Manchester Thrive Practitioner

The THRIVE framework, jointly developed by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, has provided a systematic and population focused approach to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.

I-THRIVE support the provision of services using a whole-system approach to the delivery of child wellbeing services. This involves taking a population approach to delivery of care; enabling integration across health, care, education, social care and third sectors, and a central focus on delivering improved outcomes for children and young people.

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 Practitioner roles will include acting as enablers and systems supporters; providing advice, information and signposting to well-being 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 Navigators 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 well-being needs of children, young people, families and carers. This will involve working along side all stake holders,including  children, young people and carers.

The Thrive Navigators will signpost and support people into services in the community, predominantly VCSE sector. They are able to support joint visits with other professionals as well as lone visits to help support improving an individual’s well-being in their local community.

The role of the Thrive navigator is not a clinical one and will have a strength based person centred approach when working with people to come up with the best support plans with that person at that time involving all other services when appropriate. The Practitioner will be responsible for the planning and delivery of youth support offer to Children and Young People

• • A qualification relevant to working with young people with Mental Health Needs e.g. CYP IAPT, counselling. Degree or equivalent experience
• • Minimum of 3 years experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
• • Experience of using a range of therapeutic approaches with young people.
• • Experience of liaison with a range of agencies.
• • Experience of group work
• • Experience of delivering services in a community setting
• Formulating short- and longterm objectives and engages in planning and evaluation
• Can demonstrate motivation, drive, enthusiasm, flexibility, reliability, empathy and confidence
• Professional attitude, confident and self motivating
• Prioritising & effective time keeping
• IT literate using different programmes and in the use of social media
• Providing advice, support and training on CYP and professionals
• Contributes to the development of and responsibility for the implementation of standards, policies/ procedures in relation to specialism
• Accurately maintain CYP records, records own data/documentation
• Excellent Presentation/teaching skill
• Understanding of Thrive Framework
• Excellent communication skill
• Time management skills
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Understanding of working within a multi-cultural inner-city area
• Skills and knowledge in using participatory young person ways of working.
• Understanding of the particular issues young people face and how this impacts on their mental health.

• A Professional clinical qualification
• Counselling Certificate
• Teaching Certificate
• Art Therapy
• Further knowledge through short courses to Degree Level.
• Experience in developing new services / projects
• Experience of devising, developing and delivering training
• IT Skills
• GM Thrive Training Modules