Family Safeguarding Mental Health Practitioner
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Family Safeguarding Mental Health Practitioner
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Southampton City Council are working in partnership in the delivery of a New Family Safeguarding service supporting families across the city of Southampton. We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist that has a specialist interest in safeguarding and wants to be part of a new and developing service. The Family Safeguarding team takes a multi-disciplinary approach to working with families, including Children and Families Social Workers and Family Support Practitioners, working alongside Adult Mental Health Specialist Workers to help and support addressing issues associated with parental domestic abuse, substance misuse, and mental ill-health. Family Safeguarding teams work with children aged pre-birth to 17 where the issues relate to abuse and neglect of the children by their families. You must have relevant experience in mental health and be skilled at delivering group-based and individual interventions which are psychologically informed.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health practitioner will be expected to hold a caseload and work in partnership with other multi-agency partners who will have a role in supporting the wider family. The practitioner will need to be confident in assessing and formulating care and treatment plans. They will deliver evidence-based interventions to adults with complex mental health needs and should be confident in delivering individual and group-based interventions.
Attendance at multi-agency case reviews will be an essential part of the role, and being confident to formulate collaborative risk and safety plans is essential. The practitioner should be confident in using strategies such as motivational interviewing and solution-focused approaches when working with adults. Knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health law, and Safeguarding is essential as its application in practice will be an everyday part of the role.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job responsibilities
Supporting your personal and professional development
Through our partnership working, successful applicants will have access to a diverse range of opportunities provided by Southampton City Council and Southern Health, including:
* Access to a range of development opportunities including coaching, a personal development plan, learning lounge resources, and extensive training.
* Monthly Practice Forums that explore best practices across the service with reflective discussions.
* Triannual Practice Months with workshops focusing on specific themes.
* A diverse training package through various models, including e-learning and in-person learning.
* Professional development within a Practice Framework underpinned by strength-based and relational principles.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* See job description and person spec
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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