Job summary
Children
and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an
innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and now looking to
appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality
and county-wide professional teams.
We
are seeking a passionate Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to
support our Mood Emotions and Relationships (MERS) locality pathway in Exeter,
East and mid Devon, based in Exeter. The successful
candidate will hold an additional post registration mental health qualification
and have significant experience in providing evidence-based therapies
for children and young people with a moderate to severe mental health condition.
The
Exeter, East and Mid Devon MERS team, is an innovative, multi-disciplinary team
offering a number of evidence informed therapies to support the recovery of a
range of mental health conditions. You will be joining a strong, enthusiastic
and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a
friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of
professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work,
your career development and your support network.
Main duties of the job
As
a Specialist Mental Health Practitioner you will evaluate the mental health,
emotional well-being, and specific challenges of children and young people.
Through interviews, observations, and standardised assessment tools, you
develop individualised treatment plan, and implement evidence-based treatment
interventions.
You
will work with the child, family, and other professionals to create a holistic
approach. This may involve individual or group therapy, support to systems and
external agencies. You will use therapeutic techniques to address anxiety,
depression, trauma, and other mental health conditions.
In
addition to treatment, the practitioner provides ongoing support and
monitoring. They act as a consistent point of contact, reviewing the child's
progress and adjusting the treatment plan as needed. Collaboration with other
professionals ensures comprehensive care and support for the child.
Specialist
mental health practitioners actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings
and case conferences. They contribute expertise, discuss complex cases, and
contribute to service development. Staying updated with research and
developments in child and adolescent mental health is essential for
evidence-based practice.
They
also contribute to wider service duties such as duty and screening along with
supporting junior staff and trainees through supervision and mentoring.
About us
Successful
applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )
Children and Family Health Devon
(CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve
health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and
treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we
deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our
services.
CFHD works closely with our local
universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we
support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our
own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment
has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and
their families/carers.
Our children
and young people say
We
would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be
understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us
feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and
experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way.
When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that
is informal and without pressure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification.
The post holder
will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,
compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional
boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young
person and their parents/carers.
They will
demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including
assessment, formulation, treatment and evaluation of care in line with NICE
guidance and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical
decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with
the team to meet the needs of children, young people and their parents/carers,
supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing clinical
supervision and leadership as required.
The post holder
will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced
clinical role to support children, young people and their parents/carers in
receiving high quality specialist treatment and where safe and appropriate to
do so, support children, young people and their parents/carers in their own
homes, working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in
their psychological wellbeing by delivering a range of therapeutic
interventions.
The post holder
will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service
that is sensitive to the needs of the population and clinical expertise and
advice that is supportive to colleagues. The team members will provide
comprehensive assessment and formulation to inform appropriate person centred
evidenced based treatment plans.
The post holder
will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of
care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification.
The post holder
will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,
compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional
boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young
person and their parents/carers.
They will
demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including
assessment, formulation, treatment and evaluation of care in line with NICE
guidance and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical
decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with
the team to meet the needs of children, young people and their parents/carers,
supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing clinical
supervision and leadership as required.
The post holder
will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced
clinical role to support children, young people and their parents/carers in
receiving high quality specialist treatment and where safe and appropriate to
do so, support children, young people and their parents/carers in their own
homes, working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in
their psychological wellbeing by delivering a range of therapeutic
interventions.
The post holder
will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service
that is sensitive to the needs of the population and clinical expertise and
advice that is supportive to colleagues. The team members will provide
comprehensive assessment and formulation to inform appropriate person centred
evidenced based treatment plans.
The post holder
will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of
care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents / carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes antidiscriminatory practice
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals
- Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training (e.g. Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc)
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
- Current registration with the appropriate professional body
Desirable
- Training in supervision and / or leadership skills Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Skills
Essential
- Ability to travel across Devon
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents / carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes antidiscriminatory practice
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals
- Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training (e.g. Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc)
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
- Current registration with the appropriate professional body
Desirable
- Training in supervision and / or leadership skills Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Skills
Essential
- Ability to travel across Devon
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).
Additional information
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).
