You will deliver person-centred, outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties to support them in improving their emotional health and building resilience. This will include individual and group work. Additional training and CPD will be available.
You will assist with the running of the single point of access and provide guided self-help, 1-1 counselling, group sessions, and facilitate peer support. We work using a strengths-based approach across Be U Notts, ensuring that every young person referred to our service has an opportunity to collaborate in their own care and onward pathway of support.
Main duties of the job
Main Tasks:
* To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently, which may at times mean lone working.
* To undertake professional initial assessments of young people.
* To provide ongoing counselling and brief therapeutic interventions to young people.
* To develop and deliver alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work, i.e., group work.
* To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.
* To provide information, advice, guidance, and support as part of the single point of access function.
* To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner, ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.
* To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals.
* To positively manage risk and recognise and proactively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.
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 share our values of designing and delivering health services.
Job responsibilities
Are you:
An experienced mental health practitioner used to a fast-paced environment?
Experienced in working with children and young people across early intervention/mental health settings and experienced in engaging the whole family?
Experienced in providing guided self-help and short-term counselling interventions?
Positive and proactive to achieve the highest standards and outcomes in engagement with children, young people, their parents/carers, and professionals?
Committed to ensuring that young people are able to access mental health support at the earliest opportunity?
Confident and comfortable in communicating with CYP (Children and Young People) as well as their parents/carers and health professionals?
Open, respectful, committed to equality and diversity, promoting CYP advocacy and co-production?
Do you have a passion for improving the lives of children and young people?
Do you thrive in being part of a mutually supportive team where practitioner wellbeing and development is a priority?
Communication
* Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.
* Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control, and are respected.
WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS
Ethical Practice
Employed therapists are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or equivalent.
Professional Membership and Registration
It is required that employed practitioners maintain active membership with a national organisation that represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as counsellors and therapists, such as AFT, BACP, BPS, BABCP, or HCPC or UKCP. Employed practitioners will ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education, etc., are borne by the practitioner.
Liability Insurance
Employed practitioners are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.
Supervision
Employed clinical practitioners are required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per FTE per month in line with the BACP ethical guidelines, with an appropriately qualified professional approved by ABL. This time is included in the contract. Virtual monthly peer supervision is facilitated with additional safeguarding supervision as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1 year post qualification counselling/psychotherapy experience.
* Professional registration with a recognised National Body (e.g., BACP/UKCP, HCPC).
Experience
* Knowledge of development in CYP, family development, and of transitions.
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
* Experience in managing a caseload.
* Ability to assess and manage risks.
* 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 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.
Skills and 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 be confident to do so in the workplace.
* Local knowledge of services and needs.
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.
£24,000 to £27,000 a year Pro rata part-time
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