Mental Health Specialist

4 weeks ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Job Title: Mental Health Specialist

Essex County Council is seeking a skilled Mental Health Specialist to join our team. As a Mental Health Specialist, you will be responsible for providing specialist social work mental health assessment and treatment services for children, young people, and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide specialist social work mental health assessment and treatment services for children, young people, and their families.
  • Assess children's and young people's suitability for services and take part in their planning and review processes.
  • Work collaboratively with C&F colleagues to offer advice, support, and consultation in their work with children within the quadrant.
  • Deliver advice, support, and consultation in respect of social work issues, perspectives, and frameworks to other professionals.
  • Initiate and support new and innovative ways of working, projects, and groups to engage children, young people, and their families in partnership with C&F colleagues, other frontline professionals, and third-sector partners.
  • Raise knowledge and awareness of children and young people's mental health issues and preventative strategies across C&F.
  • Responsible for maintaining up-to-date records of activity on case files, produce reports, attend court, and give verbal presentations as required.
  • Actively participate in case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Case Discussions, Child Protection conferences, and Statutory Reviews (as applicable).
  • Build strong working relationships across the Council, members of other statutory and organizations, and voluntary agencies.

Requirements:

  • Possesses an accredited degree or diploma level, professional qualification in at least one of the following: youth and community, social work, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, special educational needs, and teaching, or probation.
  • Evidence of significant continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional areas, delivering assurance around practice and participation in casework, recording, and supervision with current membership of the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) if appropriate.
  • Significant experience of working in a recognized model of therapeutic intervention with children and families.
  • Evidence of direct engagement with young people, with successful delivery of 1-1 and indirect interventions.
  • Significant experience of building strong partnerships, which are collaborative and influential in their nature and engender delivery.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of vulnerability and safeguarding protocols.
  • Experience of developing and delivering bespoke training and consultancy.
  • Evidence of being a catalyst for change, early in young people's lives.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centers. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.

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