You will support a team to deliver person-centred, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties to support them to improve their emotional health and build resilience. This will include (F2F & virtual) individual, group work, and peer support.
Main duties of the job
This post will work under the line management of the Head of Service at Be U Notts. Managerial and clinical supervision will be provided. You will lead on providing harm minimisation advice to young people and families where they are presenting with risk. You will be assisting with the triage and assessment of clients and delivering interventions. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as you will work as part of a diverse clinical team pro-actively developing the service through co-production, delivery, and ongoing innovation.
About us
ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered provider of community health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence-based, innovative, effective, and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities, and stakeholders.
We are a values-driven organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving people's lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work within a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of designing and delivering health services.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Providing detailed safety plans with CYP who are showing signs of risk to self via self-harm and/or suicidal ideation, via telephone or MS Teams.
* Using risk assessments to understand YP level of risk.
* Providing support and intervention to manage YP risk.
* Escalating risk identified when working with YP appropriately to safeguard the YP.
* Escalating/signposting YP risk where appropriate to local services.
* Liaising with other services to ensure YP gains appropriate harm minimisation advice.
* Providing detailed and timely record keeping of YP risk and support given to YP.
* Supporting the wider staff team with day-to-day risk and clinical support where required.
* Delivering professional training where required.
* Supporting with clinical record audits where required.
* Supporting with more information calls to YP, professionals, and families where required.
* Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge, and experience to provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem.
* Developing a planned short-term intervention utilising behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic, and systemic perspectives as indicated by the formulation.
* Delivering one-off or short-term therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently.
* Developing alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work, i.e., group work, play therapy.
* Facilitating peer support with and for children and young people.
* Providing information, advice, guidance, and support as part of the single point of access function and support service with triage and assessment of CYP referrals.
* Maintaining confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that these are stored securely using the specified case management systems.
* Developing links to other agencies and services and having a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals.
* Supporting/covering other senior practitioners with tasks to support the team where required.
Communication
* Communicating and engaging with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.
* Ensuring young people feel listened to, feel in control, and are respected.
* Liaising with parents of CYP presenting with risk to support minimisation of harm to the YP.
* Communicating sensitively and compassionately with CYP and parents.
* Being an experienced and qualified mental health practitioner supervisor used to a fast-paced environment and supporting a team of counsellors.
* Having experience in working with children and young people across early intervention/mental health settings and engaging the whole family.
* Being confident in supporting/offering interventions to children and young people presenting mild to moderate risk behaviours.
* Able to build strong therapeutic relationships in a short period of time.
* Positive and proactive to achieve the highest standards and outcomes in engagement with children, young people, their parent/carers, and professionals.
* Adept in communication and confident communicating with CYP, their parents/carers, and health professionals.
* Open, respectful, committed to equality and inclusiveness, and motivated by new ideas and perspectives.
* A team player.
* Able to work independently using initiative and problem-solving skills to ensure best outcomes for CYP.
* Managing own diary effectively.
* Any other duties appropriate to role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional registration with a recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, BACP, BABCP, BASW, TRA), Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT qualification) or other therapy qualifications.
* Professional qualification and background in one of the following areas: Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, OT.
* Qualified to provide regular clinical supervision to counselling team.
Experience
* Confident in triage and assessment of CYP, supporting/offering interventions to children and young people presenting mild to moderate risk behaviours.
* Knowledge of safety factors in management of self-harming behaviours and/or suicidal ideation.
* A good working knowledge of principles underlying psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive, and behavioural therapies.
* Knowledge of development in CYP, family development, and of transitions.
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
* Experienced in managing a caseload and supporting counsellors to do so effectively.
* Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.
* Ability to make use of supervision.
* Up-to-date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing/early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.
* Experience in roles requiring strong leadership skills.
* Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place to demonstrate clinical outcomes.
* Experience in quality improvement measures.
* Experience in pathway development.
* Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents/carers.
* Experience in delivering training to professionals.
* Experience in running peer support groups.
* Experience in providing supervision.
* Knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology.
Job Specific Requirements
* Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.
* Enhanced DBS check.
* Support on-call duties on a rota basis.
Skills & Knowledge
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal, and written.
* Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental levels, and backgrounds.
* Excellent telephone manner.
* Ability to prioritise work tasks.
* Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills.
* Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.
* Efficient problem-solving skills.
* Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.
* Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office & running remote meetings.
* Experience with reporting in client database packages.
* Excellent customer care.
* Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.
* Punctuality, reliability, and honesty.
* Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.
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.
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