Mental Health Support Team Clinical Lead
Closed for applications on: 23-Awst-2024 00:00
Statws y swydd wag: Closed
Closed for applications on: 23-Awst-2024 00:00
Manylion allweddol
Lleoliad
- Gwefan
- Connect Young People's Service
- Cyfeiriad
- 26 Talbot Road
- Tref
- Blackpool
- Cod post
- FY1 1LF
- Major / Minor Region
- Swydd Gaerhirfryn
Math o gontract a phatrwm gwaith
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (Occasional on-call responsibilities outside of core hours)
Cyflog
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pay Award pending
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Arbenigedd
- Prif leoliad
- CBT Therapist, clinical psychologist, counsellor, educational psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist, social worker etc
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Fylde Coast Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is excited to be recruiting a Clinical Lead to become part of the MHST and wider Children and Young People's Primary Mental Health Services at this important development stage.
The post holder will work closely with the Service Lead, Clinical Lead and Team Leaders to ensure the service provides early intervention and promotes good mental wellbeing to children and young people.
Working across the Fylde Coast, you will undertake consultations, assessments and short-term evidence-based clinical interventions with children and young people. You will also provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers, education staff and other professionals.
In addition, you will supervise practitioners within the team, and if you do not already have an Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) supervision qualification, training for this will be provided at a north-west university.
Some evening and weekend working may be required as well as participating in the on-call rota so you will need a flexible attitude to the role.
As this is a school-based service, the post holder will be expected to take their annual leave predominantly in the school holidays.
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Delivering case management and clinical supervision to qualified members of the team and trainees from the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children and Young People Wellbeing Practitioner (CYWP) IAPT training programme
Undertaking appropriate consultations, mental health assessments and short-term clinical intervention with children and young people
Developing a whole setting approach to good emotional wellbeing and mental health
Ensuring that the voice of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.
Contribute to, and delivering, training programmes for all colleagues in the MHST and delivering training and development workshops for schools and colleges
Contributing to audit, research and evaluation of the service, ensuring an ongoing commitment to developing practice through research within the team
Provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professional groups
Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies, procedures and pathways.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
All mental health teams working on the Fylde Coast with children, young people and families have a strong work ethic of support for each other, with all team members seen as equals. The services have been established for many years and have now expanded to encompass Mental Health Support Teams, with a range of professionals and dedicated admin staff. We have an ethos of person-centred service for our clients as well as good self-care being encouraged within the team. This also extends to each other as colleagues, leading to a strong and motivated team.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Deliver case management and clinical supervision
Undertake appropriate consultations, mental health assessments and short-term clinical intervention with children and young people
Develop a whole setting approach to good emotional wellbeing and mental health
Ensure that the voice of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.
Deliver training programmes for colleagues and delivering training and education staff
Contribute to audit, research and evaluation of the service
Support with the development of clinical pathways and processes
For full details please refer to the job description and person specification
Gofynion yr ymgeisydd
Manyleb y person
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registration/accreditation with a professional body: e.g. BABCP, BPS, NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Core profession relevant to the post: e.g. EMHP, CBT Therapist, clinical psychologist, counsellor, educational psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist, social worker etc. Plus – appropriate level training in relevant therapeutic interventions
- OR Masters Level training in relevant therapeutic interventions (i.e., CBT, family therapy, systemic therapy etc.) and be an accredited therapist
- Certificate in Supervision Skills and/or willingness to complete as part of the Senior role within the team, at a North West university
Meini prawf dymunol
- Leadership courses, management courses/qualifications, mentorship training
- Post graduate qualification/ Masters in Therapeutic intervention or relevant specialism.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Significant post qualification experience of working with children and young people in mental health services.
- Experience of case load working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of engaging with families/carers.
- Experience of delivering low intensity interventions in school and education environments.
- Expertise in assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding, completion of effective risk management plans and liaison with other relevant agencies.
- Experience of providing evidence-based assessments, formulations and treatment packages and effectively utilising ROMS.
- Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies within a community model.
- Experience of attending and contributing to professional meetings to support children, young people and families.
- Experience of delivering group work and workshops to young people.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others as well as supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
- Excellent working knowledge and understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance and its application.
- Experience of strategic understanding of services and key performance processes
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working with children and young people in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working with children and young people with additional/neurodevelopmental needs and from vulnerable groups
- Experience in leadership and delivery of key performance targets.
• SKILLS AND ABILITY
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
- Knowledge and understanding of common mental health stressors in an educational setting
- Ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately and autonomously, ensuring discharge is timely and planned
- Ability to deliver training to education staff and professionals
- Ability to work autonomously in a community setting, making appropriate decisions
- Proven use of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- Good knowledge of different outcome measures used in Children and Young Peoples settings and ability to apply these effectively to practice.
- Ability to work as a part of a community team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GPs, maintaining positive working relationships.
- Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations.
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and young people.
- Ability to provide feedback and constructive guidance to junior members of the team and trainees to facilitate their personal and professional development.
- Ability to self-reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to manage own caseload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines
- Ability to maintain high-quality clinical records and excellent report writing skills.
- Ability to work across various locations as part of the role
- Ability to work outside normal working hours as part of a school/college approach.
- Car owner / driver with full UK drivers’ licence, or be mobile and able to visit various locations as and when required
Meini prawf dymunol
- Advanced keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Emma Johnson
- Teitl y swydd
- Service Lead CYP Primary Mental Health Services
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0800 121 7762
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