Band 6 Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; West Bromwich; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior mental health practitioner to develop and lead school-based mental health and wellbeing initiatives, with a focus on whole-school approaches and think-family concepts in the schools environment.

You will carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments, act as the link worker between the Reflexions team and educational settings, and provide support to families and professionals.

Qualifications

• Senior-level mental health experience
• Clinical skills for risk assessment and child/young person mental health
• Experience working with schools and delivering collaborative mental health work

Responsabilités

• Carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments
• Act as link worker between Reflexions team and educational settings
• Support families, carers and professionals involved with the child/young person
• Develop partnership working between Education, Local Authority and external agencies

Connaissances

Senior mental health expert

NMC registration or equivalent

Multi-agency collaboration

Description du poste

The Reflexions team can provide the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people's mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.

We welcome application from practitioners who hold a professional registration in Mental Health or a related field e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC Registration, Qualified Social Worker, CBT Therapist or Creative Therapist, The post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and will be expected to carry out in-depth mental health assessments including risk assessments where required. The postholder will also need to be the link worker between the team and the educational settings to ensure that children and young people receive the most appropriate care and interventions and well as being experienced in multi-agency working. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also need to be provided.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Reflexions leadership team to further develop the partnership working that is currently taking place between Education, Local Authority and other external agencies.

Applicants should be experienced in mental health at a senior level with the required clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team. Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is vital in order to be able to fulfil the role.