CAMHS Yoga Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Professional

*To support staff within universal and targeted children's workforce.

*Conduct and lead yoga group and 1:1 work

*Visually assess students to determine their level of practice and develop programmes safe for their individual need.

*Assist students to achieve alignment and demonstrate practice and techniques.

*To be aware of the differing needs of young people and to adapt yoga teaching style appropriately.

*Motivate children and young people with words of encouragement, demonstration of positive outcomes and education on the link between yoga and positive physical and mental health.

*To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for assessments, design and delivery of yoga practice for young people, and be accountable for professional actions and policies.

*To participate in the development of a high quality, responsive service for children, young people and their families/carers/friends where appropriate.

*To be responsible for delivering yoga practice alongside specialist child and adolescent psychiatry in a way that is integrated and complimentary with the work of other disciplines within the team.

*To provide guidance and consultation to other professionals on your expert field, contributing directly to individual programmes of care.

*To manage internal service requests for both individual, group and family yoga practice and to assess the needs of the referred child or young person and to develop, implement and evaluate appropriate interventions.

*To contribute from your expert field in team and management discussions.

*To attend Core Group meetings and Team Around the Child meetings and other relevant meetings as required.

*To work or sit in constraint positions for substantial periods of time to complete clinical administration work, service evaluation and/or audit of practice.

*To ensure children, young people and their carers/significant others are included in planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

*To ensure care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring the gender, ethnic cultural and spiritual needs of service users inform practice.

*To operate within the guidance and Code of Ethics of the relevant professional body

*To act in accordance with legal requirements contained within the Mental Health Act 1983, the Children's Act 1994 and other legislation

*To have knowledge of and act in accordance with Southampton City Safeguarding Children's Board.

*To participate in regular supervision systems and the Individual Appraisal Review and Continuing Professional Development.

*To ensure that care is delivered to incorporate health and social care policy.

*To be aware of and up to date with advances in research practice and development of interventions for mental health disorders and emerging mental health in children and young people.

Communication

*To compliment the work of other members of the multi-disciplinary team by undertaking as co-worker specific therapeutic work with children / families as part of agreed treatment programmes consistent with own skills, knowledge and scope of practice.

*To manage and prioritise own workload, competing demands and clinical commitments with support from line manager as required.

*To participate in clinical supervision, ensuring supervision received is appropriate to the therapeutic work being undertaken and is in line with guidelines.

*To liaise and joint work with colleagues, other professionals and agencies as required in relation to both clinical work and the wider agenda of working in partnership within a multi-agency framework.

*To participate in team clinical meetings in order to share expertise, promote good practice and the safety of clients.

*To participate in referrals meeting as required. Making clinical decisions as part of this group regarding the appropriateness of new referrals in line with referral criteria. Assessing the level of clinical need for referrals accepted and communicating outcomes to referrers.

Knowledge, Education and Training

*Undertake clinical work, training and personal development to maintain and develop clinical and leadership skills.

*Work at all times within Professional Code of Practice for your relevant professional body. Responsibility for maintaining professional knowledge and competency in all areas of work to maintain professional qualifications.

*Participate in appraisal and objective setting process and identify and meet PDP needs.

*Seek and receive regular planned management and clinical supervision.

*To complete mandatory training as required in Solent NHS Trust.

Management and Leadership

*To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for evidence-based practice, reviews and closing summaries and be accountable for professional actions and policies.

*To participate in the development of a high quality responsive and accessible service for children, families and carers.

*To take responsibility for management of systemic resources available to the service for example maintaining recording equipment /cameras employed in the assessment and treatment of families. This includes the safe use of specialist equipment and materials.

*To advise and participate in appropriate professional recruitment, short listing, interviewing and providing inductions.

*To initiate projects and implement service development. Specifically in evidencing the outcomes from yoga practice within the field of child and adolescent mental health.

*Informed consent is obtained where appropriate and documented in accordance with Trust procedures.

*New and replacement equipment is not used until it has been commissioned in accordance with Trust policy.

*Appropriate risk and other assessments are completed and documented in a timely manner in accordance with Trust policy.

*Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Trust procedures

*Equipment is maintained in accordance with Trust policy.

*Infection prevention and control procedures are followed.

*All staff follow Trust clinical governance requirements.

Quality and Service Improvement

*Identifies situations of risk and takes appropriate action to ensure a safe environment for patients/clients/families and staff.

*Contributes to evidence-based practice in speciality areas.

*Demonstrates commitment to quality improvements, risk management and resource utilisation participating in monitoring and evaluation activities including audit and research activities

*Provides input into clinical standards/protocols and policies and undertakes clinical audits as required.

*Evaluates the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of practice contributing to service improvement initiatives.

*Contributes to and participates in Solent NHS policy development providing own expertise where relevant and feedback on proposed polices based on relevant experience and expertise where applicable.

*Participates in case review and debriefing activities as required.

*Participates in group/unit discussions that review current practice.

*Promote patient and public involvement in activities designed to inform service improvement

*Actively participate in clinical audit and service improvement activity to improve patient care and patient outcomes (privacy, dignity and duty of candour).

*Fully adheres to the Solent NHS trust Integrated Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision policy along with Safeguarding Children and adult policies, and information sharing protocols to ensure the health and well-being of children and adults at risk.

*To facilitate and embed, alongside the team, participation and co-production with children and families, ensuring that this is meaningful and reciprocal.

*Contribute to our wider Trust's development of people participation through awareness, promoting opportunities for involvement with service users or being involved in a project or initiative.

*Contribute to the change of culture needed for all to embrace equal and valued participation and involvement

*Actively include service user participation in own care and service development by using the resources available to work in participatory ways.

*Actively facilitate service care improvement by contributing to the distribution of feedback process such as 'Friends and Family Test'.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Yoga Teaching Qualification with recognised training body (accredited with Yoga Alliance Professionals or the Independent Yoga Network) 200hours minimum
• Specialist Yoga Teaching qualification for teaching children and teens with recognised training body (accredited with Yoga Alliance Professionals or the Independent Yoga Network)

Desirable

• Additional training in child and adolescent mental health

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching yoga to young people for 2+ years, both 1-2-1 and group setting
• Significant or demonstrable experience in mental health to show the breadth/depth of experience required for the role.
• Experience of direct work with children/young people with mental health issues
• Crisis management skills
• Community care experience
• Working experience with Children and young people
• Stress management
• Knowledge and experience in child protection/safeguarding procedures, to recognise abuse and escalate appropriately within statutory timeframes.
• To hold a clinical caseload of complex health needs including mental health as a lead professional within a multi-agency team.
• Ability to work autonomously

Employer details

Employer name

Solent NHS Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Employer's website

https://www.solent.nhs.uk/join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)