4x Therapeutic Practitioner - Supporting Smiles

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Ormiston Families Supporting Smiles Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service is excited to invite applications from therapists looking to further their therapeutic career. We offer great benefits.

Our Supporting Smiles service provides professional mental health support to children and young people through our Therapeutic Pathway for 413-year-olds and 518-year-olds with our Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner team. Whether residing in Norfolk or Waveney or registered with a Norfolk or Waveney GP, we're here to offer therapeutic support to meet children and young peoples needs.

At Supporting Smiles, we believe in a needs-led approach, and our service name, "Supporting Smiles," was co-created with input from the children and families we support. Our holistic mental health and wellbeing support service encompasses the expertise of our therapeutic practitioners, counsellors, and childrens wellbeing practitioners.

Convenience and accessibility are key to our therapeutic support. We offer sessions in various venues across your local community, including schools and family hub sites. If accessing our venues poses a challenge, don't hesitate to reach out, and we'll work together to find a solution that suits your needs.

As a member of Norfolk & Waveneys Children and Young Peoples Alliance, we're part of an integrated mental health service network dedicated to THRIVE principles: Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Risk Support. Alongside partners like The Benjamin Foundation, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, we're committed to providing comprehensive support to children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring their mental health needs are met every step of the way.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Assess each referred child and young person as appropriate and liaise with the wider service regarding their needs

Carry out Routine Outcome Measures or other outcome and feedback measures at the appropriate points of the intervention as advised by the service

Provide the appropriate number of therapeutic sessions based on the service provision and the young persons needs

Deliver a single session approach where appropriate

Provide high-level professional therapeutic practice using appropriate interventions which are outcome-focused and evidence-based

To ensure comprehensive written records are kept of sessions, assessments, planning, progress and decision making

Appropriately identify and transition referrals between relevant programmes/other services as necessary

Pro-actively encourage service user involvement and feedback to monitor the quality and impact of our interventions and inform ongoing service improvements

Complete paperwork as required to show progress made and the impact of the provision

Promote other Ormiston Families services where appropriate

Generic Responsibilities

Maintain levels of confidentiality within the limitations of the Safeguarding Policy.

Report safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead in line with Ormiston Families safeguarding policies.

Generic Duties

To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the grade, when requested by senior staff.

To be familiar with and comply with all Ormiston Families policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

To demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the charitys values.

You may be required to conduct other tasks based on the business needs.

Benefits include

Continued professional development training opportunities

Management support and induction

Access to peer support

Access to appropriate clinical supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Relevant Professional Qualification, e.g.Play therapist, Systemic Family Registered or accredited Practitioner, Drama therapist, Psychotherapist, Art therapist, CBT therapist, IPT-A Therapist.
• - Registered or accredited with a relevant professional body, such as UKCP, BACP, HCPC, PTUK, IPT, IPTUK, AFT.

Desirable

• - Supplementary clinical qualifications (EMDR, ACT, CAT, DBT).
• - Qualified clinical supervisor.

Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• - Ability to establish and maintain clear boundaries in respect of personal and professional responsibility.
• - Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and use of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• - Ability to work autonomously and make decisions to work as part of a team.
• - Awareness of safeguarding procedures for children and young people and vulnerable adults.
• - Ability to follow Policies and Procedures in relation to Data Protection and Security, and Protection of Personal and Sensitive Personal data.
• - Ability to keep accurate records, including service user development logs and use recorded data for evaluation and monitoring.
• - Be able to travel as required for the role (driving license and own car preferred).

Experience

Essential

• - At least 1 year of previous experience working therapeutically with children, young people and/or families.
• - Have obtained a minimum of 120 hours of clinical experience with a clinical supervisor.
• - Experience in undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and safety planning.
• - Demonstrate a commitment to continued CPD.

Desirable

• - Worked in MDT settings/education settings/mental health service settings.
• - Experience working across a range of therapeutic modalities.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ormiston Families

Address

Ormiston Families

11 Prince Of Wales Road

Norwich

NR1 1BD

Employer's website

https://www.ormiston.org/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)