Mental Health Practitioner

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; St Albans; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK community health organization is seeking a professional to support the development and delivery of mental health services for children. Responsibilities include collaborating with senior clinicians, supervising team members, and maintaining effective communication with schools and local services. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in mental health settings, along with effective communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Equal opportunities employer

Support for armed forces community

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence with access to a car for business.
• Experience in mental health or learning disability setting.
• Specialist knowledge in clinical skills training.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Senior Clinician to deliver MHST service.
• Establish effective inter-agency communication.
• Supervise clinical caseload for team members.

Skills

Effective communication

Risk assessment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent in relevant field

Membership of relevant professional bodies

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work in collaboration with the MHST Senior Clinician and MHST Operational Lead to ensure the effective development and delivery of the MHST service.
• Establish and maintain effective inter-agency and inter-team communication.
• To support the development and implementation of policies/guidelines within the MHST in conjunction with MHST Senior Clinician, MHST Operational Lead and alongside educational colleagues as appropriate.
• To maintain quality care standards and procedures which support the aims of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
• Develop and maintain effective joint working with schools, Children and young people mental health services and other community-based teams according to local circumstances.
• Provide clinical caseload supervision to team members.
• To work with universities to ensure the success of the EMHP's training.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent in relevant field Professional Qualification supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to master's equivalent level.
• Experience in relevant mental health/learning disability setting.
• Specialist knowledge within the field of clinical skills gained through theoretical and practical training and experience.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies

Desirable criteria

• Approved mental health professional (AMHP).
• Further training in relevant areas of Neurodiversity, Learning Disability and mental health.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of risk assessment within a mental health or learning disability setting.
• Comprehensive assessment skills.
• Experience of working clinically in a mental health and/or learning disability setting assessing, containing and managing complex cases in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience of working with people who have a learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder.

Desirable criteria

• To have good knowledge of local community services.
• Provision of effective clinical/practice supervision.
• Experience of developing and delivering training and/or group

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to lead professionally.
• Ability to identify appropriate evidence based interventions for mental health and/or challenging behaviour.
• Ability to communicate effectively when under pressure and dealing with challenging phone calls.
• Ability to perform under pressure, to be able to analyse information effectively, therefore ensuring correct conclusion for action.

Personal Abilities

Essential criteria

• An interest in, and commitment to, working with children who have a learning disability and/or neurodiversity and/or mental health difficulties.
• Positive interpersonal skills.
• Able to meet targets and deadlines in line with triage times and returning phone calls.
• Values that match positive behaviour ethos.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are proud to be an armed forces friendly employer and support the employment of the armed forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners.

Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold.