Job summary
- Main area
- mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SSLB6293697
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rush Court
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 No HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS CYP Mental Health Practitioner (Bedford MHST)
NHS AfC: Band 6
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
The Mental Health Support Teams are part of an exciting trailblazer project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community. There is a specific focus on developing more access to helping and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools. Working alongside community partners the Mental Health Support Teams will be fully integrated with community CAMHS and educational settings.
You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system change with the aim of whole school and whole community approaches to supporting young people’s mental health. In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the postholder will supervise more junior colleagues. There may be an option of supervisor training at Reading University as part of this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a confident CAMHS professional with experience of providing evidence-based interventions. You will be a CYP mental health practitioner (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Educational Psychologist /Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse / Social Worker/ Senior CWP or EMHP).
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The MHST focuses on early interventions, working closely with schools and our partners to improve access to services for children and young people to mental health services. The team will focus on the needs of the community to help reduce health inequalities whilst delivering our whole school approach.
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues, and we will develop the service together. You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisal. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team. East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing, and we are introducing a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more details.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such: (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Educational Psychologist /Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker/ Senior CWP or EMHP) / Art therapist
- Senior EMHPs/CWPs with advanced post qualification experience. All applicants must be BABCP accredited or eligible to apply for accreditation within 6 months.
- Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. PG Diploma, BSc, Masters.
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD), as appropriate with qualification period
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.) once available.
Desirable criteria
- Post Grad training or experience to support the needs of different children, young people and their families
- Mentor/Practice educator qualification
- Clinical supervision and training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with CYP across the full age-range (5-18)
- Experience of working with parents/caregivers
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for social anxiety
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low self-esteem and/or emerging body image concerns
- Experience of risk formulation, monitoring, and management for mild-moderate self-harm
- Experience in delivering low-intensity emotion regulation interventions
- Experience of working with CYP with increased complexity (e.g. physical, social care, educational needs), within the remit of low-intensity mild-moderate services and the evidence-base, and adapting interventions accordingly - With and/or under the guidance of appropriately experienced supervisor
- Experience of engaging and delivering interventions to CYP with protected characteristics
- Experience of delivering psychoeducation workshops remotely
- Experience of delivering psychoeducation workshops in person
- Experience of leading elements of Whole School Approach or Systemic Change
- Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g. education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc.
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Experience of offering consultation (under guidance of supervisor) to schools/other professionals within bounds of knowledge and competence
- Experience of mentoring/coaching other trainees CWPs/EMHPs
Desirable criteria
- Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for OCD
- Experience of trauma-informed practice
- Experience in identifying when CYP with increased complexity (e.g. physical, social care, educational needs) are beyond a low-intensity or early intervention service remit/competence, and of making appropriate onward referrals in line with local pathways and protocols
- Experience of providing interventions for emotionally based school refusal
- Experience of delivering aspects of in-house training events in service context (team, school etc.)
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Janine McNally
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07551675926
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact: Janine McNally, Operational Lead on 07551675926.
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