Mental Health Worker

Kent PLC; Ashford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a newly qualified healthcare professional (nurse, social worker or occupational therapist) fully registered with HCPC/NMC. You will manage a defined caseload under supervision, contributing to assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for children, young people and families.

You will work within CYPMHS, measure outcomes, deliver evidence-based interventions, and promote best practice in a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the relevant professional/regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC).
• Newly qualified healthcare professional delivering care under supervision.
• Active participation in assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for children, young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical interventions within defined care pathways with supervision.
• Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Promote mental health of children, young people and families in the community.
• Undertake initial school-based and community-based assessments and provide early interventions.
• Provide direct service in an accessible, non-stigmatizing environment, guided by best available evidence.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered professional (HCPC/NMC)

Job description

Are you a compassionate and motivated newly qualified healthcare professional, such as a nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist, fully registered with the relevant professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC) and committed to delivering high-quality care?, You will manage a defined caseload under the supervision of a senior clinician. As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will play an active role in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care for children, young people, and their families. You will be expected to communicate clinical findings effectively, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and promote best practice, patient safety, and positive service user experiences at all times.,

• You will be responsible for delivering clinical interventions within individual carepathways within CYPMHS, receiving clinical supervision from Care Pathway Workers or a seniorpsychological practitioner within CYPMHS.
• To routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions, both in-line with the CYP-IAPT programme within CYPMHS.
• Promoting the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in thecommunity through clinical interventions in the care pathway.
• To undertake initial school based and community-based assessments and to deliver a rangeof early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychologicaldifficulties.
• Providing a direct service to children and young people and their families, in an accessible and less stigmatizing environment, based on the best available research evidence, within clinical governance.
• The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.