Job summary
Do you want to help address one of the biggest public health challenges in the care of children and families? Would you like to transform the way services are delivered in Salford?
We are looking to appoint a Trauma Responsive Practitioner to work alongside a Senior Trauma Responsive Practitioner to help drive forward an ambitious plan to make Salford a Trauma informed and Trauma responsive city. Trauma responsive care is critical for reducing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), improving outcomes and changing lives. We want to develop a citywide approach anchored in principles that take a holistic view of needs, are person-centred and support resilience.
Main duties of the job
The role will support staff across services to implement Trauma responsive approaches, working with children and families in individual cases as required. There will also be a focus on parents, supporting their health and wellbeing to improve outcomes for children.
This role will be based in The Bridge (Salford Bridge Partnership) and is employed in partnership with the Greater Manchester Resilience Hub.
The Trauma Responsive Practitioner will work alongside the Senior Trauma Responsive Practitioner to support the development of a Trauma responsive approach across the Salford system. They will maintain strong links with multi-agency partners. They will work with staff, adults, children and families to support embedding trauma responsive principles across services.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
For all enquiries please see contact details below
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
For all enquiries please see contact details below
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications relevant to work in mental health e.g. nursing, social work, postgraduate qualification in clinical psychology or occupational therapy
- Specialist post qualification training in working with children and families to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma level
- Short courses and experience in trauma responsive theory and practice to Masters Level
Desirable
- Psychological therapy qualification and accreditation with the appropriate accrediting bodies governing the specific modality (e.g. BABCP, IY)
- Additional post graduate qualifications relevant to child and/or family mental health
- Additional accredited training
- MSc.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families presenting with emotional and behavioural difficulties including family relationship problems
- Substantial experience of developing trauma informed formulations
- Substantial experience of providing clinical consultation to professionals and volunteers from a range of backgrounds
- Substantial experience of developing and delivering training to professionals and volunteers
- Working in a MDT setting
- Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to team members
- Experience of using ROMs
- Significant experience of working in a psychologically and trauma informed way
Desirable
- Working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- A thorough understanding of the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact of adversity and trauma on children as they grow and develop.
- Theoretical approach and understanding to child mental health and development
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and government policy relating to children's mental health
- Child protection knowledge and practice
- Specific theoretical knowledge related to psychological trauma
- Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit research and service evaluation
- Understanding of current multiagency landscape including public sector reform
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, and colleagues from a wide range of other agencies including statutory services, VCSE and private sector care providers
- Ability/experience of working in a solution focused way to tackle challenges and issues at a family and system level.
- Ability to work within a multiagency context with the ability to maintain good working relationships, develop trust between practitioners, set and maintain professional boundaries, and the ability to challenge colleagues and partners when necessary.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to children, young people and families / carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Good standards of verbal and written skills
- Ability to work in MDT
- Ability to relate relevant theory to practice
- Ability to work autonomously and to use initiative
- Organisational, time management, report writing and record keeping skill
- IT skills
- Ability to manage change and motivate staff
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Service development or Project management skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications relevant to work in mental health e.g. nursing, social work, postgraduate qualification in clinical psychology or occupational therapy
- Specialist post qualification training in working with children and families to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma level
- Short courses and experience in trauma responsive theory and practice to Masters Level
Desirable
- Psychological therapy qualification and accreditation with the appropriate accrediting bodies governing the specific modality (e.g. BABCP, IY)
- Additional post graduate qualifications relevant to child and/or family mental health
- Additional accredited training
- MSc.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with children, adolescents and families presenting with emotional and behavioural difficulties including family relationship problems
- Substantial experience of developing trauma informed formulations
- Substantial experience of providing clinical consultation to professionals and volunteers from a range of backgrounds
- Substantial experience of developing and delivering training to professionals and volunteers
- Working in a MDT setting
- Managing a caseload and associated professional activities under supervision
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to team members
- Experience of using ROMs
- Significant experience of working in a psychologically and trauma informed way
Desirable
- Working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- A thorough understanding of the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact of adversity and trauma on children as they grow and develop.
- Theoretical approach and understanding to child mental health and development
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and government policy relating to children's mental health
- Child protection knowledge and practice
- Specific theoretical knowledge related to psychological trauma
- Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit research and service evaluation
- Understanding of current multiagency landscape including public sector reform
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, and colleagues from a wide range of other agencies including statutory services, VCSE and private sector care providers
- Ability/experience of working in a solution focused way to tackle challenges and issues at a family and system level.
- Ability to work within a multiagency context with the ability to maintain good working relationships, develop trust between practitioners, set and maintain professional boundaries, and the ability to challenge colleagues and partners when necessary.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, complex, technical and sensitive information to children, young people and families / carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Good standards of verbal and written skills
- Ability to work in MDT
- Ability to relate relevant theory to practice
- Ability to work autonomously and to use initiative
- Organisational, time management, report writing and record keeping skill
- IT skills
- Ability to manage change and motivate staff
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Service development or Project management skills
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).
