Job summary
The East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) provides a wide range of community and inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, older adults and forensic services to the City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. In Tower Hamlets the Trust provides high standard mental health services for children and young people based on strong partnerships with the Boroughs education and social care services, community health services and voluntary/third sector agencies.
Tower Hamlets is a rapidly growing, vibrant inner-city borough with a young ethnically diverse population who experience some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country. There is a high prevalence of mental health difficulties amongst young people and a high proportion of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In December 2018 Tower Hamlets was named a trailblazer site to pilot the Green Paper Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision initiatives to improve mental health support in school settings. The Green Paper ambitions fit with Tower Hamlets existing strategic direction for Children and Young Peoples Mental Health, to build capacity for early intervention and prevention across local partnerships.
Main duties of the job
- Through line management and clinical supervision, provide a supportive, developmental space for practitioners to learn, train and develop their abilities in the use of agreed manualised CBT based interventions for anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. This may involve the use of video tape recording within supervision
- To oversee the formulation, treatment and management plans for parents, children and young people being treated by the practitioners using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group
- To maintain a small caseload providing brief interventions to compliment and consolidate practitioner interventions
- To act as a service senior link to designated schools, overseeing the work of the allocated practitioner and providing case consultation and signposting
- To provide/support school based staff training and development
- To support the service leads in relation to team functioning and development
Local knowledge of Tower Hamlets and its diverse range of cultures and ethnic groups is desirable
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service is expanding and seeking to appoint an experienced, CBT qualified clinician to provide one year maternity cover. The post holder will provide supervision and deliver high quality, brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within primary and secondary school settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service is expanding and seeking to appoint an experienced, CBT qualified clinician to provide one year maternity cover. The post holder will provide supervision and deliver high quality, brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within primary and secondary school settings.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing and registration with relevant UK governing body. Specific CBT training and qualification (CBT Diploma or equivalent within existing professional training).
Desirable
- Training/qualification in supervisory skills.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Previous experience working with schools in mental health capacity.
- Experience delivering CBT based approaches to children and young people
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way
- Experience in crisis work
Desirable
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behavior problems.
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering CBT based approaches and parenting programme
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures.
- An enthusiasm for brief interventions.
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Keyboard/computer skills
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing and registration with relevant UK governing body. Specific CBT training and qualification (CBT Diploma or equivalent within existing professional training).
Desirable
- Training/qualification in supervisory skills.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Previous experience working with schools in mental health capacity.
- Experience delivering CBT based approaches to children and young people
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way
- Experience in crisis work
Desirable
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behavior problems.
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering CBT based approaches and parenting programme
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures.
- An enthusiasm for brief interventions.
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Keyboard/computer skills
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
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).
