Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential Criteria
1. You must be registered with a professional body.
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
1. You must have a recognised qualification in: RMN/RSCN/RNMH / Clinical Psychology / social work / occupational therapy
Desirable Criteria
1. Qualifications in Psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. CBT / IAPT qualification and/or accreditation
2. Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
3. Qualification in Research/Audit
4. Relevant Post graduate / masters level qualification
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
Essential Criteria
1. Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
2. The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
3. The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
4. Delivery of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
5. Demonstrable extensive therapeutic skills.
6. To be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GP's, maintaining positive working relationships.
7. The ability to work independently and autonomously.
8. The ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
9. To have the ability to manage own caseload and act as lead practitioner.
10. Ability to manage and organise own time and diary and work creatively in a clinical context.
11. The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
12. The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.
13. Experience of delivering training.
Desirable Criteria
1. Advanced IT skills.
2. Knowledge and understanding of the research process.
Personal Attributes
Essential Criteria
1. A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study.
2. Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
3. A commitment to the inclusion of young people's, parent/carer views in service delivery, development, and design.
Work Related Circumstance
Essential Criteria
1. Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
2. Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
Experience
Essential Criteria
1. Substantial post qualification experience of working in Young People's mental health services.
2. Proven extensive experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties in the community and/or inpatient services.
3. Extensive experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
4. Extensive experience of developing and providing evidence-based assessments, formulations, and intervention programmes to children, young people, and families.
5. Extensive experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies.
6. Extensive experience of complex caseload management working, frequently dealing with distressing and emotional circumstances, within a multi-disciplinary mental health setting.
7. Experience of mentoring and supervision of others.
8. Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable Criteria
1. Post qualification experience of a specific therapy working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
2. Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (i.e., Inpatient or CAMHS).
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to Download
1. B7 Clin Psych Sen MHP Job desc Nov 2024 (PDF, 536.5KB)
2. B7 clin psych senior MHP Person specification Nov 2024 (PDF, 400.6KB)
3. B7 Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
4. Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
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