Job summary
Liverpool Enhanced Support Team is looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our service.
The Enhanced Support Team works with children and young people with complex needs who present with high risk, high harm behaviours and high vulnerability. They are likely to have difficulties in multiple domains which are persistent, severe and are framed by family and social contexts (family disruption, loss, ACEs). This may include for example, children and young people who are involved in youth justice services, not in education employment or training, who engage in substance misuse, have multiple adverse childhood experiences, who are neurodiverse or have speech language and communication difficulties etc. These children and young people are likely to have been referred to multiple services, but there are significant barriers to engagement
Liverpool Enhanced Support Team has links into Community CAMHS however is integrated with Childrens Services including Social Care and Youth Justice.
The successful applicant will provide a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team and will hold case management responsibility for their workload. Provision of supervision to lower banded team members, students and other internal professionals as required is expected.
We are particularly seeking candidates who have experience of working within complex systems, providing case consultation and working with families indirectly via wider professional involvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment of children and young people referred to CAMHS, and provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need.
The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families, carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.
Undertake with supervision/consultation, case management of cases of some severity, risk and complexity, co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate
About us
Liverpool Enhanced Support Team is part of the North-Mersey Vanguard, funded via NHS England Health and Justice to implement Framework for Integrated Care (Community) which was developed in response to the commitment set out in the NHS Long Term Plan to further invest in services for children and young people with complex needs.
Alder Hey has already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and have a broad range of hospital and community services, serving the local population of children, as well as being a tertiary referral centre for children from across Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales.
We would welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as our ambition is that our workforce is fully reflective of the communities that we serve. Alder Hey is signed up to the disability confident scheme.
Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;
Refer a friend - Alder Hey staff
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.
This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To communicate to the client and family, knowledge of therapeutic processes, confidentiality and available options involved in their assessment and care plan, to enable them to engage appropriately from a position of informed consent. This will sometimes include communication about highly sensitive material and outcomes.
- Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge and experience provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem taking into account the childs educational attainment, chronological/ developmental stage, inner world/ emotional wellbeing, the mental health of the childs parents, the family dynamics and environment, and the broader social context including health and school.
- Develop a planned programme of intervention utilising behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives as indicated by the formulation, the needs of the client and the evidence base.
- Provide individual, couple, family and group interventions as appropriate as part of a client's integrated, therapeutic programme.
- Undertake with supervision/consultation, case management of cases of some severity, risk and complexity, co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- Identify potential signs of mental health disorder/other specialist need and refer to the appropriate professional for assessment.
Responsibility for patient/client care
- To communicate to the client and family, knowledge of therapeutic processes, confidentiality and available options involved in their assessment and care plan, to enable them to engage appropriately from a position of informed consent. This will sometimes include communication about highly sensitive material and outcomes.
- Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge and experience provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem taking into account the childs educational attainment, chronological/ developmental stage, inner world/ emotional wellbeing, the mental health of the childs parents, the family dynamics and environment, and the broader social context including school.
- Develop a planned programme of intervention utilising behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives as indicated by the formulation, the needs of the client and the evidence base.
- Provide individual, couple, family and group interventions as appropriate as part of a client's integrated, therapeutic programme.
- Undertake with supervision/consultation, case management of cases of some severity, risk and complexity, co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- Provide 9 - 5 emergency cover under supervision/consultation as agreed, for referrals of children at risk of self-harming.
- Identify potential signs of mental health disorder/other specialist need and refer to the appropriate professional for assessment.
Responsibility for policy/service development
- Maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records in accordance with trust policies and procedure.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Service Groups operational policies and procedures.
- Participate in MDT and multi-agency meetings
- Share responsibility with other team members, as appropriate, for implementing service developments.
- Contribute to the management of workloads of appropriate staff within the framework of the Service Group policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the delivery of national and local priorities as set out in the Trusts corporate objectives.
Responsibility for research and development (detail below)
- Utilise theory, literature and research to support evidence-based practice
- Participate in agreed research activities and carry out specific research projects within own specialist area.
- Undertake specific project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, as requested
- Utilise patient electronic record data for the implementation of audit and service delivery purposes to inform service developments.
- Provide appropriate statistical returns as required.
Supervision and Consultation
- Provide consultation/training to professionals from other services, under supervision, and where appropriate.
- Undertake regular clinical supervision/consultation with a supervisor/consultant agreed with the professional lead.
Audit and Research
- Ensure use of best practice in all work, utilising the evidence base where available.
- Participate in regular team meetings.
- Undertake regular audit and evaluation of work under supervision.
- Record audit and evaluation outcomes in portfolio.
Management
- Manage own workload ensuring appropriate balance of clinical and non-clinical work and of case mix.
- Maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records in accordance with trust policies and procedures.
- Participate in team business meeting.
- Participate in service development.
- Undertake responsibility for delegated aspects of service management with the agreement of the professional head and the team manager.
Professional
- Maintain professional registration and clinical accreditation.
- Maintain a high standard of all work undertaken.
- Make effective use of regular clinical supervision/consultation.
- Participate in regular professional group meetings.
- Undertake continued professional development with the support of an identified professional supervisor.
- Maintain a portfolio of workplace learning as well as other learning outlined in the MHP portfolio manual.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties; its contents will be subject to review at regular intervals in consultation with the post-holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To communicate to the client and family, knowledge of therapeutic processes, confidentiality and available options involved in their assessment and care plan, to enable them to engage appropriately from a position of informed consent. This will sometimes include communication about highly sensitive material and outcomes.
- Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge and experience provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem taking into account the childs educational attainment, chronological/ developmental stage, inner world/ emotional wellbeing, the mental health of the childs parents, the family dynamics and environment, and the broader social context including health and school.
- Develop a planned programme of intervention utilising behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives as indicated by the formulation, the needs of the client and the evidence base.
- Provide individual, couple, family and group interventions as appropriate as part of a client's integrated, therapeutic programme.
- Undertake with supervision/consultation, case management of cases of some severity, risk and complexity, co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- Identify potential signs of mental health disorder/other specialist need and refer to the appropriate professional for assessment.
Responsibility for patient/client care
- To communicate to the client and family, knowledge of therapeutic processes, confidentiality and available options involved in their assessment and care plan, to enable them to engage appropriately from a position of informed consent. This will sometimes include communication about highly sensitive material and outcomes.
- Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge and experience provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem taking into account the childs educational attainment, chronological/ developmental stage, inner world/ emotional wellbeing, the mental health of the childs parents, the family dynamics and environment, and the broader social context including school.
- Develop a planned programme of intervention utilising behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives as indicated by the formulation, the needs of the client and the evidence base.
- Provide individual, couple, family and group interventions as appropriate as part of a client's integrated, therapeutic programme.
- Undertake with supervision/consultation, case management of cases of some severity, risk and complexity, co-ordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- Provide 9 - 5 emergency cover under supervision/consultation as agreed, for referrals of children at risk of self-harming.
- Identify potential signs of mental health disorder/other specialist need and refer to the appropriate professional for assessment.
Responsibility for policy/service development
- Maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records in accordance with trust policies and procedure.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the Service Groups operational policies and procedures.
- Participate in MDT and multi-agency meetings
- Share responsibility with other team members, as appropriate, for implementing service developments.
- Contribute to the management of workloads of appropriate staff within the framework of the Service Group policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the delivery of national and local priorities as set out in the Trusts corporate objectives.
Responsibility for research and development (detail below)
- Utilise theory, literature and research to support evidence-based practice
- Participate in agreed research activities and carry out specific research projects within own specialist area.
- Undertake specific project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, as requested
- Utilise patient electronic record data for the implementation of audit and service delivery purposes to inform service developments.
- Provide appropriate statistical returns as required.
Supervision and Consultation
- Provide consultation/training to professionals from other services, under supervision, and where appropriate.
- Undertake regular clinical supervision/consultation with a supervisor/consultant agreed with the professional lead.
Audit and Research
- Ensure use of best practice in all work, utilising the evidence base where available.
- Participate in regular team meetings.
- Undertake regular audit and evaluation of work under supervision.
- Record audit and evaluation outcomes in portfolio.
Management
- Manage own workload ensuring appropriate balance of clinical and non-clinical work and of case mix.
- Maintain comprehensive clinical notes and consultation records in accordance with trust policies and procedures.
- Participate in team business meeting.
- Participate in service development.
- Undertake responsibility for delegated aspects of service management with the agreement of the professional head and the team manager.
Professional
- Maintain professional registration and clinical accreditation.
- Maintain a high standard of all work undertaken.
- Make effective use of regular clinical supervision/consultation.
- Participate in regular professional group meetings.
- Undertake continued professional development with the support of an identified professional supervisor.
- Maintain a portfolio of workplace learning as well as other learning outlined in the MHP portfolio manual.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties; its contents will be subject to review at regular intervals in consultation with the post-holder.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Qualified in core profession such as Children's or Mental Health Nurse (RMN/RLD), Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or creative therapies e.g. Art Therapy - with proof of relevant professional registration Or ? Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes http://www.babcp.com/Accreditation/CBP/KSA.a spx
- Training in child & family mental health related field
- Two years' experience of post graduate work in core profession / following qualification
- Two years' experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experienced in and able to demonstrate proficiency in case management responsibility
Desirable
- Experience of working in child and adolescent mental health services.
Experience of
Essential
- Able to demonstrate application of therapeutic and analytical skills
- Able to demonstrate ability to be self-reflective in relation to practice
- Able to provide, (with appropriate supervision), assessment of emergency/ self-harming behaviour
- Must demonstrate a working knowledge of health, education, social services and the voluntary sector.
Knowledge of
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant, current legislation
- Knowledge of safety factors in management of self-harming behaviours and child protection issues
- An understanding of principles underlying psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive and behavioural therapies
- Working knowledge of child development
- Awareness of recent government initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology
Skills
Essential
- Organisational skills to manage and prioritise workload balance appropriately
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision and the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners
- Must demonstrate utilisation of professional development planning in own career progression
Personal attributes
Essential
- Must demonstrate utilisation of professional development planning in own career progression
- Must show enthusiasm and appreciation for multi -disciplinary and multi -agency working.
- Must demonstrate a high level of communication skills commensurate with the nature of clinical and professional contacts required of the post.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Qualified in core profession such as Children's or Mental Health Nurse (RMN/RLD), Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or creative therapies e.g. Art Therapy - with proof of relevant professional registration Or ? Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes http://www.babcp.com/Accreditation/CBP/KSA.a spx
- Training in child & family mental health related field
- Two years' experience of post graduate work in core profession / following qualification
- Two years' experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experienced in and able to demonstrate proficiency in case management responsibility
Desirable
- Experience of working in child and adolescent mental health services.
Experience of
Essential
- Able to demonstrate application of therapeutic and analytical skills
- Able to demonstrate ability to be self-reflective in relation to practice
- Able to provide, (with appropriate supervision), assessment of emergency/ self-harming behaviour
- Must demonstrate a working knowledge of health, education, social services and the voluntary sector.
Knowledge of
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant, current legislation
- Knowledge of safety factors in management of self-harming behaviours and child protection issues
- An understanding of principles underlying psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive and behavioural therapies
- Working knowledge of child development
- Awareness of recent government initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology
Skills
Essential
- Organisational skills to manage and prioritise workload balance appropriately
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision and the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners
- Must demonstrate utilisation of professional development planning in own career progression
Personal attributes
Essential
- Must demonstrate utilisation of professional development planning in own career progression
- Must show enthusiasm and appreciation for multi -disciplinary and multi -agency working.
- Must demonstrate a high level of communication skills commensurate with the nature of clinical and professional contacts required of the post.
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.
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
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.
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).
