About this role
Job summary
2 x MHST School Practitioner
You will join Camden Mental Health Support Team (MHST), which is an early intervention service that provides support to children, families and schools through advice and sign posting, delivering brief evidence-based interventions as well as helping to develop and implement whole school approaches to mental health. The MHST is part of the Camden CAMHS that delivers high quality care to the local population of 0-18 years olds.
Your role will include MHST assessments, individual therapy, group work, webinars/workshops and whole school delivery of mental health promotion and various emotional and mental wellbeing projects such as capturing student voice and addressing inequalities. Camden MHST is a well-established, highly regarded innovative multidisciplinary team. We have a stable staff group that is cohesive, collaborative and supportive.
You will be well supported through individual and group supervision, staff reflective spaces as well as strong induction and on-going training and CPD activities.
Please note to be eligible for these posts, it is essential that you have training as Child Well-Being Practitioner (CWP) or Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
Main duties of the job
1.Provide MHST assessment to CYP allocated to your caseload.
2.Liaise with Schools/GP's/Local Authorities and wider CAMHS Teams as required
3.Work with your Clinical Supervisor and MHST Managers
4.Encourage CYP Participation and Student Voice with service users
5.Delivering time limited interventions and treatments
6.Signposting to the cross-sector stakeholders
7.Attend regular MHST meetings or CAMHS multidisciplinary meetings where required
8.Formulation of MHST care plans for service user (in collaboration with Clinical Supervisor where appropriate)
9.Communications and completed correspondence
10.Engage with the internal and external network as appropriate
11.Participate in Multi Disciplinary Team activities
12.Risk assessment and risk management within remit of School Practitioner role
13.Safeguarding responsibilities (escalating to Supervisor or MHST Manager when needed)
14. Make referrals as appropriate to other providers
15.Responsible for timely and accurate clinical record keeping
16.Responsible for the outcome of appointments
17.Report writing and GP letter writing
18.To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner
19.To keep up to date with knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues of relevance to the service and client group
20.To undertake any such other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade of the post as agreed by the Team Manager
21.Attendance at Team Meetings
22.Autonomous working
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network The post holder will be aligned with our values:
We Are Kind We Are Respectful We Work Together We Keep Things Simple We Empower We Are Proudly Diverse In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the role
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Education to graduate level or equivalent. Child Wellbeing Practitioner or Educational Mental Health Practitioner.
Desirable
Evidence of on-going professional development in the field of children and young person wellbeing
Skills Essential
Skills forming trusting professional relationships with children young people and their families. Capacity to develop skills for risk assessment and care planning Can demonstrate in practice the necessary skills to undertake a range of therapeutic interventions in clinical situations eg psychosocial and psychological interventions, including group work. Ability to form effective working relationships with people from a range of communities, ethnic groups and professions. An understanding of service user and carer perspective. Ability to problem solve. IT skills to navigate and learn different software applications such as Office, Canva, Social Media platforms etc.
Desirable
Theoretical knowledge of the reasons why a patient's presentation may be perceived as 'difficult' e.g. understanding the organizational, environmental and cultural context, as well as clinical issues such and physical and/or mental health problems. Knowledge and understanding of key components of clinical governance.
Experience Essential
Experience of working with children and young people in a clinical and/or educational setting. Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers. Experience of communicating effectively with a wide range of client groups such as teacher and educational professionals. Experience of facilitating groups with children and young people and/or parents/carers. Experience of delivering psycho-educational workshops training in person and online. Awareness of Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult requirements Can demonstrate some knowledge of the principles that will govern decisions about risk/safety issues
Desirable
Involvement in organizational projects such as audits, service user involvement etc
Personal Qualities Essential
Able to work in a flexible way adapt hours and roles if appropriate to meet the needs of the service. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Desirable
Ability to adapt and support changes in the workplace. Committed to continuous personal development.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Tavistock Centre
120 Belsize Lane
London
NW3 5BA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)