Job summary
The purpose of the
My Safe Space (MSS) is to help alleviate mental health and wellbeing during
heightened arousal or crisis through supportive therapeutic provision within
the local community facilitated by the MSS team. As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will be a core member of the MSS
team working with CYP’s between the ages of 5 - 18 years old who present or are
referred to My Safe Spacec (MSS).
The My Safe Space MH Practitioner role would suit a Health Care Professional like a Nurse (RMN, RLDN), Social Worker , Occupational Therapist, Children and Young Persons Wellbeing
Practitioner, Educational Mental Health
Practitioner with
some formal training in CBT interventions, experience of working within a multi-disciplinary
CYP MH team with experience in managing CYP’s presenting in a MH crisis/acute
MH presentations with a special interest in developing their crisis response therapeutic
practice and working creatively on effective evidence based de-escalation in
the community.
MSS will mainly deliver containing short-term
support in crisis using evidence based therapeutic treatment modalities on-
site. There will also be ongoing support for these CYP facilitated through liaison with HFEH Mind’s in-house
social prescribing services to ensure a seamless onward transition to self-management,
relevant specialist Community Mental Health services, Social Care or other
relevant partner agencies where required.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Practitioner role is a key part of the HFEH Mind Complex
Needs Hub providing
flexible and evidence-based episodes of crisis care and treatment to young people
age 5 - 18 presenting to My Safe Hub (MSS). The MSS
Practitioner will work in partnership with the MSS team and other agencies to alleviate
MH Wellbeing and offer crisis de-escalation; identify and co-produce back-up support
systems; facilitate psychoeducation; problem solve, create and facilitate
relaxation/mindfulness events; facilitate conversations with other agencies to
alleviate CYP distress and assist CYP to navigate community support primarily through
the MSS base.
The aim of the
service is to provide psychosocial,
holistic support in crisis that is helps de-escalate crisis presentations,
problem solve difficult circumstances, guide MH self-management and
subsequently alleviate MH wellbeing for all CYP’s accessing the service.
About us
This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service Delivery:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team by providing containment and care to service users attending MSS under the direct or indirect supervision as required.
- Facilitate the support of children and young people, their parents/carers, families referred or presenting to the MSS in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Assist in implementing the delivery of programmes of care as requested by Band 6 & 7 staff within the MSS including supporting CYP attendance at the MSS from various community locations.
- Provide practical 1:1 support through onboarding and telephone engagement as required.
- Assist in implementing the delivery of programmes of care by working in partnership with children, young people, their families and other agencies in the development of intervention plans and monitor outcomes.
- Design training materials and co-facilitate group or workshop delivery to promote emotional regulation, crisis identification and management, mental health awareness and self-care.
- Awareness of community resources and facilitate the appropriate signposting or referrals for service users where the need for additional support or a different response is identified and agreed with CYP, CYP’s parent or carer.
- Facilitate the delivery of workshops and peer discussion groups as required.
- Recognise safeguarding situations; be aware of and adhere to safeguarding guidelines; know when to inform and share these concerns with the wider MSS team and raise safeguarding alerts.
- Observe, report and appropriately respond to any changes in the service user’s physical, mental health and behaviour and discuss them with the MSS team in consultation and as part of handover huddles.
- Support other HFEH Mind Youth Service delivery when required and agreed by Team Manager.
- Facilitate the development of MSS service tools, materials and services including carrying out audits and preparing service data for stakeholder presentation, training and wider service presentations.
- Facilitate the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of crisis interventions under direct or indirect supervision of the Band 5, 6 or 7.
- Participate in the regular case and service reviews or discussions and have key worker responsibilities for cases.
- Initiate, organise and evaluate practical support with therapeutic/clinical advice under the guidance supervisor and Team Manager.
- Utilise skills flexibly and effectively so that interventions and practical support can be creatively thought about and facilitated in the MSS or other appropriate settings.
Service Accountability:
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the services delivered under the guidance of supervisor and the Team Manager.
- Contribute to gathering and presenting information for quarterly monitoring reports.
- Maintain records of clinical activity in accordance with wider and local service policies and procedures by keeping administrative processes, databases and client records up to date.
- Maintain accurate and timely information, documentation and reporting systems in accordance with agreed standards, HFEH Policies, MSS Procedures and the Data Protection Act.
- Awareness of the HFEH Mind Complaint Policy in order to promote excellence of service and consumer satisfaction.
- Work within the constructs of and adhere to HFEH Mind and MSS agreed Covid-19 protocols/requirements.
- Adhere to established policies, procedures, protocols within the service and those specifically relating to HFEH Mind and the MSS Team.
- Appropriately and without undue delay seek support and consultation regarding complex MSS cases or new referrals.
- Assess risk presentations, plan for and manage potential risk, respond to risk needs, document risk, case consult and seek guidance on the management of risk presentations and escalate risk to ensure needs are best met.
- Carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people in your care routinely and work to manage these situations effectively under supervision.
- Discuss new assessment in the MDT team meeting and collaboratively decide on an appropriate treatment pathway.
- Maintain an awareness of current developments in the field of CYP mental health and managing Crisis by attending training courses and workshops and accessing up to date literature.
- Participate and facilitate regular shared learning activities and developmental experiences across CAMHS.
- Participate and facilitate service initiatives designed to improve efficiency and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
- Ensure that all assessments and interventions are provided from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects difference.
- Maintain comprehensive records of all training and intervention activity
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection and report clinical outcomes and service access data into the digital patient record system, CYP IAPTUS.
- Monitor and track progress against access targets for your caseload and develop plans with your supervisor to reach access targets
- Develop a ‘local knowledge’ of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.
- Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives
- Carry out additional tasks as required by the MSS service and core HFEH Mind service.
Partnership Working:
- Maintain and nurture a positive working relationship with partner agencies.
- Liaise with and develop positive partnerships and relationships with other services.
- Escalate/signpost referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant services.
Administration:
- Engage in regular group and 1:1 supervision clinical and management supervision and participate in appraisal processes as required.
- Attend handover meetings; case review meetings and/consultation; regular team and handover meetings as required.
- Travel across boroughs within London (predominantly Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow) where required and agreed with supervisor or team manager for the purpose of Team representation, redeployment or specific service user needs.
- Attend mandatory in-house and relevant external training opportunities, to support own ongoing development.
- Facilitate Band 4 and volunteer staff supervision, appraisals and case consultation as required by the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service Delivery:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team by providing containment and care to service users attending MSS under the direct or indirect supervision as required.
- Facilitate the support of children and young people, their parents/carers, families referred or presenting to the MSS in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Assist in implementing the delivery of programmes of care as requested by Band 6 & 7 staff within the MSS including supporting CYP attendance at the MSS from various community locations.
- Provide practical 1:1 support through onboarding and telephone engagement as required.
- Assist in implementing the delivery of programmes of care by working in partnership with children, young people, their families and other agencies in the development of intervention plans and monitor outcomes.
- Design training materials and co-facilitate group or workshop delivery to promote emotional regulation, crisis identification and management, mental health awareness and self-care.
- Awareness of community resources and facilitate the appropriate signposting or referrals for service users where the need for additional support or a different response is identified and agreed with CYP, CYP’s parent or carer.
- Facilitate the delivery of workshops and peer discussion groups as required.
- Recognise safeguarding situations; be aware of and adhere to safeguarding guidelines; know when to inform and share these concerns with the wider MSS team and raise safeguarding alerts.
- Observe, report and appropriately respond to any changes in the service user’s physical, mental health and behaviour and discuss them with the MSS team in consultation and as part of handover huddles.
- Support other HFEH Mind Youth Service delivery when required and agreed by Team Manager.
- Facilitate the development of MSS service tools, materials and services including carrying out audits and preparing service data for stakeholder presentation, training and wider service presentations.
- Facilitate the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of crisis interventions under direct or indirect supervision of the Band 5, 6 or 7.
- Participate in the regular case and service reviews or discussions and have key worker responsibilities for cases.
- Initiate, organise and evaluate practical support with therapeutic/clinical advice under the guidance supervisor and Team Manager.
- Utilise skills flexibly and effectively so that interventions and practical support can be creatively thought about and facilitated in the MSS or other appropriate settings.
Service Accountability:
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the services delivered under the guidance of supervisor and the Team Manager.
- Contribute to gathering and presenting information for quarterly monitoring reports.
- Maintain records of clinical activity in accordance with wider and local service policies and procedures by keeping administrative processes, databases and client records up to date.
- Maintain accurate and timely information, documentation and reporting systems in accordance with agreed standards, HFEH Policies, MSS Procedures and the Data Protection Act.
- Awareness of the HFEH Mind Complaint Policy in order to promote excellence of service and consumer satisfaction.
- Work within the constructs of and adhere to HFEH Mind and MSS agreed Covid-19 protocols/requirements.
- Adhere to established policies, procedures, protocols within the service and those specifically relating to HFEH Mind and the MSS Team.
- Appropriately and without undue delay seek support and consultation regarding complex MSS cases or new referrals.
- Assess risk presentations, plan for and manage potential risk, respond to risk needs, document risk, case consult and seek guidance on the management of risk presentations and escalate risk to ensure needs are best met.
- Carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people in your care routinely and work to manage these situations effectively under supervision.
- Discuss new assessment in the MDT team meeting and collaboratively decide on an appropriate treatment pathway.
- Maintain an awareness of current developments in the field of CYP mental health and managing Crisis by attending training courses and workshops and accessing up to date literature.
- Participate and facilitate regular shared learning activities and developmental experiences across CAMHS.
- Participate and facilitate service initiatives designed to improve efficiency and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
- Ensure that all assessments and interventions are provided from an inclusive values base which recognises and respects difference.
- Maintain comprehensive records of all training and intervention activity
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection and report clinical outcomes and service access data into the digital patient record system, CYP IAPTUS.
- Monitor and track progress against access targets for your caseload and develop plans with your supervisor to reach access targets
- Develop a ‘local knowledge’ of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.
- Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives
- Carry out additional tasks as required by the MSS service and core HFEH Mind service.
Partnership Working:
- Maintain and nurture a positive working relationship with partner agencies.
- Liaise with and develop positive partnerships and relationships with other services.
- Escalate/signpost referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant services.
Administration:
- Engage in regular group and 1:1 supervision clinical and management supervision and participate in appraisal processes as required.
- Attend handover meetings; case review meetings and/consultation; regular team and handover meetings as required.
- Travel across boroughs within London (predominantly Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow) where required and agreed with supervisor or team manager for the purpose of Team representation, redeployment or specific service user needs.
- Attend mandatory in-house and relevant external training opportunities, to support own ongoing development.
- Facilitate Band 4 and volunteer staff supervision, appraisals and case consultation as required by the service.
Person Specification
Additional
Essential
- Working understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Positive attitude towards working with people with mental health problems.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into employment policies and practices
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in delivering programmes and workshops to groups
- Minimum six months experience in delivering 1:1 practical support.
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
- Experience of working with parents and carers.
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package
Desirable
- Experience of working with CYPs presenting with difficulties in language and speech, motor skills, behaviour, memory, learning, or other neurological functions within the context of a formal Neuro Developmental Disorder diagnosis including ADHD.
- Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs)
- Experience engaging school professionals including SLTs, educational psychologists and SENCOs.
- Experience in co-producing activities and campaigns with young people.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of supporting young people experiencing episodes of heightened stress/distress
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
- Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
- Experience of working with CYPs with neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Experience working in partnership with schools.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 18 months working children and/young people in a mental health service as an HCP with relevant professional registration in one of the following:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RLDN)
- Occupational Therapist (OT) -MH work experience.
- Social Work (SW) -HCPC accredited with MH & CAMHS work experience and an identified therapeutic treatment modality.
- Or
- Minimum two years post qualification experience of working children and/young people in a mental health service with one of the following qualifications:
- Children and Young Persons Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
- Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
Person Specification
Additional
Essential
- Working understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Positive attitude towards working with people with mental health problems.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into employment policies and practices
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in delivering programmes and workshops to groups
- Minimum six months experience in delivering 1:1 practical support.
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
- Experience of working with parents and carers.
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package
Desirable
- Experience of working with CYPs presenting with difficulties in language and speech, motor skills, behaviour, memory, learning, or other neurological functions within the context of a formal Neuro Developmental Disorder diagnosis including ADHD.
- Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs)
- Experience engaging school professionals including SLTs, educational psychologists and SENCOs.
- Experience in co-producing activities and campaigns with young people.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of supporting young people experiencing episodes of heightened stress/distress
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
- Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
- Experience of working with CYPs with neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Experience working in partnership with schools.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 18 months working children and/young people in a mental health service as an HCP with relevant professional registration in one of the following:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RLDN)
- Occupational Therapist (OT) -MH work experience.
- Social Work (SW) -HCPC accredited with MH & CAMHS work experience and an identified therapeutic treatment modality.
- Or
- Minimum two years post qualification experience of working children and/young people in a mental health service with one of the following qualifications:
- Children and Young Persons Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
- Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
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.
