Primary Mental Health Specialist

Sunderland GP Alliance; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Primary Mental Health Specialist to make a positive impact on the mental health of children and young people. This role involves delivering evidence-based interventions and supporting a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to improving mental health services. You will have the opportunity to lead initiatives, engage with families, and contribute to a pioneering service that values compassion and collaboration. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to work in a supportive environment, this position is a perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Policy

Access to Fitness Centre

Childcare Coordinator Support

Training and Career Progression

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in nursing, teaching, social work, or allied health professions.
• Experience in delivering mental health interventions for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health interventions to children and young people aged 4-18.
• Lead and support a multi-disciplinary team in delivering high-quality care.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Therapeutic Interventions

Community Engagement

Team Leadership

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Education

Professional Qualification (e.g. RGN, RMN, OT)

Postgraduate Qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Accreditation with a Therapeutic Body

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Primary Mental Health Specialist

The closing date is 21 May 2025

Are you anexperienced child and adolescent mental health practitioner looking for anexciting opportunity to make a positive difference to the mental health ofchildren and young people aged four to eighteen years of age? Do you have theability to both deliver high quality interventions, and develop the skills andknowledge of universal child practitioners in child and adolescent mentalhealth?

If so, we arelooking for a Primary Mental Health Specialist to support the delivery ofGatesheads innovative and creative targeted Children and Young Peoples MentalHealth Service (Getting Help).

Thismulti-disciplinary team delivers evidence based interventions for children,young people and their families who present with a wide range of mental healthdifficulties

We expect thepost holder to have sound children and young peoples mental health knowledgeand skills. You will have the aptitude, motivation and enthusiasm for workingwithin a ground breaking service.

Main duties of the job

You must have:

An appropriate professionalqualification and registration in nursing, teaching (with QTS QualifiedTeacher Status), social work or allied health professions e.g. RGN, RMN, OT,DipSW, B.Ed, PGCE or equivalent.

Additional post graduatequalification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training orother relevant area.

Significant experience of working tosupport the mental health needs of children, young people and families.

Experience of working within acommunity context.

Ability to complete comprehensivemental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packagesof care for children, young people and their families.

Skilled in the delivery of relevanttherapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.

Ability to offer consultation andadvice to a broad range of professionals and work co-operatively to deliverjoint interventions with a range of providers.

Ability to engage vulnerable andunderserved groups.

Knowledge and experience ofsafeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.

Ability to work at the complexinterface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.

Ability to work autonomously and aspart of a multi-disciplinary team.

Excellent time and caseloadmanagement.

Ability to work at the complexinterface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the Gateshead CYPMHS Getting Help Serviceproviding mental health interventions to Children and Young Peopleaged 4-18 years.

This includes the direct provision of evidence based, outcome focusedstandards of care to children, young people and families and thedelivery of high quality training, consultation and support to otheruniversal childrens practitioners.

The service is delivered from community bases as an integral part of anagreed model of multi-agency CYPMH provision.

To lead, motivate and support the team through the provision ofsupervision and clinical expertise.

To work alongside the Clinical Lead and Clinical Team Manager as partof the leadership team.The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values andbehaviours.To promote at all times a positive image of children and young people withmental health conditions.To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area and thewider Trust.

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Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community context.
• Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
• Experience of leading in the development of specific aspects of service delivery.
• Extensive experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context
• Experience of working in a specialist Child and
• Adolescent Mental Health Service.
• Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
• Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
• Experience of working with an adult mental health/perinatal
• service.
• Experience of working within Primary Care Settings
• Experience of leadership of teams

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional qualification e.g.RGN,RMN,OT, DipSW, B.Ed/ PGCE (with Qualified Teacher Status), or equivalent. Additional post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health,therapeutic training or other relevant area.
• Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.
• Post-graduate leadership qualification in relevant area
• Post-graduate qualification in lowintensity psychological interventions

Skills / Attributes / Knowledge

• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of acre for children, young people and their families.
• Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work,
• Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational
• framework.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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