Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CEDS

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification to support your application for this post which highlight in detail the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application. Essentially though, you need to

• Have qualifications or experience to masters level in any relevant discipline e.g. nursing, social work, clinical psychology or occupational therapy.
• Have experience/training in an additional therapeutic modality - motivational interviewing/CBT or a willingness to work towards.
• Have an interest/passion for improving life experience for young people and families.
• Have substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families presenting with emotional and behavioural difficulties, family relationship problems including experience of working with young people with eating disorders.
• Enjoy working in a MDT setting.
• Have experience of managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision.
• Have experience of providing evidence based psychological therapy to children and adolescents.
• Have experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to team members.
• Have experience of using ROMs.
• Have experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups.
• Have experience in developing formulations.

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical approach and understanding to child mental health and development
• Ability to demonstrate evidence of up to date knowledge of eating disorders and its application to children and young people
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and government policy relating to children's mental health
• Child protection knowledge and practice
• Specific theoretical knowledge related to therapeutic speciality
• Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit research and service evaluation
• Understanding of current multi-agency landscape including public sector reform

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families presenting with emotional and behavioural difficulties inc family relationship problems, including experience of working with young people with eating disorders
• Working in a MDT setting
• Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision
• Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapy to children and adolescents
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to team members
• Experience of using ROM
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
• Experience in developing formulations
• Significant experience working in a multi-agency context

Desirable

• Working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Qualification / experience

Essential

• Qualifications and experience to Masters Level in any relevant discipline e.g. nursing, social work, clinical psychology or occupational therapy
• Experience/ training in motivational interviewing/ CBT or willingness to work towards
• Relevant professional registration (RMN/SW/HCPC)

Desirable

• Masters Degree
• Additional post graduate qualifications relevant to child mental health
• Additional accredited training
• Specialist post qualification training in psychological therapy with children and families to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma level
• Accreditation with the appropriate accrediting bodies governing the specific modality ( e.g. BABCP, IY)
• Non-medical Prescribing

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work in partnership with service users ,carers, colleagues and other agencies
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing ,complex, technical and sensitive information to children, young people and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Good standards of Verbal and written skills
• Able to work effectively an as an integral member of the multi disciplinary team
• Ability to relate relevant theory to practice
• Ability to work autonomously and to use initiative
• Organisational, time management, report writing and record keeping skills
• IT skills
• Ability to manage change and motivate staff
• Ability to be self reflective whilst working with service users , in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Caring and sensitive to the needs of patients, staff and colleagues
• Ability to identify and manage expose to distressing situations and challenging behaviours
• Be able to listen carefully to a young person who may be distressed and be able to maintain the therapeutic role and task
• Keep accurate records of sessions and be able to complete ROM using IT systems

Desirable

• Service development or Project management skills

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).

UK Registration

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