Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

As part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team, you will work alongside a range of professionals within the wider Health and Wellbeing team, including Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Substance Misuse and Exploitation services. You will be skilled at working as part of a team, supporting others and valuing a range of different perspectives as well as confident to provide outstanding clinical care, adapting to meet a wide range of needs and presentations in children who have often experienced adverse childhood experiences and significant life events., Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role. The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young person. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment, treatment and evaluation of care and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of children,young people, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,and providing leadership as required. The post holder will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced clinical role to support children, young people In receiving high quality specialist treatment working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in their psychological well-being by delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. The post holder will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service that is sensitive to the needs of the population. The team will provide comprehensive assessment in order to establish diagnosis and creation of an appropriate person centred evidenced based treatment plan. The Specialist Clinical Practitioner will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of care to facilitate timely, clinician to clinician advice.

• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
• Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents / carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
• Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
• Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate., Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training (e.g. Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc)
• Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
• Current registration with the appropriate professional body, Training in supervision and / or leadership skills Evidence of Continuous Professional Development, Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to child mental health.
• High level knowledge of mental health presentations in and children/young people and knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions in the field of child mental health.
  
  Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested., We are looking for a Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our mental health team at Atkinson Secure Childrens home in Exeter.Atkinson is a national secure childrens home managed by Devon County Council providing full residential care, healthcare and education on site in dedicated facilities. We are looking for a mental health practitioner, preferably with experience of working with young people in care, who can bring clinical skill, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/young people with complex social, emotional and mental health needs.Young people are placed in Atkinson on Welfare Orders under Section 25 of the Childrens Act due to having a history of absconding or are likely to abscond, likely to suffer significant harm or likely to injure themselves or others. Our young people have experienced relational trauma and adverse childhood experiences and as such, the home follows a trauma recovery model based around therapeutic parenting. Working within
the home is highly rewarding; there is a great team spirit and shared therapeutic ethos. The home achieved an Outstanding rating during our most recent Ofsted/CQC inspection, and we are particularly known for our integrated working, the great relationships we develop with our young people and their positive outcomes., About Devon Partnership Trust We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.