CYP Mental Health Practitioner Therapy Trainee: ASC/LD Modality

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Support triage of referrals for neurodevelopmental assessment;

Participate in diagnostic assessment for autism (and co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions) within a multi-disciplinary team;

Write diagnostic reports;

Mental health assessment of autistic and learning disabled children and young people;

Assessments for suitability for the treatment for which modality specific training is provided;

Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary;

Deliver lower-intensity interventions to autistic and/or learning disabled students across special schools in Islington under the supervision of a qualified clinician;

Formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic intervention for clients in line with their training modality and experience;

Support the delivery of intervention groups to parents/carers and/or teaching staff;

Involve the system around the child in treatment as appropriate, e.g. parent/carer, school, conveying therapy formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language;

Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate;

Collect and record routine service data including appointment recording, and routine outcome measures.

Training & Supervision

Fulfilling the requirements of and completing a PG diploma at UCL/Anna Freud including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments, alongside private study;

Apply learning from the training programme in practice;

Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical and case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.

Professional

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BPS, HCPC, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health;

Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times and comply with data management systems and processes including submissions to the training provider;

Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathway;

Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development;

Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager;

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives;

Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments;

Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the post, and the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the pay band. The post may change over time to reflect the developing needs of the Trust and its services, as well as the personal development of the post holder.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Meets minimum academic requirements of relevant professional experience or 2nd class bachelor's degree

Desirable

• Previous training in mental health related profession

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective written and oral communication, and good computer literacy
• Good time management and organisational abilities

Desirable

• Able to advocate for the needs of children and young people with autism and/or LD

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the unique challenges for autistic/LD CYP and their families
• 2 or more year experience of working with a children and young people's MH setting
• 1 year or more of clinical competence and experience working with autistic and/or LD people

Desirable

• Knowledge of MDT approach
• Experience of safeguarding

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated to learn and be challenged
• Capacity to work well in teams.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Islington CAMHS, Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway Road

London

N7 6LB

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)