We are seeking highly skilled and experienced clinicians to join our dedicated teams as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within our Mental Health Support Teams in Spalding, Grantham, Sleaford, and North Kesteven.
As a key member, you will play a crucial role in promoting and supporting mental health within educational settings.
Our MHSTs pride themselves on their creative and innovative approach to improving the mental health of Children and Young People, as well as developing the skill and confidence of Education Staff to identify and address these difficulties as early as possible, in line with our preventative way of working. If this sounds like a team you'd like to be part of, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide leadership and guidance to a team of mental health practitioners within educational settings.
2. Coordinate and support the delivery of a range of Whole School Approach activities within education settings.
3. Develop and implement mental health programs and interventions tailored to the unique needs of students and educational staff.
4. Conduct assessments and provide individual and group therapy to students dealing with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
5. Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, leadership teams, and parents/carers to create a supportive and inclusive mental health framework.
6. Stay informed about current trends, research, and best practices in mental health and education.
7. Offer training and professional development to education staff.
8. Coordinate and participate in Critical Incident Responses where need arises.
9. Provide support and clinical supervision to Low Intensity CBT practitioners within MHST.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high-quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge, or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable, and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy.
* Competitive annual leave allowance.
* Car leasing scheme.
* Childcare Vouchers.
* NHS pension scheme.
* Free eye tests.
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme.
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Competent and familiar with low intensity CBT interventions
* Substantial experience of working in a CYP clinical setting delivering low intensity CBT
* Evidence of CPD post training
* Providing supervision experience or transferable skills
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of effective engagement with families and carers
* Sound knowledge of National legislation and drivers, and other legislation related to the care of children and young people with emotional and mental health concerns
* Awareness of national and local policies and how these impact on child and adolescent education.
Desirable
* Experience of organising team duties
* Experience of working in a community environment
* Experience of working in an educational environment
* Experience of managerial and clinical leadership
* Experience of inducting staff members to the area with confidence
Qualifications
Essential
* Low Intensity Supervisor training qualification, (or willingness to attend this at the earliest available opportunity)
* EMHP Post Graduate Certificate
* Substantial experience of providing supervision to low intensity practitioners
* Registered with the BABCP or BPS as an EMHP (or applied for this)
Desirable
* Low intensity senior practitioner Course completion or willingness to undertake
Skills and Competences
Essential
* Critical awareness of alternative evidence-based therapeutic modalities and treatment options for mild-moderate MH difficulties
* Experience delivering psycho-educational groups in a community setting.
* Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
* Recognising when alternative evidence-based low-intensity interventions are required for neurodiverse CYP and being able to deliver these
* Recognising when CYPs needs or wider complexity factors (e.g. social/physical needs/risk/neurodiversity) mean they are beyond low intensity/early intervention remit and competence. Make suitable onwards referrals where indicated.
* Knowledge, skills, and experience of Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
* Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g. education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc
* Has a clear working knowledge of the application of their respective professional code of conduct
* Extensive knowledge of health and safety
* Setting, monitoring and maintaining standards, ensuring high standards
* Ability to demonstrate sound value-based practice which empowers individuals and promotes wellness and is recovery focused
Desirable
* Sound knowledge of National Legislation and drivers and other legislation related to the care of children and young people educational provision and mental health
* Knowledge Of NICE, CQC standards and regulations
* Experience of and skills in mentoring/coaching other trainee CWPs/EMHPs
Special Requirements
Essential
* Ability to travel independently across the county between bases and schools.
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Johnson Community Hospital
Spalding Road, Pinchbeck
Spalding
PE11 3DT
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