Job summary
This
is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified CYP (Children and Young
People) MH Practitioner to work within a multi-disciplinary, early
intervention Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to increase and improve
emotional wellbeing for 525-year-olds, and mental health provision within
education settings.
Applications
encouraged from: Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Childrens
Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), CAMHS nurses, other CYP Practitioners with
relevant qualifications
Main duties of the job
You
will have an active caseload of children and adolescents with mild moderate
emotional and mental health difficulties and will deliver evidence-based 1:1
and group interventions, employing the principles underpinning the national
CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies).
Low intensity
interventions (e.g. CBT guided self-help) will be delivered in a range of
education settings (primary, secondary, special, alternative provision and
sixth form and further education colleges).
This will range from delivering evidence-based interventions for CYP and
parents/carers in education settings, with mild moderate presentations, to
providing psychoeducation and training for a range of stakeholders, including
children and young people, parents/carers and education staff, promoting a
whole school approach to mental health.
You
will work with people from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters
when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities. You will also work closely with colleagues
and partners in the Local Authority, CAMHS, education settings where
interventions are being delivered and other relevant mental health
providers. This will build upon the ICBs
and Minds whole school approach to mental health provision.
About us
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
The lived experience of people with mental health problems is at the heart of everything we say and do.
We campaign to improve services and are committed to empowering local residents, promoting wellbeing and supporting recovery.
We work to transform understanding of mental health in the workplace, in schools and public services.
We do this by providing a range of services that are empowering, recovery focused and preventative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering Interventions and Client Care
-
Assess and
develop evidence-based intervention plans to meet the mild - moderate needs of
CYP with a range of mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties,
with the support of your supervisor
-
Work in
partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the
development oftheir interventionplans, agreeing interventions and
outcomes
-
Support
children and young people, their parents/carers, families and educators in the
self-management of presenting difficulties
-
Deliver
evidence-based, low intensity 1:1 and group interventions for CYP aged 5-25
with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties
-
Ensure that
at all timesassessment and intervention are provided from an inclusive
values base, which recognises and respects diversity
-
Undertake
accurate assessments of risk to self and others, with support from your
supervisor
-
Screen, triage and make decisions on
suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols,
referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral
agent as necessary
-
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
-
Adhere to the
protocols within the education settings to which the post-holder is attached
-
Deliver
psychoeducation and training workshops and programmes to children, young
people, parents/carers and education staff
-
Signpost
referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant
services
-
Engage in
regular 1:1 line-managerial and clinical supervision
-
Practice,
evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in
conjunction with the requirements of the team
-
Attend
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals and children
and young people in treatment
-
Show evidence
of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant
others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and
other education staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community
to enhance and broaden access to mental health services
-
Contribute to
the development of individual or group intervention materials or training
materials
-
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
Professional
-
Ensure the
maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to HFEH Mind
policies and procedures
-
Ensure that
confidentiality is always protected and appropriately applied
-
Ensure that
any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the
postholder comes into contact with during their professional duties are
communicated and shared with appropriate parties.
-
Ensure clear
objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line-manager on a
regular basis as part of continuing professional development
-
Participate
in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives
-
Keep all
records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the
requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintained up to
date
-
Attend
relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional
objectives
-
Ensure adherence to organisational policies
and procedures in the design and delivery of interventions
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering Interventions and Client Care
-
Assess and
develop evidence-based intervention plans to meet the mild - moderate needs of
CYP with a range of mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties,
with the support of your supervisor
-
Work in
partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the
development oftheir interventionplans, agreeing interventions and
outcomes
-
Support
children and young people, their parents/carers, families and educators in the
self-management of presenting difficulties
-
Deliver
evidence-based, low intensity 1:1 and group interventions for CYP aged 5-25
with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties
-
Ensure that
at all timesassessment and intervention are provided from an inclusive
values base, which recognises and respects diversity
-
Undertake
accurate assessments of risk to self and others, with support from your
supervisor
-
Screen, triage and make decisions on
suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols,
referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral
agent as necessary
-
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
-
Adhere to the
protocols within the education settings to which the post-holder is attached
-
Deliver
psychoeducation and training workshops and programmes to children, young
people, parents/carers and education staff
-
Signpost
referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to relevant
services
-
Engage in
regular 1:1 line-managerial and clinical supervision
-
Practice,
evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in
conjunction with the requirements of the team
-
Attend
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals and children
and young people in treatment
-
Show evidence
of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant
others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and
other education staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community
to enhance and broaden access to mental health services
-
Contribute to
the development of individual or group intervention materials or training
materials
-
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
Professional
-
Ensure the
maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to HFEH Mind
policies and procedures
-
Ensure that
confidentiality is always protected and appropriately applied
-
Ensure that
any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the
postholder comes into contact with during their professional duties are
communicated and shared with appropriate parties.
-
Ensure clear
objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line-manager on a
regular basis as part of continuing professional development
-
Participate
in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives
-
Keep all
records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the
requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintained up to
date
-
Attend
relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional
objectives
-
Ensure adherence to organisational policies
and procedures in the design and delivery of interventions
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience delivering interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate mental health difficulties
- Experience of routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of clinical risk assessment
- Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences
- Experience handling safeguarding concerns for CYP and adults
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
- Experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary mental health team
- Experience working in education settings
- Experience engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools etc.)
Skills, Attributes & Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to improving the lives of young people living in our boroughs through high-quality mental health support.
- Having a creative approach to problem solving and developing the service to meet the needs of diverse young people, families and schools.
- Ability to form and maintain relationships (e.g. with schools), and communicate effectively with all stakeholders and young people.
- Ability to manage own workload, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively
- Good standard of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a current qualification from an accredited body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP. E.g., Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), CAMHS nurses, other CYP Practitioners with relevant qualifications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience delivering interventions for CYP aged 5-25 with mild moderate mental health difficulties
- Experience of routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of clinical risk assessment
- Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences
- Experience handling safeguarding concerns for CYP and adults
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Experience using CYP IAPTUS patient record system
- Experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary mental health team
- Experience working in education settings
- Experience engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools etc.)
Skills, Attributes & Qualities
Essential
- A commitment to improving the lives of young people living in our boroughs through high-quality mental health support.
- Having a creative approach to problem solving and developing the service to meet the needs of diverse young people, families and schools.
- Ability to form and maintain relationships (e.g. with schools), and communicate effectively with all stakeholders and young people.
- Ability to manage own workload, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively
- Good standard of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a current qualification from an accredited body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP. E.g., Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), CAMHS nurses, other CYP Practitioners with relevant qualifications
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.
