Educational Mental Health Practitioner - Warrington, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Warrington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Clinical To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependent on clinical competence and To undertake assessments and treatment based upon a conceptual framework and employing research-based evidence.

To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service with mild to moderate mental health problems.

Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education Help children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.

Support and facilitate staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.

Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health service.

Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people and families from a wide range of racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

To participate directly in the teams duty rotas in line with the grading of the To exercise responsibility within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.

To deliver care, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained.

Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care.

To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence-based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers.

To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.

Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.

Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.

To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.

To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trusts service user participation agenda.

Communication To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of the care.

Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young peoples mental health services.

Provide and receive sensitive or contentious information to children, young people, and families and to other professionals within young peoples services.

Communicate effectively with children, young people, and their careers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations.

Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and Elicit sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young persons stage of development.

Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals.

Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health Teaching, Training and Supervision Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice, and committed to continued To provide specific training and /or presentations schools, other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes.

To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies, and experience to contribute effectively to positive change.

To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations.

Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.

Completion of preceptorship programme where To engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competencies and clinical practice.

Maintain registration requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualif