Senior Mental Health Practitioner

2 days ago


Stalybridge, Tameside, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Main Job Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our specialist Family Intervention and Therapy Service (FITS) within Tameside and Glossop CAMHS. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with Children's Social Care to deliver trauma-responsive intervention for local families. Your expertise will be instrumental in facilitating partnership working and multi-level therapeutic intervention for children and families in contact with Children's Social Care.

Key Duties
  • Develop and implement a community-based therapeutic service for children, young people, and their families, focusing on trauma and attachment, early intervention, and prevention with high-risk and vulnerable families.
  • Provide direct and indirect intervention for parents/carers, children, and their families, drawing on professional and therapeutic expertise.
  • Work collaboratively with psychological and systemic practitioners to deliver a comprehensive service that meets the needs of children and families.
  • Develop and maintain strong links with core CAMHS, Children's Social Care, and other partner agencies to ensure timely access to training, consultation, supervision, and intervention.
Requirements
  • UKCC nursing or Diploma in social work plus experience to postgraduate diploma level.
  • Accredited membership of an appropriate psychological therapy professional body.
  • Additional further training in the use of children's attachment assessment tools.
  • Training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people, and families, such as DBT, CBT, EMDR, DDP, FT, Theraplay, and CAT.
Experience
  • Substantial experience of working within a health-delivered child and adolescent mental health outpatient/community service.
  • Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment as an autonomous practitioner with complex and challenging service users within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
  • Experience of cross-sector working, such as within CAMHS and Children's Social Care.
  • Experience of working with families with complex needs.
  • Experience of working in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
  • Experience of consultation, clinically supervising, and/or line managing others.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Highly developed knowledge of mental health issues in young people and of issues relevant for CYP supported by social care and their families.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation and national policies in relation to children and young people.
  • Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group.
  • Knowledge and experience of working with young people with developmental trauma.
  • Evidence of post-qualification training courses/certificates.
Work-Related Circumstances
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
  • Willingness to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.


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