Job summary
Step2 is an Early Intervention Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service which is working towards improving the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Hertfordshire. The post holder will carry out skilled mental health triage and assessments and offer brief intervention therapy to children and families where a more targeted response is required. The service works with children aged 0 - 19.
The post will provide highly skilled Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) support to the Universal Children's Workforceto increase their capacity to identify and manage children's mental health needs, through liaison and joint working between services.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering a quality service in line with the organisation's objectives and performance indicators.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner carrying out specialised triage, clinical assessments and formulation, and brief interventions.
- Work in partnership and consultation with other professionals.
- Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community, from birth into adulthood.
- Support an outreach capacity to engage with a range of vulnerable groups.
- To facilitate appropriate access to Specialist CAMHS and other relevant provision according to level and nature of need.
- Contribute to the promotion and participation in integrated practice and multi agency support team models.
- Work on own initiative and prioritise workload reporting back regularly for supervision with the Service Management.
- Responsible for the safe provision, use, maintenance and storage of equipment and materials for self and others.
- Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and exercise professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
- Plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines.
- Promoting and embedding Children's IAPT values within the service and wider workforce. Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.
About us
We offer our staff a number of great benefits, wellbeing initiatives and lifestyle savings which can be easily accessed via our benefits and wellbeing portal.
For more detail, please read our 'HCT Benefits' document which is attached to our vacancy adverts.
The Trust is committed to gold standard recruitment. In support of this, please read our 'Supplementary Information' document which is attached to our vacancy adverts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualification relevant to child mental health at postgraduate level or accredited as a mental health practitioner.
- Training in a specific mental health intervention such as CBT, attachment focused, systemic psychotherapy or creative therapy.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and policy and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people and families in a brief intervention model, whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop a trusting therapeutic relationship and experience in working with children and young people with complex needs, safeguarding and contextual difficulties. Ability to work with people whose behaviour is personally challenging and with support, deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- Ability to manage conflict and challenging situations in a professional manner.
- The ability to work and co-operate actively as a member of a team and with the wider professional network including other agencies.
- Openness to consult with professionals and utilise their feedback as appropriate. This includes the use of clinical supervision and promoting mutual support in a team context.
- Proficient IT skills and the ability to learn the electronic patient record system. Ability to follow and apply service processes and procedures.
- Act appropriately within general health, organisational and other occupational policies.
- Ability to work in isolation and manage own caseload timely and efficiently as well as maintaining intense concentration on a frequent basis. Ability to be flexible and respond to rapid changes.
- Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning.
Desirable
- An understanding of Children's IAPT, Thrive and NICE
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving license and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualification relevant to child mental health at postgraduate level or accredited as a mental health practitioner.
- Training in a specific mental health intervention such as CBT, attachment focused, systemic psychotherapy or creative therapy.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and policy and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people and families in a brief intervention model, whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop a trusting therapeutic relationship and experience in working with children and young people with complex needs, safeguarding and contextual difficulties. Ability to work with people whose behaviour is personally challenging and with support, deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
- Ability to manage conflict and challenging situations in a professional manner.
- The ability to work and co-operate actively as a member of a team and with the wider professional network including other agencies.
- Openness to consult with professionals and utilise their feedback as appropriate. This includes the use of clinical supervision and promoting mutual support in a team context.
- Proficient IT skills and the ability to learn the electronic patient record system. Ability to follow and apply service processes and procedures.
- Act appropriately within general health, organisational and other occupational policies.
- Ability to work in isolation and manage own caseload timely and efficiently as well as maintaining intense concentration on a frequent basis. Ability to be flexible and respond to rapid changes.
- Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning.
Desirable
- An understanding of Children's IAPT, Thrive and NICE
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving license and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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).
