Mental Health Practitioner in Wigan

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Wigan Mental Health Support Team (MHST). We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice. Successful candidates will play an important part in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings. As part of a new team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Wigan. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network. The Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Wigan. You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being. The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in

Key Responsibilities

• Forming strong working relations with education settings
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and supporting education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
• Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners

Qualifications & Experience

• Core profession with valid registration of professional body e.g. RMN, Social Work or equivalent post graduate accreditable qualification CBT, EMHP, CYWP.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.

Role Requirements

• Completion of an EMHP Supervisors Course.
• Experience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.
• Experience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting.
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Experience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice.
• Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.
• Understanding of child and adolescent development.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.
• Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc.
• Understanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.
• Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public.
• Level of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.
• Ability to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments.
• Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice.
• Effective communication skills in responding to a variety of needs and situation.
• Good organisational/time management skills with the ability to manage own workload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings.
• Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7,000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts