Job summary
Are you passionate about
children and young peoples mental health? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge
of how to support children and young people with colleagues within the
education sector?
Our Future in Mind (MHST) is a
growing and developing service within Wakefield which aims to provide early
intervention to improve the lives of children and young people experiencing
mild to moderate emotional and mental health needs. Due to additional funding
we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic practitioner to join our friendly and
supportive team.
The successful applicant will
be allocated a number of education setting in which they will have the
opportunity to develop strong working relationships and provide support to the
school community.
Applicants will need to hold a
professional registration with post qualification experience of working with
children and young people with emotional and mental health needs is essential
whilst knowledge and experience of the education system is desirable.
Informal enquires are
encouraged.
Please contact Sarah
Dixon Team Manager for more information.
At the time of advertising,
this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to
sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your
application.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities
of the Senior Practitioner include:
Delivering
evidenced based interventions to children, young people, parents/carers through
individual and group work.
Delivering
psychoeducation sessions to children, young people, parents/carers through
assemblies, classroom and parent sessions.
Ensuring
children/young people play an active part in decision making about the support
they need.
Providing
advice/consultation to education staff to support children/young people getting
the right help at the right time.
Developing
local knowledge of services particularly in relation to mental health issues to
enable effective signposting and planning.
Supporting
education settings in developing and embedding whole school approaches to
mental health through collaboration and coproduction with the school community.
Participating
in the delivery of training programmes for education settings and community
services.
Completing CYP-IAPT supervision
training and providing clinical supervision to EMHPs.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The
post holder will work as part of the Kirklees Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
to manage a defined case- load with
a focus on providing comprehensive assessment, consultation and evidence-based
interventions, for children and young people (CYP) with mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers.
This post will involve
supporting Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP)s with developing their clinical
practice, psychological formulation and school engagement.
The post holder
will be expected
to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills
Supervision to a number of trainee/EMHPs within the
service (training may be provided).
The post holder will be able to work flexibly
across a range of education providers, be a keen contributer to joint working
initiatives and adaptive to change in a ever-growing service. Kirklees MHSTs are delivered through
a partnership involving CAMHS (South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation
Trust) as the lead provider, Educational Psychology services (Kirklees Council)
and Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust as wrap around services.
KEY RESULT
AREAS:
The
postholder will:
1.1 Care/service/function
provision:
Work in partnership to deliver a range of evidence-based
mental health interventions with children and young people (CYP) as well as some parent-led interventions.
Facilitate evidence-based
group interventions with CYP and/or parents.
Offer specialist mental health-based consultation,
advice and guidance with professionals.
Be responsible and ensure the effective
co-ordination of clinical care provided including
consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated.
Support clinical staff to
identify children and young people with emerging mental health needs aswell as psychological formulation.
Promote overall access to
Kirklees MHST where appropriate.
Establish therapeutic relationships with children, young
people and their families
and implement
evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Plan and organise
interventions ensuring that reviews are held within the required time frames.
Ensure that all members of the
multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving
current care plans, progress, mental
state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
Liaise with and advise CYP and families, local
authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies
including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
Use a range of inclusive
communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Care plan and manage own
caseload
Maintain accurate written records
on the electronic record system
of the Trust
Undertake mental health assessments, with an
agreed plan of action and/or care and low moderate intervention.
Set and monitor Goal Based Outcomes with
CYP/parents.
Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a
formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management
plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible
options.
Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex
bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation
which will lead to the development of personalised care packages in line with evidence based and routine
outcome measures.
1.2 Working as part of a Team:
Contribute to gathering feedback for service
development
Share clinical skills
and knowledge and support the development of others
As part of a team, deliver person centred care whilst
meeting the service standards and objectives.
Provide and receive service user information using tact,
reassurance, empathy and persuasive skills as required. Act within the 8
principles of the Data Protection Act 1988.
Contribute to department/team meetings offering
suggestions for quality improvement. Actively engage in good team working to
facilitate effective relationships with all health professionals.
Maintain strong working relationships and communication
links with the team and others in achieving/improving service/quality
standards.
Contribute to and make suggestions about projects,
including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
Take part in team reflection and investigation of
complaints and Adverse Risk Incidents as directed to ensure that lessons are
learned from mistakes and that team working is enhanced.
Comply with corporate governance structures in keeping
with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
Engage with external partners/stake holders (e.g.
service users, health care professionals, representative bodies)
For further information, please see attached documentation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The
post holder will work as part of the Kirklees Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
to manage a defined case- load with
a focus on providing comprehensive assessment, consultation and evidence-based
interventions, for children and young people (CYP) with mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers.
This post will involve
supporting Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP)s with developing their clinical
practice, psychological formulation and school engagement.
The post holder
will be expected
to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills
Supervision to a number of trainee/EMHPs within the
service (training may be provided).
The post holder will be able to work flexibly
across a range of education providers, be a keen contributer to joint working
initiatives and adaptive to change in a ever-growing service. Kirklees MHSTs are delivered through
a partnership involving CAMHS (South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation
Trust) as the lead provider, Educational Psychology services (Kirklees Council)
and Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust as wrap around services.
KEY RESULT
AREAS:
The
postholder will:
1.1 Care/service/function
provision:
Work in partnership to deliver a range of evidence-based
mental health interventions with children and young people (CYP) as well as some parent-led interventions.
Facilitate evidence-based
group interventions with CYP and/or parents.
Offer specialist mental health-based consultation,
advice and guidance with professionals.
Be responsible and ensure the effective
co-ordination of clinical care provided including
consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated.
Support clinical staff to
identify children and young people with emerging mental health needs aswell as psychological formulation.
Promote overall access to
Kirklees MHST where appropriate.
Establish therapeutic relationships with children, young
people and their families
and implement
evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Plan and organise
interventions ensuring that reviews are held within the required time frames.
Ensure that all members of the
multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving
current care plans, progress, mental
state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
Liaise with and advise CYP and families, local
authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies
including childrens safeguarding as necessary.
Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
Use a range of inclusive
communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Care plan and manage own
caseload
Maintain accurate written records
on the electronic record system
of the Trust
Undertake mental health assessments, with an
agreed plan of action and/or care and low moderate intervention.
Set and monitor Goal Based Outcomes with
CYP/parents.
Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a
formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management
plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible
options.
Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex
bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation
which will lead to the development of personalised care packages in line with evidence based and routine
outcome measures.
1.2 Working as part of a Team:
Contribute to gathering feedback for service
development
Share clinical skills
and knowledge and support the development of others
As part of a team, deliver person centred care whilst
meeting the service standards and objectives.
Provide and receive service user information using tact,
reassurance, empathy and persuasive skills as required. Act within the 8
principles of the Data Protection Act 1988.
Contribute to department/team meetings offering
suggestions for quality improvement. Actively engage in good team working to
facilitate effective relationships with all health professionals.
Maintain strong working relationships and communication
links with the team and others in achieving/improving service/quality
standards.
Contribute to and make suggestions about projects,
including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
Take part in team reflection and investigation of
complaints and Adverse Risk Incidents as directed to ensure that lessons are
learned from mistakes and that team working is enhanced.
Comply with corporate governance structures in keeping
with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
Engage with external partners/stake holders (e.g.
service users, health care professionals, representative bodies)
For further information, please see attached documentation.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Commitment to multi-agency approach
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative
- and assertive
- Clarity of decision making
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- A good understanding of evidence -
- based, low intensity interventions for
- mild to moderate mental health
- difficulties.
- An understanding of mental health
- and wellbeing support within community settings.
- Understanding of safeguarding
- responsibilities and the importance of
- multi-agency work for children and
- families in the community.
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT
- principles including the use of evidence-
- based therapies and Routine
- Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
- Ability to work effectively with partner services & external partners to promote and adapt change processes.
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Good negotiation skills, and problem-solving skills
- Customer service orientation
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the green paper initiative and the function of a MHST.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers in a mental health or community setting.
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ MHST Services / or CAMHS.
- Experience of managing a case-
- load of children and young people
- with a range of moderate mental
- health needs.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence-based practice.
- Experience of delivering
- evidence-based psychological therapy e.g. CBT
- Experience of working with parents (or with adults).
- Experience of working in or inconjunction with an educational setting.
- Experience of providing clinical
- supervision.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience working within Early
- Intervention and Prevention
- Services.
- Experience of service delivery via
- digital platform.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Wellbeing Practitioner (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP),Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) & Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
- or
- Registered mental health practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
- or
- Registered social worker
- or
- KSA equivalent accreditation (www.babcp.com/Accreditation/Provisional-Accreditation/Knowledge-Skills-and-Attitudes).
Desirable
- Successful completion of the CYP-IAPT CBT/EMHP supervisor training or willing to undertake.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Training
Essential
- Experience delivering training to a diverse audience (or group work).
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Commitment to multi-agency approach
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative
- and assertive
- Clarity of decision making
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- A good understanding of evidence -
- based, low intensity interventions for
- mild to moderate mental health
- difficulties.
- An understanding of mental health
- and wellbeing support within community settings.
- Understanding of safeguarding
- responsibilities and the importance of
- multi-agency work for children and
- families in the community.
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT
- principles including the use of evidence-
- based therapies and Routine
- Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
- Ability to work effectively with partner services & external partners to promote and adapt change processes.
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Ability to manage own caseload
- Good negotiation skills, and problem-solving skills
- Customer service orientation
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Desirable
- A good understanding of the green paper initiative and the function of a MHST.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers in a mental health or community setting.
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ MHST Services / or CAMHS.
- Experience of managing a case-
- load of children and young people
- with a range of moderate mental
- health needs.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence-based practice.
- Experience of delivering
- evidence-based psychological therapy e.g. CBT
- Experience of working with parents (or with adults).
- Experience of working in or inconjunction with an educational setting.
- Experience of providing clinical
- supervision.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience working within Early
- Intervention and Prevention
- Services.
- Experience of service delivery via
- digital platform.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Wellbeing Practitioner (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP),Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) & Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
- or
- Registered mental health practitioner (NMC, HCPC)
- or
- Registered social worker
- or
- KSA equivalent accreditation (www.babcp.com/Accreditation/Provisional-Accreditation/Knowledge-Skills-and-Attitudes).
Desirable
- Successful completion of the CYP-IAPT CBT/EMHP supervisor training or willing to undertake.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Training
Essential
- Experience delivering training to a diverse audience (or group work).
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).
