Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Children and Young People services. The purpose of the role is to develop and standardise the emotional wellbeing and mental health training, groups and workshops delivered by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) Children & Young People Services, to professionals, children and young people, and families across Lincolnshire.
You will need to ensure that any training provided to children is evidence based and suitable for their key stage level and any training delivered to professionals meets the service quality specifications. This includes ensuring the training considers the needs of protected groups. There will be a requirement to deliver training to children and professionals across the county, both virtually and face to face.
Lincolnshire is the fourth largest county in England. The county is predominantly rural but with some built up areas. Approximately 22% of the total population are aged 0-19 years (160,880), of which (121,260) are aged 5 to 19 years.
You will have close links all our CYP services such as Healthy Minds Lincolnshire (HML), Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
Please note: There will be a requirement to travel across Lincolnshire for this role.
Main duties of the job
1. Create and review evidence based emotional wellbeing and mental health workshops and groups using evidence based interventions and best practice for learning needs of children and young people aged 0-19 (25 if SEND).
2. Design and review training packages for education and children's services professionals.
3. Proactively plan groups, workshops and training based on previous and predicted service need.
4. Proactively involve young people and families in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback.
5. Review feedback from young people, parent/carers and staff to inform development of interventions and training.
6. Contribute to the development and upkeep of the LPFT Website to support families and professionals.
7. Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
8. Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
9. Contribute to the development of the service, participating in team discussions and decision making through attendance team meetings.
10. Receive management supervision and participate in clinical supervision and performance appraisals.
11. Support the training needs of other staff in the service.
12. Work closely with the other staff when developing training.
13. Provide supervision to junior staff as required.
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 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, 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, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work.
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 are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services. This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
14. Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
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
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Rebecca Sowerby, via email at or by telephone 01522 535189.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
15. oA relevant degree (Health Care related) and /or current professional registration (Nurse/SW/AHP)
16. Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
17. Post qualification courses in child care practice or therapeutic work with children and families
Experience / Research
Essential
18. Relevant experience of working with people with emotional wellbeing and/or mental health concerns.
19. Experience of working with children and young people
20. Experience of using evidence based practice.
21. Experience of developing and delivering training and group work, including lesson planning and producing training packs
Desirable
22. Knowledge of universal children's services
23. Experience of evidence based therapeutic interventions
24. Experience implementing new projects and initiatives
Skills
Essential
25. Sound knowledge of childcare legislation and safeguarding
26. Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
27. Good knowledge of NICE guidelines.
28. Good understanding of child and adolescent development and risk management of young people in crisis
29. Good understanding of learning needs of children and young people through different key stages
30. Ability to work in partnership with universal services to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people
31. Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues anxieties
32. Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
33. Highly developed communication skills
34. Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
35. Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes
36. Ability to amalgamate and interpret feedback to inform service development
Special requirements
Essential
37. Excellent time management skills, organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and to manage own and other workloads efficiently
38. Able to travel around the county independently and in a timely manner