Job summary
We are looking for a full-time Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner to join our Healthcare team in Lincolnshire Secure Unit to provide mental health and psychological well-being support and intervention to vulnerable children and young people (CYP) resident in the home.
The CYP are between the ages of 10 and 18 and have often experienced many adverse childhood events and trauma. Their everyday care is met by social care staff and the healthcare team enhances this care by providing multi-disciplinary support for healthcare needs, including, physical health, mental health, and psychological/emotional well-being.
You will be responsible for monitoring the mental health and psychological well-being of the CYP, and will deliver health screening of CYP on admission, ensuring all physical and mental health needs inform care planning.
You will deliver training/workshops to staff and CYP on issues affecting mental health and psychological well-being and work closely with the psychologist to deliver trauma informed care to CYP in partnership with the unit's school and care staff.
The core hours are 9.00am to 17.00pm Monday-Friday with some later working to support after school availability up to 9pm. The team operate an on-call system for initial health screening of admissions up to 21.00pm weekdays and midday weekends and bank holidays. We are committed to professional development and provide many training opportunities for staff.
Main duties of the job
- To provide early intervention through consultation, needs and risk assessment for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health, emotional and behavioural problems, in a secure environment, using the Care Programme Approach as required.
- Act as Care Coordinator under the CPA, as required.
- To deliver care planning and individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people and other workers involved in care delivery.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
- To work flexibly between 9am and 9pm, including some on-call duties for admissions bank holidays and weekends.
- To work in accordance with relevant childcare and health legislation and professional standards.
- To proactively involve young people and families/carers in service development and evaluation.
- Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
- Deliver a programme of health promotion in liaison with the school and unit.
- To function as part of the multidisciplinary LSU service.
- To work in partnership with wider CAMHS, Childrens Services and Youth Offending Service.
- To provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families/carers up to 18 years.
- Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
- Empower Service Users and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate.
- Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people
- Plan and deliver group interventions
- Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
- Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
- Propose changes and developments to service delivery and contribute to policy discussions at both team and service level.
- Deliver the developing service and manage any changes.
- Participate in management and clinical supervision.
- Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students.
- Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times.
- Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
- To work flexibly between 9am and 9pm, including some on-call duties for admissions bank holidays and weekends.
- To work in accordance with relevant childcare and health legislation and professional standards.
- To proactively involve young people and families/carers in service development and evaluation.
- Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
- Deliver a programme of health promotion in liaison with the school and unit.
- To function as part of the multidisciplinary LSU service.
- To work in partnership with wider CAMHS, Childrens Services and Youth Offending Service.
- To provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families/carers up to 18 years.
- Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
- Empower Service Users and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate.
- Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people
- Plan and deliver group interventions
- Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
- Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
- Propose changes and developments to service delivery and contribute to policy discussions at both team and service level.
- Deliver the developing service and manage any changes.
- Participate in management and clinical supervision.
- Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students.
- Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times.
- Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Post registration training in supervision
Desirable
- Mentorship or similar qualification in supporting students in practice
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with severe and enduring mental ill health.
- Experience of managing and developing staff including providing management and/or clinical supervision.
- Experience of using evidence based practice
- Post registration experience of working with children and young people and their families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the Care Programme Approach.
- Excellent understanding of child and adolescent development and it's possible impact on emotional well-being
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of specialised, continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Post registration training in supervision
Desirable
- Mentorship or similar qualification in supporting students in practice
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with severe and enduring mental ill health.
- Experience of managing and developing staff including providing management and/or clinical supervision.
- Experience of using evidence based practice
- Post registration experience of working with children and young people and their families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the Care Programme Approach.
- Excellent understanding of child and adolescent development and it's possible impact on emotional well-being
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of specialised, continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
