Competency role development following assessment of the skill mix and requirements within a team. Use of the emerging SWC CSU standardised competencies framework to carefully manage this process. It is essential for staff to have rapid access to a standardised Access to Support: package of mental health support and care interventions via their employing organisation. This is applicable to all staff groups not just the CYP mental health workforce. Additionally, organisations should explore reciprocal arrangements between providers of physical care and mental health to offer rapid access to services and to maximise the financial and quality benefits of in-house arrangements. Next Steps The South West Clinical Senate Council has signed off these recommendations and they have been shared with the CYP and adult mental health clinical networks, CCGs and STPs as well as with HEE, PHE, South West mental health providers and also with Clinical Senates nationally. recommendations are owned by the CYP mental health clinical network who it is anticipated will develop an action plan for implementation as part of their future work programme. The network will work with their partner organisations to agree who and how each recommendation will be taken forward. Pre-Reading National Workforce Strategy for Mental Health 2015 Senate Recommendations on Healthy Workforce for PHE 2018 Senate Recommendations on Workforce Children and Young People’s Mental Health in School Green Paper AWP Wellbeing Strategy Overview of NHS Health and Justice and Specialised Commissioning Work stream Clever Together Staff Retention
Competency role development following assessment of the skill mix and requirements within a team. Use of the emerging SWC CSU standardised competencies framework to carefully manage this process. Access to Support: It is essential for staff to have rapid access to a standardised package of mental health support and care interventions via their employing organisation. This is applicable to all staff groups not just the CYP mental health workforce. Additionally, organisations should explore reciprocal arrangements between providers of physical care and mental health to offer rapid access to services and to maximise the financial and quality benefits of in-house arrangements. Next Steps The South West Clinical Senate Council has signed off these recommendations and they have been shared with the CYP and adult mental health clinical networks, CCGs and STPs as well as with HEE, PHE, South West mental health providers and also with Clinical Senates nationally. recommendations are owned by the CYP mental health clinical network who it is anticipated will develop an action plan for implementation as part of their future work programme. The network will work with their partner organisations to agree who and how each recommendation will be taken forward. Pre-Reading National Workforce Strategy for Mental Health 2015 Senate Recommendations on Healthy Workforce for PHE 2018 Senate Recommendations on Workforce Children and Young People’s Mental Health in School Green Paper AWP Wellbeing Strategy Overview of NHS Health and Justice and Specialised Commissioning Work stream Clever Together Staff Retention
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