Sefton MHST B6 Mental Health Practitioner

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading children's health provider as a Mental Health Practitioner. This role involves working across various settings to deliver essential mental health support to children and young people. You'll utilize your expertise to provide assessments, develop intervention programs, and collaborate with educational institutions to foster a supportive environment. If you have a passion for improving children's mental health and possess a core professional qualification, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. Be part of a compassionate organization committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Qualifications

• Qualified in a core profession with relevant registration.
• Two years of post-graduate experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide early intervention and evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Develop intervention programs and deliver training to education providers.

Skills

Therapeutic processes knowledge

Analytical skills

Child and adolescent mental health services experience

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Qualified in core profession (Mental Health Nurse, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work)

Two years of post-graduate work experience

Job description

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Alder Hey

Town: Liverpool

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

About Us

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. Our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

Job Overview

Band 6 - Mental Health Practitioner

Sefton Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) at Alder Hey are looking for a new Mental Health Practitioner to join our team. As a B6 Mental Health Practitioner (MHP), you will work across a range of educational, healthcare, and community settings to provide early intervention/evidence-based interventions for children and young people and their families.

The successful candidates will undertake direct work with children and young people, families, and education providers. Additionally, the post holder will deliver training and work with education providers to develop the Whole School and College Approach.

Main Duties of the Job

1. Communicate knowledge of therapeutic processes, confidentiality, and available options involved in assessment and care plans.
2. Utilise analytical skills and specialist knowledge to provide comprehensive assessments.
3. Develop planned intervention programmes using various therapeutic perspectives.
4. Provide individual, couple, family, and group interventions as part of a client's integrated therapeutic programme.
5. Undertake case management of cases of varying severity, risk, and complexity.

Working for Our Organisation

Alder Hey MHST is part of the Education Mental Health Team, covering both Liverpool and Sefton with links to around 200 schools.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified in core profession such as Mental Health Nurse, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work with relevant professional registration.
• Two years of post-graduate work experience in core profession.
• Experience working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience in child and adolescent mental health services.

Knowledge

• Application of therapeutic and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of health, education, social services, and voluntary sector.
• Understanding of psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive, and behavioral therapies.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiasm for multidisciplinary and multiagency working.
• Professional manner.

We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.