Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 7 Thinking Allowed Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

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Job summary

We are pleased to be inviting applications for the role of Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Children in Care Specialist CAMHS Service in AWP, based in Bristol (Thinking Allowed). This is a well-established service with a reputable history of working with children and young people with complex needs who have experienced multiple adversities. If you are passionate about supportingyoung people with experiences of developmental trauma and believe in the difference that can be made by supporting a multi-disciplinary system to understand and recognise the impact of trauma, we would love to hear from you. We are a small supportive, energetic and creative team made up of Clinical Psychologists, an Art Therapist, a Psychotherapist, and assistant Psychologist. We also have regular trainee Clinical Psychologists from Bath University. Post-holders will be expected to provide clinically effective interventions for the adult network and young people. We provide 1:1 support for young people, foster carer consultations, network support, training for social workers, as well as support for prospective adoptive parents. The team work alongside core CAMHS Services and also in partnership with Social Care and Education.

Main duties of the job

To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive

When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with AWP Children in Care Clinical Lead

To attend Thinking Allowed team meetings and case discussions andwork closely as part of the multi-disciplinary Children in Care CAMHS team.

To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.

To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences.

To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body.

To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality.

To provide reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions and consultation meetings.

To be prepared to travel to other sites and clinics, to schools and to the child's home

To be computer literate.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and global majority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP.

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS130-1024

Job locations

Barton Hill Settlement

43 Ducie Rd

Bristol

BS5 0AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification which outlines description and main duties for the role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification which outlines description and main duties for the role

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Relevant completed professional qualification (eg clinical psychology, art psychotherapy, psychotherapy)
Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (ie HCPC, UKCP, etc)

Desirable

Additional training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to Children in Care

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
Experience of risk assessment and management appropriate to children and young people. Including young people who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others.
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable

Experience in a Children in Care CAMHS service
Experience of providing clinical supervision to colleagues and more junior staff including trainees/students

Skills

Essential

Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Ability to organise and prioritise client caseload
Skilled in Clinical Risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.
self-awareness and emotional resilience

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Relevant completed professional qualification (eg clinical psychology, art psychotherapy, psychotherapy)
Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (ie HCPC, UKCP, etc)

Desirable

Additional training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to Children in Care

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
Experience of risk assessment and management appropriate to children and young people. Including young people who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others.
Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable

Experience in a Children in Care CAMHS service
Experience of providing clinical supervision to colleagues and more junior staff including trainees/students

Skills

Essential

Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Ability to organise and prioritise client caseload
Skilled in Clinical Risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.
self-awareness and emotional resilience

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Barton Hill Settlement

43 Ducie Rd

Bristol

BS5 0AX

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Barton Hill Settlement

43 Ducie Rd

Bristol

BS5 0AX

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)