Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Rotherham With Me In Mind (Mental Health Support Team) are excited to be one of the national 'trailblazer' sites for developing mental health support in schools, with a current strategy to expand and have an additional team as part of Wave 10 funding. This is an exciting time for the team as it continues to develop, implementing 'New Ways of Working' and a new service model underpinned by national strategies and initiatives for transforming children and young people's mental health.
We have exciting band 6 opportunities within our Rotherham team for Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioners. For the Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioners post, we are looking for someone who holds a core profession in health or social care such as an RMN, OT or social worker. You must be enthusiastic, kind, compassionate and resilient. We seek practitioners from diverse backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Mental Health Support Team Practitioners role relies heavily on your core profession training to provide specialist support, consultation, advice, and training within schools. To aid better recognition of child and adolescent mental health needs and disorders at an early stage and advise on strategies for intervention. The Senior Practitioner will play a major role in establishing links in education and communicating with key stakeholders within a cluster of schools. They will be responsive to the needs within their local area of work.
Practitioners will work in both educational and health settings within Rotherham to support the implementation of the MHST model. The successful candidates will integrate into our already well-established mental health support teams and complement the early intervention offer within our local areas.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant health/social care Degree or equivalent with professional registration e.g. RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker etc.
* Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent.
Experience
* Demonstrable post qualification experience of working with children and families, including experience of working within a mental health setting.
* Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working.
Knowledge
* Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field.
* Wider NHS and social care policy.
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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