Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the Mental Health Support Teams within Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced BABCP accredited CBT therapist and qualified supervisor to join our fast-paced Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) working across schools within South Staffordshire.

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Are you a motivated individual with excellent communication skills , are you compassionate and do you have a positive and flexible approach to your work and are you able to adapt to changing/challenging situations? Then this may be the post for you.

The post holder will have a case load of CYP presenting with moderate mental health presentation as well as clinically supporting and responsible for the development and implementation of the supervision structure across the service. Supporting the service growth and ongoing development of the service is also a fundamental requirement of this post.

MHST’s are designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties within education settings. We are a multidisciplinary team made up of Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To oversee the formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the team members – using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group.
  • Working in partnership with schools, to support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
  • Work in partnership with schools, children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
  • To support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.
  • To operate at all times from an inclusive values base in conjunction with the trust values and behaviours
  • Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols.
  • Undertake accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
  • Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.
  • Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.
  • Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.

 

Person Specification

Qualification.

Essential

  • Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
  • CBT Supervision training.

Desirable

  • Psychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, and DBT.
  • Qualification in providing supervision.

 

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in delivering CBT-informed supervision. Supervising CYPMHS clinicians and trainees.

Desirable

  • Ability to develop, manage and lead on outcomes data and data reporting for the service.

 

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).

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