Job summary
We are looking for two enthusiastic and motivated Youth Intensive Psychological Practitioners (YIPP), who are keen continue their ongoing development within an urgent crisis team setting.
The Post holders will be based at Hopewood Park Hospital, Ryhope, within the Intensive Community Treatment Service (ICTS) Team which forms the Children and Young peoples Pathway of the Universal crisis team in Sunderland and South Tyneside. The team provides Urgent Assessment and Treatment for Young people who present with a mental health crisis.
The YIPP practitioner's role is to engage in the assessment and formulation of a young person receiving crisis home based treatment, assessing for suitability and providing specific evidence-based psychological intervention for children and young people with severe and/or complex mental health problems, their families and carers, including the assessment and management of complex risk.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve working as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting specialist assessment and leading on psychological intervention, formulation and individual, family and group-based therapeutic work. There will be opportunities to develop skills in formulation and to contribute to MDT formulation meetings and collaborative development of formulations with service users, families and carers as well as opportunities to support with training.
The role also incudes having input into the development of the YIPP role within the service including moving toward providing support for the transitions 18-25 pathway alongside supporting the wider team to gain experience and knowledge relating to the utilisation of a verity of psychosocial interventions in their daily practice.
It is essential that applicants have successfully completed YIPP training and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge in either an Access or inpatient mental health setting. In addition, applicants should have experience of working in a highly emotive environment and of direct working with individuals who may be in distress, demonstrating the ability to effectively risk assess often complex situations and seek support and guidance where appropriate.Furthermore, the applicant will be expected to have a working knowledge of safeguarding legislation and be able to efficiently apply this in their day to day practice.
About us
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust works from more than 70 sites across Cumbria, Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. We also run a number of regional and national specialist services. Along with partners, we deliver support to people in their own homes, and from community and hospital-based premises.
We have around 9,000 people working for us and a budget of over £537 million.
The services we provide are divided into four sections, which are organised geographically into "locality care groups". These are known as North, Central, South and Cumbria.
The post holder will be a member of the Children and Young people's pathway within the universal crisis teamin Sunderland. This team is a valued part of South Access CBU providing urgent care to those most acutely unwell and those re-engaging or coming into contact with mental health services for the first time.
We believe in the development of all our staff and the post holder will be encouraged to engage in continued professional development through training and studying.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB -
For the Postholder to:
- Work within intensive community and inpatient mental health settings as part of a clinical team supporting children, young people and their families
- Delivering specific evidence-based psychological intervention for children and young people within inpatient and community settings with severe and/or complex mental health problems
- Supporting and facilitating staff in inpatient and community settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing
- To have successfully completed the postgraduate certificate of academic and practice training (YIPP).
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 21st December 2023
Closing date : 16th January 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB -
For the Postholder to:
- Work within intensive community and inpatient mental health settings as part of a clinical team supporting children, young people and their families
- Delivering specific evidence-based psychological intervention for children and young people within inpatient and community settings with severe and/or complex mental health problems
- Supporting and facilitating staff in inpatient and community settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing
- To have successfully completed the postgraduate certificate of academic and practice training (YIPP).
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 21st December 2023
Closing date : 16th January 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Completed YIPP Qualification and evidence of practice as YIPP
- Evidence of additional role specific training
Desirable
- Further postgraduate training relating to mental health or Chindren and Young People
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of YIPP practice including applying psychological / Psychosocial interventions
- Experience of direct work with children and young people
- Experience of working with risk
Desirable
- Experience of providing group interventions
- Previous experience of working in an Access / Community setting
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication- written and oral
- Experience of MDT working
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Ability to effectively review and summarise large amounts of information to help to inform assessment and formulation.
Desirable
- Knowlage or experiance working with Children / Young people with Neurodivergencies
- Demonstration of the importance of involveing carers andfamilies in care / interventions
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Completed YIPP Qualification and evidence of practice as YIPP
- Evidence of additional role specific training
Desirable
- Further postgraduate training relating to mental health or Chindren and Young People
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of YIPP practice including applying psychological / Psychosocial interventions
- Experience of direct work with children and young people
- Experience of working with risk
Desirable
- Experience of providing group interventions
- Previous experience of working in an Access / Community setting
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent communication- written and oral
- Experience of MDT working
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities.
- Ability to effectively review and summarise large amounts of information to help to inform assessment and formulation.
Desirable
- Knowlage or experiance working with Children / Young people with Neurodivergencies
- Demonstration of the importance of involveing carers andfamilies in care / interventions
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
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).
