Job responsibilities
Alliance
is a leading local childrens mental health service delivering psychological
support and emotional well-being services in a range of educational
settings. We support a whole
school/college approach to improving mental health and wellbeing. We also provide psychological therapies to
children and families with multiple and complex needs. Our service
transformation is through effective leadership and partnerships, the delivery
of evidence-based therapies, use of routine outcome measures and in full collaboration
with children, young peoples and families.
As part of the National
Trailblazer for transformation of mental health and emotional wellbeing in
schools, Hartlepool & Stockton (HAST) CCG and Partners have been awarded
funding from the Department of Education, NHS England and Health Education
England to implement Childrens Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in
Schools. We are delighted that we are lead employers working in collaboration
with other partner organisations to implement and deliver services within our
local area.
The Mental Health Support Teams
are intended to:
- Deliver evidence-based interventions for
mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs
- Support senior mental health leads in
educational settings to develop and introduce their whole-school or whole
college approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Providing timely advice to staff and
liaising with external specialist services so that children and young
people can get the right support and remain in education
Job Purpose
The post-holder
will work within a MHST supporting the delivery of the key aims and functions
of the team as stated above. You will be
delivering high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for
children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health
difficulties, including psycho-education, self-help and work with a range of presentations
such as anxiety, low mood and behavioral difficulties. You will hold the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to
operate effectively in a diverse and value driven service. The post holder will deliver LI CBT
interventions both individual and psycho-educational groupwork to children,
young people and parents and within both an education and community setting.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To
provide assessment, including risk assessment, of children and young people
experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
To
support management of waiting lists playing a proactive role in educational
settings.
To operate within Alliance Service Referral to Discharge Protocols
and within a Consultation Approach to supporting settings and children in
getting the right support at the right time.
To
make use of referral pathways following assessment for children young people
and families requiring other services, including statutory and voluntary
agencies, working closely with Schools Cluster Leads in the development of
pathways to specialist CaMHS Services.
To
explore and evaluate clinical treatment using evaluation tools, contributing to
evidence-based practice
To
deliver groupwork in school and community settings with the aim of facilitating
the learning of others i.e EMHPs, teaching and support staff and supporting
the sustainability of evidence informed programmes within these settings.
To
select and deliver a range of appropriate low-intensity therapeutic
interventions for children young people and families experiencing mild to
moderate mental health difficulties and delivered in collaboration with the
child, young person and family
Working in collaboration to support children, young people and
families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
Working in collaboration with children young people and families
to develop effective treatment plans and agreed outcomes.
Through close
case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes
beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of
service delivery.
Provide a
range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments.
This may include guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone
or via other media.
To
work with families involved with social care liaising closely with Social
Workers and other professionals working across Children, Young People and
Family Services.
Adhere to an
agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young
people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve
timely access and minimise waiting times.
Training and Supervision
Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the
training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based
assessments.
Apply
learning from any CPD training to practice
Collaborate
in clinical supervision and case management, to meet the required standards.
Prepare and
present case load information to supervisors and case managers within the
service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and
the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are
delivered.
Respond to
and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.
Work within
the boundaries of service delivery and support to meet the requirements of the
service needs.
Engage in and
respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and
practice.
Partnership Working
To create and
maintain effective working relationships within the MHST and develop close
working relationships with partner agencies including staff in educational
settings, by providing advice and consultative support on emotional and mental
health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for children,
young people and families experiencing mild to moderate mental health
difficulties.
To liaise
effectively with other local providers, including statutory, voluntary sector
organisations and on behalf of the child, young person or family.
To build effective working relationships with other local
childrens mental health providers including CaMHS and support the development
of pathways of support.
Safeguarding
Responsible for safeguarding
children and promoting the welfare of children & young people at all times
and operating within local policies and procedures.
Under guidance and support taking
appropriate safeguarding action to protect children & young people at risk
of significant harm.
Under guidance and supervision to
identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services
To share
appropriate information with parents/carers or other agencies regarding the
childs wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of Confidentiality
and Information sharing protocols.
A Professional and Ethical Service
To
work within CYP IAPT Delivering with and Delivering Well Values and Standards
To work within the 5 Principles of transforming
children, young people mental health services, including participation,
evidence-based practice, raising awareness, collaboration through routine outcome monitoring tools and proactively
engaging with individuals to improve access
To maintain
appropriate clinical notes and records on PCMIS and in line with Alliance
policies and procedures
To undertake
relevant Continuing Professional Development as required for the purposes of
continued professional accreditation or registration and as identified through
Alliances professional development and Appraisal System
To undertake
clinical supervision and case management as per Alliance supervision policy and
in line with the appropriate professional body - BABCP
To work within Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR and Alliance Information
Governance policies and procedures
To ensure a
safe and secure working environment for self and others and to take action as
necessary within Health and Safety and other guidelines
To adhere to
all Alliance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
To promote
and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people using the
Service
This post may require some late evening work to
meet service demand.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities
only. The post holder is required to be
flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Alliances
organisational objectives and priorities.
