Mental Health Practitioner North Derbyshire
2 months ago
Job summary
Compass Changing Lives is the new provider of the Early Intervention and Targeted Support Service in city of Derby and Derbyshire, We have an opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioners across in the North of the County.
Compass Changing Lives ensures Children and Young People (CYP) access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting; the Early Intervention and Targeted Support service will remove duplication and avoid CYP/families being bounced in between services.
Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.
Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted Early Intervention provider enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Derby & Derbyshire.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Mental Health Practitioner is to improve access to high quality support to CYPF experiencing mild to moderate mental health & emotional wellbeing difficulties.
The post holder will deliver structured, evidence-based, therapy informed interventions to CYPF across Derby and Derbyshire, utilising their skills and knowledge of psychological therapies ( Low Intensity CBT).
The post holder will provide supervision to Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners as well as providing advice and consultation support to professionals and education staff within a defined locality on a planned and routine basis and across the service contributing to a single integrated duty system for early intervention mental health services provided by Compass.
You will need to demonstrate in your application that you have a core MHP qualification relevant to mental health, alongside post graduate experience working with children and young people and an understanding of the principles and practice of CBT and clinical supervision.
You will be knowledgeable and experienced in working with CYP with mental health needs; completing mental health assessments, providing practice supervision and support as well as providing specialist care directly to children and young people and families.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies as central to the role.
About us
Established for over 35 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing wellbeing, health and early help services to children and young people up to the age of 25 including substance use, school health, sexual health, emotional and mental health.
We believe health messages are integral to education. That young people, their families and peers deserve to learn ways to be happy and healthy. Our pioneering service supports children, young people and families, we want them and everyone around them to know about the service and how to access information, advice and support.
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time Life assurance at 2 x basic salary 5% contributory pension scheme, increasing over time Family-friendly policies 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service Enhanced sick pay Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression Annual performance / salary reviewClosing Date: 20th September 2024
Interview Date: W/C 23rd September 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass Changing Lives is the new provider of the Early Intervention and Targeted Support Service in city of Derby and Derbyshire, We have an opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioners across in the North of the County.
Compass Changing Lives ensures Children and Young People (CYP) access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting; the Early Intervention and Targeted Support service will remove duplication and avoid CYP/families being bounced in between services.
Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.
Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted Early Intervention provider enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Derby & Derbyshire.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Core professional qualification relevant to mental health CWP IAPT, PMHW, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Professional qualification relevant to mental health CBT therapist. Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
Teaching qualification Youth Mental Health First Aid trained Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT).
Experience
Essential
Knowledge of educational environments Knowledge of safeguarding issues Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties Experience of working with anxiety disorders Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families ( CBT, solution focused brief therapy
Desirable
Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist Children and Young Peoples Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing services teams Experience of working with children and their families in a healthcare setting Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priories or agendas Experience of working with looked after children Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within staff group Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent time management and organisational skills Access to own transport or evidence of ability to commute efficiently between community venues Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession Willingness to study further if required
Desirable
Ability to teach others about mental health issues Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families Proven commitment to continuous professional development-
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