We are seeking to recruit a passionate, knowledgeable and dynamic Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join the well-established and innovative Youth Offending Service. We welcome applications from Senior Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Systemic therapists, Art therapists and Child Psychotherapists. Experience of working with children and young people is essential for this role.
As a specialist mental health practitioner, your goal is to offer face to face treatment to children, using an assertive outreach approach, whilst providing support, consultation and advice to the wider Youth Justice Service. Working with children and families who have multiple and complex needs you will respond to these flexibly and creatively to get the best outcomes. The post sits alongside other mental health specialists in the Therapeutic and Family Interventions Team within the broader Youth Justice Service.
You will be joining a friendly, supportive and creative multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to providing a high-quality service in liaison/partnership with other key young people's services. You will be an empathetic person understanding that children who commit offences often have complex lives and needs which challenge their access to services.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Practitioner in our team you will provide a range of interventions for children and young people referred into the service. This will take place in children and young people's homes or in community venues. Our team is responsible for covering all of West Sussex, working across home, school and community settings. You will have the flexibility to manage your workload in the community and respond flexibly to the needs of children.
Contributing to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered mainly in the home or community setting. You will work in partnership with, and support the work of, a child's broader professional network.
About us
Working in Sussex:
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed.
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London.
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work.
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team.
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles.
See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.
Job responsibilities
This role:
* The role will be based in Bridge House Worthing, though requests to work from Horsham or Bognor are also workable.
* You will be expected to travel around the county and a car driver is essential. Travel expenses away from base will be reimbursed.
* This part-time role of 15 hours allows the candidate to select their working days. Thursdays would be desirable to allow for the Team meetings.
West Sussex Youth Justice Service is a multi-disciplinary team which seeks to prevent offending and reoffending by children and young people aged 10 -17. The service works with children, young people, their families, victims of youth crime and the broader community across the county using restorative principles and a trauma lens to reduce risk and increase desistence. The service was rated overall Good in the 2022 HMIP inspection with staffing rated outstanding; the Inspection report noting that Staff within the YJS are empowered to deliver a high-quality, personalised and responsive service for all children.
Requirements
In order to be a successful Mental Health Practitioner in our team you will be:
* Registered with the NMC or HCPC via a core professional qualification. Applications are welcomed from OTs, Nurses, Social Workers, Drama/Art Therapists, Psychologists.
* Experienced in risk management.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role.
* Experienced working within a mental health setting.
It would also be advantageous if you are:
* Experienced working in CAMHS (Children and Young People's mental health services).
Flexibility with working patterns to include some meetings is essential, as is own transport as the role involves travel across the whole Sussex County area. SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely for part of their hours where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.
Main Duties
* To contribute to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, using CPA principles, evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* To hold a caseload as Lead Practitioner and attend a range of professional meetings about those cases.
* To provide specialist assessment and intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary approach, with specific focus on preventing offending and reoffending.
* To provide risk screening and assessment as well as risk management planning.
* To contribute to and facilitate evidence-based assessments and individual and group interventions.
* To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Service.
* To regularly share and supervise students on practice placement, and junior staff as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse/OT/Social Worker with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult) appropriate to the job role.
* Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group.
* Evidence of post-registration training in relevant service area.
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent.
Knowledge/Experience
* Extensive post-qualifying experience in relevant service area, including experience working with children and young people.
* Experience of supervising staff and students.
* Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs.
* Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area.
* Aware of Trust policies and service specification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Therapeutic and Family Interventions Team Manager
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