MHST Mental Health Practitioner

The post holders will be members of the multi-disciplinary Healthy Young Minds service working as part of the integrated Mental Health Support Team which will support schools across the borough. The post holders are responsible for providing mental health assessments, evidence based psychotherapeutic interventions and consultation for children, adolescents and families and professionals. In addition, the post holders are encouraged to develop a specific therapeutic modality as a specialty for the service. Wave 12-To address unmet need and health inequalities within each locality, ensuring better access and outcomes for underrepresented groups. This is line with the ambitions and objectives of the Trust's This is Us Strategy and Working Together Partnership Strategy and will provide an opportunity for MHSTs to go further to achieve those objectives and promote life chances whilst reducing inequality. We look forward to welcoming to our team which is currently based at our Trust Headquarters in Ashton with plans to relocate to the Stockport area in the near future. We are looking for enthusiastic dynamic motivated individuals who are passionate about making a difference to young peoples lives. Those who previously applied need not apply. Main duties of the job The post holder will be an integral part of the MHST. You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child and family to provide meaningful evidence based interventions, that can demonstrate clinical change. You will support staff in schools and colleges to help the whole system develop an understanding of how to work together to improve health and mental wellbeing.,

• To provide or provide access to CBT / CBT informed interventions in accordance with individual assessed need. This will include the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the MDT
• To contribute to the development and provision of services to children and young people.
• To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
• To engage in / deliver managerial and clinical supervision, including with appropriate consent, recording and reviewing of live clinical work.
• To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving for children and families to engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
• To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. This will include the provision of highly skilled professional care, psychological interventions, group work, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion and ensuring co- production with service users, families and carers and the education staff.
• To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child and others in line with Pennine care and Camhs procedures and protocols.
• To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and trainees and act as a role model.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
• To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
• To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice and propose changes to protocols and procedures within the mental health support team and CAMHS where required.
• To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager or Quality Improvement Lead.
• Ensure collection of relevant information required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
• To participate in the Duty rota on a weekly basis.
• To attend team, clinical, business and other meetings as required.
• To manage own workload and time effectively.
• To undertake accurate record keeping.
• To provide and enter data for local information management systems.
• To contribute to peer supervision within community Camhs.
• To receive regular clinical management and when required Safeguarding supervision and to participate in appraisal.
• To participate in the development of education and training programmes.
• To maintain own education and awareness of current developments within Camhs.
  
  oPostgraduate qualification in CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practice or EMHP Postgraduate qualification
• Completion of the post graduate certificate in supervisory skills or eligible to be able to complete the course at time of applying for the role
Desirable
• oManagement training
• oMentorship qualification
• oExperience of clinically supervising others
Experience Essential
• oProfessional involvement with the users of mental health services
• oExperience of case management of young people
• oExperience of multi- agency working
• oExperience of working with neuro developmental disorders
• oSignificant post qualification experience in mental health services to post graduate diploma level
• oExperience of working with children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions particularly related to anxiety, low mood and behaviour
• oHave a good working knowledge of evidence based interventions for Children and Young
• oGood understanding of CYP IAPT principles
Desirable
• oExperience of delivering groups to CYP
• oExperience of managing within a variety of Children and Young People community settings
• oExperience of providing mentorship / supervision.
• oExperience of working in a community environment
• oExperience of working in an educational environment
• oExperience of working within a CYP IAPT compliant service
Knowledge Essential
• oKnowledge of mental health issues in young people
• oKnowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people
• oKnowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
Desirable
• oKnowledge of psychotherapeutic interventions
Skills Essential
• oAbility to undertake appropriate mental health assessments
• oAbility to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group
• oAbility to work well with a team
• oAbility to manage a caseload effectively
• oAbility to work independently
  
  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 #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work. You will help nurture and develop other staff in a team where opinions of all will be valued. As we discover what works for whom interventions will change and be adapted, so this will be a dynamic working environment. This will sit within the broader values of Pennine NHS Foundation Trust.