can genuinely influence outcomes for young people.

• Undertake specialist mental health assessments for children and young people with complex or escalating mental health needs.
• Develop clinical formulations, care plans and risk management plans in partnership with young people, families and their wider networks.
• Deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions that promote recovery, resilience and safe care within the community.
• Manage a clinical caseload, ensuring care is safe, responsive, timely and effectively coordinated.
• Assess and respond confidently to risk, complexity and changes in clinical presentation, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with families, CAMHS, acute services, GPs, education, social care and other partner agencies.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and support to colleagues and professionals.
• Contribute to clinical supervision, learning and development within the team.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, supporting effective management of clinical priorities, capacity and demand.
• Participate flexibly in delivery of the seven-day ICST service.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028