CYP Mental Health Support Team Supervisor/Practitioner

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Full time
Location: Harlow
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Job offered by: NHS
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Mind in West Essex is part of a national Trailblazer programme. Our Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Mental Health Support Teams are working with children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. This includes working with parents/caregivers of Primary School age pupils and working with Secondary schools and colleges to develop the support they offer the whole school community. It aims to strengthen the links between education, health services and families in Harlow, Epping Forest and Uttlesford. Main duties of the job

Purpose of the Job: You will be working in a multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for managing and providing clinical and case management supervision to other team members. You will also hold your own small caseload and deliver MHST interventions in schools. Primarily the team members will include Qualified and Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioners, who will deliver group and individual low intensity CBT interventions to children and young people and some support packages for parents/caregivers. The post holder will have an active caseload of children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and will use evidence-based therapeutic models. Low intensity, early interventions will be delivered in a range of education settings (primary, secondary, and colleges). The work will also include training for education professionals and developing the teams ability to serve the needs of the whole school community including children and young persons caregivers. You will work with CYP and families from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities. You will also work closely with colleagues and partners in the Local Authority, SET CAMHS, education settings where interventions are being delivered and other relevant mental health providers. About us

The Organisation: Mind in West Essex is a mental health charity. We are an independent organisation affiliated to Mind (the national association for mental health), an organisation with which we share common values and principles. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation and recognising different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services. We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all. Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Provide clinical and case management supervision, including support through observations and modelling, to team members who are undertaking EMHP training in CBT evidence-based practice. Support the EMHPs to develop and maintain a working relationship with education settings. Support the EMHPs in delivering a Whole School Approach service. Support the EMHPs to develop their clinical progression during and after training. Support the EMHPs in assessing, reporting and managing any client risk. Support the EMHPs to ensure data is inputted to EPR (Iaptus) within 48 hours of clinical contact. Liaise with educational settings and training university regarding trainee EMHP progress as required. Attend any MHST partnership meetings and meetings representing MHST and/or Mind in West Essex as required. Clinical and Client Care: Assess and develop evidence-based treatment plans to meet the mild - moderate needs of CYP with a range of emotional and mental health difficulties. Support children and young people, their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties. Work in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of their care plans, including specific interventions and agreeing outcomes. Deliver evidence-based, low intensity interventions for CYP aged 5-18 with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties. Maintain comprehensive records of all training and clinical activity in line with both health and education service protocols. Promote the mental and emotional health of children and young people in education settings, through clinical interventions in the care pathway. Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials. Person specification

- MHST EMHP Supervisor qualification or a Qualification (e.g. PG Cert, PG Dip) to deliver evidence based-therapeutic interventions to CYP. - Familiarity with CBT evidence-base, both within clinical training and delivering interventions. - Direct clinical experience (autonomously providing assessment, developing treatment plans and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions) with CYP aged 5-18 with mental health difficulties. - Knowledge and direct clinical experience of adapting interventions and delivering them to CYP. - Experience of supervising team members. - Valid UK driving licence and/or access to transport to visit various sites and educational settings throughout the day. - No criminal record that prevents work with our client group or which would harm our reputation, an enhanced DBS will be required. 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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