Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 28.5 hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working)
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
* Term time hours
Job ref: 437-6699511
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wigan CAMHS
Town: Wigan
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
An opportunity is available within the Wigan CAMHS School Link Team for a BAND 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly and hardworking team. This position is to provide maternity cover.
The School Link Team are part of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Wigan. The team work collaboratively with primary and secondary schools to offer advice and support through consultation around any emerging mental health concern to develop a plan of direct or indirect support. As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy and Wigan CAMHS is currently undergoing a transformation plan, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
Main duties of the job
This role focuses on early identification and mental health prevention and promotion. As a senior mental health practitioner, you will be aligned with THRIVE’s getting advice and getting help domains to act as the first point of contact to schools offering advice through face to face, video or telephone consultation. You also provide advice and training around whole school approaches to mental health. The team offer short term intervention with children, young people, parents/carers and/or professionals with the aim of supporting improved mental health. Each school link practitioner is aligned to one of Wigan’s service delivery footprints/Neighbourhoods.
You will work collaboratively to empower school staff to support young people to thrive by enabling:
* Early identification and assessment of any emerging mental health or emotional wellbeing need in schools.
* Mental health promotion through working to upskill school staff, young people and parents to normalise mental health within schools, reduce stigma, support early identification of mental health symptoms and raise awareness of self-help support and self-management strategies.
Please Note: The service operates predominantly 9-5 term time; however, there would be an expectation for staff to be available to work between the hours of 8-6 during School Term time to meet Service Needs on occasion.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Up to date Professional Registration/membership (to be maintained), eg RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
* Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health
* Other relevant therapeutic qualification e.g. Family Therapy, DBT, ACT or brief intervention qualification EMHP, CYWP
EXPERIENCE
* Experience of Multi-disciplinary working within a Mental Health setting
* Experience and ability to Triage and accept or signpost routine referrals.
* Experience working with children and young people with mental health and emotional needs in education setting.
SKILLS
* Ability to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including mental health and risk assessments
* Good organisational/time management skills with the ability to work autonomously, carry a caseload and offer half termly consultation support to a locality of up to 25 schools.
* Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Emily Toft
Job title: Clinical Team Manager
Email address: emily.toft@gmmh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01942764473
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