Senior CAMHS Youth Justice Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

• You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Occupational Therapy
• You must be registered/accredited with a professional body. e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP

Desirable criteria

• Qualifications/training in post graduate Psychological Therapies
• Leadership Qualification
• ADOS training
• Supervision training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties, including experience of delivering specialist skills in at least one therapeutic modality
• Extensive experience of case management, including experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
• Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals
• Experience of staff management and evidence of managerial skills and knowledge
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures

Desirable criteria

• Delivery of group work and workshops.
• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
• Evidence of project management experience

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation in relation to young people and mental health
• Highly developed knowledge of evidence-based practice across a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group
• Ability to perform complex diagnostic assessments as an autonomous practitioner across a range of mental health conditions
• Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
• Able to multitask and mentally adapt to different, unpredictable situations
• Able to foster partnerships and working relationships with other professional networks
• Able to demonstrate and understanding, acceptance of and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities, treating every person with respect
• The ability to cope with stressful situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems.

Desirable criteria

• Audit and research
• Delivering training.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• CAMHS Senior MHP/Clinical Psych YJS Job Description (PDF, 688.5KB)
• CAMHS Senior MHP/Clinical Psychologist YJS Person Spec (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 1000.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 882.5KB)