University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner to join our innovative and forward-thinking inpatient Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) service.

The service supports children and young people who are admitted to the acute hospital for reasons relating to their mental health, behaviour or social circumstances.

The post holder will possess a professional or degree level qualification in either Psychology, Social Care, Nursing or a related discipline. Prior experience of working with children and young people with mental health problems is essential.

The candidate will need to demonstrate excellent abilities in multi-agency liaison and communication and this should include knowledge of community pathways and systems, and appropriate admission avoidance services as well as the admission pathway for specialist in-patient mental health beds.

Main duties of the job

Adopting a person-centered approach to the holistic assessment of children and their families;
Tailoring individually designed support, using least restrictive interventions.
Possessing an understanding of how emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties can present in children and young people
The use of person-centered thinking tools to inform care planning and the assessment of risk.
Embedding a culture of positive behaviour support throughout the Paediatric Division to enhance the quality of life of children and young people in acute distress;
Integrating new processes into existing services and working closely with partner agencies and services.
Support the planning and delivering of PBS training within a structure for staff support and wellbeing;
Helping others to maintain excellent standards of care and evidence-based service delivery at a time of transformation of mental health services.
As discharge planning should always begin from the point of admission, the post holder will need to assist the Clinical Lead in immediate and future care planning for young people and be able to think about what support would meet their needs outside of the acute hospital

Closing date of applications: 10 August 2023

Interview date: 24 August 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

320-W&C-0667

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of an accredited training course or a relevant professional degree level qualification (e.g. in Psychology, Social Care, Nursing or related discipline.

Desirable

Further training in a relevant area e.g. child mental health, ASD, Positive Behaviour Support.

Previous Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of assessment and treatment of children and young people across a range of settings.

Desirable

Experience of working in an acute or crisis setting.
Knowledge of physical interventions/least restrictive practice.
Knowlege and/or experience of person centered thinking tools.
Experience of care planning and assessment of risk

Analytical Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of methods of assessment, intervention and management and which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.

Desirable

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments in specific difficult to treat groups.
An understanding of how emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties can present in children and young people.

Organisational Skills

Essential

Proven ability to plan and organise clinical work.

Desirable

Evidence of managing competing demands

Physical Skills

Essential

Proven keyboard skills (as demonstrated by application form)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of an accredited training course or a relevant professional degree level qualification (e.g. in Psychology, Social Care, Nursing or related discipline.

Desirable

Further training in a relevant area e.g. child mental health, ASD, Positive Behaviour Support.

Previous Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of assessment and treatment of children and young people across a range of settings.

Desirable

Experience of working in an acute or crisis setting.
Knowledge of physical interventions/least restrictive practice.
Knowlege and/or experience of person centered thinking tools.
Experience of care planning and assessment of risk

Analytical Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of methods of assessment, intervention and management and which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.

Desirable

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments in specific difficult to treat groups.
An understanding of how emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties can present in children and young people.

Organisational Skills

Essential

Proven ability to plan and organise clinical work.

Desirable

Evidence of managing competing demands

Physical Skills

Essential

Proven keyboard skills (as demonstrated by application form)

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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