Job summary
Advertised as 18 month Fixed Term Contract, but please note the employment end date will be no later than 11th September 2025.
37.5 hours per week
- In 2017, the Government published itsGreen Paper for Transforming children and young peoples mental health, which detailed proposals for expanding access to mental health care for children and young people
- The proposals were focused on providing additional support through schools and colleges and reducing waiting times for treatment.
- The programmes other commitments include the training of Senior Mental Health Leads in schools and colleges, and good progress has been made on the commitment to offer senior mental health lead training to all eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England by 2025.
- MHSTs have three core functions:
- to deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues;
- support the senior mental health lead(where established) in each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approach
- give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education
"Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for supporting the emotional,
psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people with a drive
for early intervention, enabling cultural change in the way first contact
services can support children and young people with mental health problems. In
line The Transforming Children and Young Peoples mental health provision the
Green Paper outlined objectives for childrens services the post holder will
actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and
young people in the community.
"Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
The post holder will support the consultation process
to the network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The
post holder will be have an identified role as directed by senior
practitioners, in further assessment, targeted intervention or group work that
would meet the needs of the child or young person.
The post holder will deliver training to community
services and schools and colleges
This
role will require the post holder to have confidence in delivering group work,
training as well as individual. The will need to have good communication and
time management.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the Mental
health Support Team in Schools (MHST) to work with children and young people
who may present with emotional health and wellbeing and mild emerging mental
health difficulties.
To support
the delivery of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner
To
contribute to the gathering of relevant and appropriate information prior to
MHST assessment to ensure that the assessing clinician has the information to
support the assessment process.
Co-delivery
of group based, needs let groups within the school and community setting. To
support drop in sessions, deliver assemblies and small group sessions to
promote well-being and increase resilience.
To support
the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young
people with mental health issues.
Where
appropriate represent MHST in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, EHCP meetings
or child in Need/child protection meetings to share and gather relevant
information
To function
as a member of the MHST taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team.
Ensure
planned interventions are implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine
Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)
Participate
in the delivery of training programmes for schools and community services from
a portfolio of available MHST training
Maintain
standards of care to highest level within available resources.
To actively
participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.
To liaise
effectively with the other teams across the city.
To develop
and maintain effective relationship with CAMHS
To develop
and maintain relationships with providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain
confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times.
Communicate
clearly with children and young people, their families and all other health
professional groups about their health problems.
Actively
participate in clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g.
clinical audit, essence of care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that
children and young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making
about the help they need and how they can access specific interventions. This is to promote person-centred planning.
You will also be independantly offering a Guided self help for young people in the CBT approach.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the Mental
health Support Team in Schools (MHST) to work with children and young people
who may present with emotional health and wellbeing and mild emerging mental
health difficulties.
To support
the delivery of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner
To
contribute to the gathering of relevant and appropriate information prior to
MHST assessment to ensure that the assessing clinician has the information to
support the assessment process.
Co-delivery
of group based, needs let groups within the school and community setting. To
support drop in sessions, deliver assemblies and small group sessions to
promote well-being and increase resilience.
To support
the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young
people with mental health issues.
Where
appropriate represent MHST in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, EHCP meetings
or child in Need/child protection meetings to share and gather relevant
information
To function
as a member of the MHST taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team.
Ensure
planned interventions are implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine
Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)
Participate
in the delivery of training programmes for schools and community services from
a portfolio of available MHST training
Maintain
standards of care to highest level within available resources.
To actively
participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.
To liaise
effectively with the other teams across the city.
To develop
and maintain effective relationship with CAMHS
To develop
and maintain relationships with providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain
confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times.
Communicate
clearly with children and young people, their families and all other health
professional groups about their health problems.
Actively
participate in clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g.
clinical audit, essence of care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that
children and young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making
about the help they need and how they can access specific interventions. This is to promote person-centred planning.
You will also be independantly offering a Guided self help for young people in the CBT approach.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A background of working in a care setting and/or a desire to undertake a career in psychiatry. Previous experience of working with young people in a professional/voluntary capacity
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Qualification level 3 or equivalent level of relevant study.
- Maths & English GCSE Grades 4 and above or equivalent
- Ability to communicate effectively with young people and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental health problems in the community setting.
- Some experience/ability in communicating with other professionals from the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other health settings and agencies.
- Team player.
- Caring and supportive attitude, but with the ability to be firm.
- Good communication skills.
- Clear accurate record keeping.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Provide 1:1 support for activities with young people in the community.
- Understanding and commitment to multidisciplinary methods of working.
- Facilitate group activities under the guidance of senior members of the team
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of professional boundaries.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- Knowledge and/or awareness of mental health problems.
- Knowledge of own limitations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health problems/mental illness in young people and evidenced based treatments.
- Understanding of child protection.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A background of working in a care setting and/or a desire to undertake a career in psychiatry. Previous experience of working with young people in a professional/voluntary capacity
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Qualification level 3 or equivalent level of relevant study.
- Maths & English GCSE Grades 4 and above or equivalent
- Ability to communicate effectively with young people and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental health problems in the community setting.
- Some experience/ability in communicating with other professionals from the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other health settings and agencies.
- Team player.
- Caring and supportive attitude, but with the ability to be firm.
- Good communication skills.
- Clear accurate record keeping.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Provide 1:1 support for activities with young people in the community.
- Understanding and commitment to multidisciplinary methods of working.
- Facilitate group activities under the guidance of senior members of the team
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of professional boundaries.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- Knowledge and/or awareness of mental health problems.
- Knowledge of own limitations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health problems/mental illness in young people and evidenced based treatments.
- Understanding of child protection.
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).
Additional information
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).
