Sanctuary Health are currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Targeted Mental Health Clinical Practitioner to fill a full-time role based in Swindon. The ideal candidates will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Mental Health Nursing and be registered with the NMC.
The salary for this Targeted Mental Health Clinical Practitioner job is £27,218.00 per annum.
Duties:
- The post holder will be required to work within the newly re shaped Targeted Mental Health Function (tier 2 CAMHS).
- They will work under guidance from the senior clinical practitioner and Integrated early Help Managers and will be required to work directly with children and young people and their families to promote mental and emotional well-being in universal settings and homes.
- The post holder will be involved in the planning and day to day running of a range of individual and group programme interventions.
- They will be required to work in various settings including Schools, 16+ educational provision, community facilities and the families own homes.
- To take a clinical role in implementing targeted interventions to children, young people and families
- To deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions#
- To provide supervision, consultation and training as required to member of the Integrated Localities Teams and workers in universal settings
- To build effective relationships with vulnerable children, young people and their families
- To offer targeted support through preventative strategies and direct work as part of a multi-agency team around the children, young person and their families
- To work as a lead professional for children and young people as required
Requirements of the Targeted Mental Health Clinical Practitioner:
- A relevant professional Health qualification e.g. RMN or equivalent professionally accredited qualification with a minimum of three years' experience, such as Social work.
- Post qualification experience in a mental health setting working with children and young people with mental illness
- Experience of having worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Relevant experience of working with children, young people and families in an integrated and multi-agency context with knowledge of mental health issues relating to their emotional development
- To demonstrate some knowledge of child and young people's development including personal, social and emotional areas.
- To have good communication skills.
- To understand the complex range and nature of mental health issues experienced by children, young people and their families
- To demonstrate understanding and skills of the assessment the mental health of children and young people and to be able to link this to agreeing with them the necessary and relevant outcomes in order that any work planned is evidenced as being effective.
- To demonstrate the knowledge and experience of using the skills required to plan, deliver, and critically evaluate the delivery of mental health interventions.
- Experience of working in a variety of universal settings using successful evidence-based practice
- Experience of working collaboratively with other professionals in order to coordinate a multi-agency package of support for children, young people and their families
- To demonstrate skills and knowledge to plan, deliver, monitor and critically evaluate interventions with young people and families to meet the agreed outcomes
- Knowledge and evidence of experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families
- To be able to demonstrate evidence of understanding and working to promote equality of opportunity, challenge stereotypes with children, young people, families, professionals, and agencies.
- A current knowledge of mental health issues that affect children and young people.
- A working knowledge of recent legislation, central government policy and local policy and procedures that would be relevant to working with children and young people.
- Knowledge of why effective transition at various stages in life is critical for children and young people and how it can impact on confidence and achievement.
- Demonstrates readiness to learn the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver in an unpredictable environment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the Local Procedures related to safeguarding and how they are applied in service delivery.
- Demonstrates readiness to learn the skills and knowledge necessary to manage a busy and unpredictable workload in order to focus on priorities and to complete work within agreed timescales.
- IT literate and some experience in the use of databases for the recording and analysis of practice and results.
- Experience of recording sensitive information, maintaining client case files and working within confidentiality and data sharing policies.
- Commitment to own ongoing personal and professional development
Contact:
This Targeted Mental Health Clinical Practitioner job is advertised by Stuart Munns; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
