Job Purpose
We are offering 2 full-time posts which will sit within our Croydon Wave 2 and Wave 12 MHSTs. The primary focus of this post is to undertake a broad range of therapeutic tasks within primary and secondary educational settings including work to support the Whole School Approach to mental wellbeing in schools.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Clinical
• To undertake assessment of children & young people in schools who present with mild- moderate mental health difficulties and/or who are at risk of involvement in serious youth violence. This will include completion of risk assessments and risk management planning when appropriate
• To deliver evidence based 1-1 and group interventions to children and young people
• Where appropriate working systemically with parents.
• To liaise and consult with school partners, colleagues in the MHST and with specialist CAMHS to ensure further intervention where necessary
• To offer follow up appointments following initial assessment; to review risk management, safety plans and progress of interventions
• To work preventatively to build resilience and coping skills in children and young people
• To provide links and safe transition support to other services as indicated.
• To evaluate and make decisions about interventions in consultation with the Clinical Lead/Supervisor and to link with other statutory and voluntary sector services
• To provide advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working in schools, other agencies and contribute to multi-agency risk management and intervention planning
• To follow assessment and intervention protocol and to maintain clinical records appropriately and in line with OTR policy
• To attend and participate fully in regular clinical supervision and line management
• To ensure high standards of verbal and written communication with all staff, Children & young people and their parents/carers that maximises young people’s involvement in the delivery of meaningful care
• To comply with Safeguarding & Child Protection Procedures on the management of safeguarding concerns in accordance with the policies of the schools and OTR
Educational/Whole School Approach
• To use an evidence-based approach to develop, inform and maintain a high standard of systemically-informed practice
• To be reflective, self-questioning and continuously appraise own and team’s performance
• To evaluate clinical input and to review outcomes within the team
• To support the delivery of the Whole School Approach across the school cluster, and the development and delivery of the Cluster Action Plan.
• To work with colleagues within the MHST to provide training, education and support for school staff, parents/carers and other relevant agencies within the Borough, through formal teaching, consultation and provision of active clinical skills
• To provide consultation and advice to educational staff with respect to appropriate signposting of more complex cases
• To contribute to the training of and continuing professional development of Education colleagues around children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, behaviour and mood challenges
Clinical Governance
• To maintain professional registration as appropriate
• To ensure that all interventions are delivered in accordance with professional boundaries and appropriate clinical practice
• To develop and maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professionals, agencies and departments
• To participate in staff development programmes and CPD opportunities
• To participate in the development and auditing of service standards
• To keep up to date with current developments, national guidelines and research based practices
• To actively contribute to complex case reviews and multi-agency meetings in the planning of care for children & young people
• To report to and work closely with the MHST Clinical Lead & Supervisor in order to further develop the service.
• To be proactive in seeking the views of everyone accessing our services and stakeholders in helping to evaluate and review the work of the service
Administration
• To keep up to date comprehensive case notes and prepare formal documents, referrals, summaries and reports
• To work with the MHST Administrator in the collation of data and to meet deadlines
• To maintain and record client contact statistics using OTR systems
• To ensure administrative tasks are completed within the time scales set down in the service standards
• To attend line management, team meetings, supervision support sessions and reviews as agreed
• To contribute to the formulation and evaluation of policies and the development of ideas for changing policies as appropriate
Training and Development
• To attend all mandatory and statutory training sessions as required by OTR
• To participate in continuing professional development, monitoring requirements and make recommendations for the most appropriate model of service delivery
• To receive professional and clinical supervision from an appropriately experienced clinician within the field of child mental health
• To receive management supervision with a nominated manager at agreed Frequency and to participate in an annual Performance Appraisal