Primary Mental Health Specialist

In an exciting new development, we are delighted to be in a position of expanding our workforce and are looking to appoint a number of children and young peoples mental health workers to be part of a PCN (Primary Care Network) mental health service in South Tyneside.

This includes looking for individuals who have the ability to support the delivery of evidence-based interventions for children, young people and their families who present with a wide range of mental health difficulties.

In a new and innovative service model, the team is comprised of high and low intensity Children and Young Peoples Mental Health (CYPMH) practitioners and will work closely with our well-established South Tyneside Lifecycle Service.

This multi-disciplinary team will deliver a range of interventions that identify mental health difficulties at the earliest stage, and facilitate the provision of services that promote resilience, and enable positive mental health.

If you are a skilled, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated CYPMH practitioner and are seeking an opportunity to play an instrumental role developing innovative services for children, young people and their families, this could be the post for you., We expect the post holder to have sound children and young peoples mental health knowledge and skills. You will have the aptitude, motivation and enthusiasm for working within a ground breaking service.

You must have:

Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.

Experience of working within a community context.

Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their families.

Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.

Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals and work co-operatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.

Ability to engage vulnerable and underserved groups.

Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.

Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Excellent time and caseload management.

Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.