Children & Young Peoples Mental Health Lead Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE FOCUS:

The post holder will work within the Bromley Integrated Single Point of Access (iSPA), delivered in partnership with Bromley CAMHS. The iSPA manages all referrals for children and young people with mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties in Bromley. Your role within this team will focus on developing Clinical Practice within the iSPA and deputising for the iSPA managers to provide an efficient and effective service for children and young people. This will include ensuring high quality, safe and responsive risk assessments, screenings and interventions are provided to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals, who are referred to Bromley Y and/or iSPA. You will also contribute to the development of early intervention and prevention service in Bromley for Children and Young People. The post represents an opportunity for a qualified practitioner, with excellent leadership skills, who is committed to the principles of CYP IAPT and iThrive to further their career. The post-holder will work with young people from diverse backgrounds and should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to services for all. This role is hybrid, but your main base will be within Oxleas office in Stepping Stones, with some time in Ethelbert Road and includes home working. The post holder must be prepared to be flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young people can access support at a time which suits their needs. As part of this role the post holder will play an integral part on working closely to support the interface between the iSPA and Bromley Y providing a seamless pathway and positive experience for Children, Young People and their families.

You will work alongside the iSPA & Systems Lead to improve processes as the iSPA continues to develop. You will have some line management responsibilities and be required to work closely with colleagues on managing safeguarding and risk assessments. Post-holders who hold a professional qualification will be allocated interventions to maintain their qualification requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

To join ongoing development and design meetings for the iSPA, playing a key role in formulating and implementing team/service objectives as required.

To provide leadership to the designated multi-disciplinary team, with responsibility for the work undertaken within the team along with iSPA Managers.

To work closely with both services and external senior management and other professional colleagues to ensure high quality and effective service provision.

To work with Bromley CAMHS and other partnership agencies to ensure CYP mental health services are delivered according to local objectives and joint care strategies.

To develop and oversee policies and procedures within the team to ensure safe and consistent service delivery and development alongside iSPA Managers.

To ensure services (iSPA and Bromley Y) are delivered in accordance with CYP IAPT principles.

To take a supporting role in the development, monitoring and review of annual service/business plans for the iSPA with iSPA Managers.

To ensure information systems are kept up to date and comply with service protocols.

To support regular, scheduled team meetings and other professional forums as required with iSPA Managers.

Be responsible for ensuring quality assurance within the team.

Facilitate morning check ins for the iSPA team.

Facilitate consultation slots for professionals, developing these relationships to improve service referrals.

Support screening for complex referrals in line with team managers discussion.

To support a seamless pathway between iSPA and Bromley Y, with a focus on managing risk, safeguarding and ensuring all relevant information is available for allocation of pathway for support.

Leadership

To deputise for the iSPA & Systems Lead in areas relating to the iSPA as required, including deputising for iSPA Managers to cover annual leave and sickness.

To be managerially and operationally accountable to the iSPA & Systems Lead for iSPA service delivery & interface with Bromley Y.

To facilitate iSPA group case supervision.

Develop iSPA Team training with Bromley CAMHS iSPA Manager.

To work alongside the iSPA managers to support the development, implementation and review of clinical and organisational change within the iSPA.

To provide line management for the BY iSPA team members.

To be a part of the Bromley Y Practice Lead meetings.

To be forward thinking and be a part of supporting new innovations and ideas within the iSPA.Clinical

To ensure iSPA team undertake appropriate clinical risk assessments, ensuring timely allocation and discharge of referrals in line with team procedures.

To take a lead in the management and review of complex cases.

To participate in BY Directorate/Trust-wide clinical initiatives and projects.

To provide an evidenced based service for children and young people as part of early identification and intervention for children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.

Undertake agreed assessments and/or screening calls with children and young people and their parents if required.

Provide casework supervision to identified qualified and trainee staff.

To identify, always monitor and manage risk.

To ensure a young person is placed on the most appropriate pathway following MDT discussion.

To work across agencies to develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health needs offering consultation and advice to other professionals on all aspects of mental health and wellbeing of children and their families (parents/carers).

To provide relevant psychoeducation and resources to children and families if required.

Please review the full job advert and job description, both attached for your reference.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing
• professional development, in a field relevant to child and
• adolescent mental health.
• Professional Accreditations (one of the following): BACP, UKCP,
• HCPC, GMC, NMC.
• Enhanced DBS (Bromley Y carries out a DBS check as part of our
• screening/vetting standards).

Desirable

• Supervisor Qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Five years experience of working with children and families (parents/carers), including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.
• Experience of screening and triaging complex information. Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs children and young people.
• Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.
• Experience of working with safeguarding issues and risk assessments.
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, and develop others to achieve shared goals.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Knowledge of employment legislation relevant to line management responsibilities, including the Data Protection Act and the Equality Act, with the ability to apply these principles effectively in day-to-day decision-making.
• Ability to listen empathetically to children and young people and their families in order to work effectively in partnership Qualities essential to practice, including, respect, genuineness, empathy, personal integrity and communication skills, to enable the therapeutic relationship and process. Ability to work in partnership with children and families.
• Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance in relation to childrens services and knowledge and skills to safeguard and protect children and young peoples welfare in line with the Children Act 2004 requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to deliver training packages on child and young peoples emotional wellbeing and mental health, including delivering psycho education children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge and skills to offer emotional wellbeing and mental health consultation to a wide number of professionals. Demonstrate skills to assess risk using already established assessment tools and if necessary, develop protocols with families and other staff / practitioners to manage risk.
• Ability to manage a caseload.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Health, Social Services, Education and the Voluntary Sector.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in identifying systems for supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health needs in the community and facilitating access for young people and families.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bromley Y

Address

17 Ethelbert Road

Bromley

Kent

BR1 1JA

Employer's website

https://bromley-y.org (Opens in a new tab)