Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (Urgent Care) - CFHD in Barnstaple

We have an exciting opportunity for an experiencedand passionate Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join the Urgent CarePathway within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) during a period ofservice development and expansion.

CFHD is an integrated childrens service providinghealth and wellbeing support to children, young people and families acrossDevon. The Urgent Care Pathway includes Crisis, Assertive Outreach, LearningDisability and Autism Programme, and Youth Justice service, deliveringseven-day support to children and young people with complex and high-riskmental health needs.

We are seeking highly skilled clinicians withsignificant experience of working with children and young people presentingwith mental health difficulties, including risk and crisis presentations. Youwill provide expert clinical assessment, formulation and intervention, whilealso offering clinical leadership, consultation and support across the widersystem.

This post will be based in North Devon but will have countywide responsibilities andrequire travel across Devon.

As senior members of the Urgent Care Pathway, youwill work closely with operational, clinical and medical leaders to supportservice development, quality improvement, and the implementation of innovativemodels of care.

The roles include participation in anextended-hours, seven-day rota, providing senior clinical leadership andsupport for complex decision-making.

Main duties of the job

To provide and receive highly complex andsensitive information with children, young people, carers and families andadjust the communication style to meet specific needs and overcome barriers tounderstanding.

To form and maintain good working relationshipswith others, effectively communicating with supervisees, clinicians,colleagues, managers and professionals in a multi-disciplinary team and acrossa range of agencies.

To form and maintain good supervisoryrelationships with others, supporting reflective practice and evidence-basedcare.

To receive complex sensitive information

To manage and respond to high levels ofdistress, trauma and emotion with empathy, compassion, reassurance, persuasion,resilience and sensitivity.

To co-ordinate and liaise with otherprofessionals offering services to children and young people and organise,chair or attend a range of professional meetings as required.

To be able to lead clinical meetings, empoweringall staff to have a voice and ensuring accurate record keeping of meetingminutes.

To be able to present complex information in arange of formats in a professional, clear and organised manner to a range ofaudiences.

Work effectively with operational, professional andclinical leadership colleagues to support clinicians in devising andimplementing evidence-based care to suit the individual needs of children andyoung people and their parents/carers.

A full list of duties is available on the job description.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people acrossDevon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and youngpeople can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities andproviding specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfillinglives.

We would like thepeople who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe andcomfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience tolisten carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff arepositive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal andwithout pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by DevonPartnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty ofopportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the culturalhub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the worldsurfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Job responsibilities

FullVacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Other

• An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
• Ability to travel across Devon
• Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with challenging, potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
• There will be a requirement to work extended hours which may vary depending on agreed job plan. The Crisis service operates between the hours of 9am and 10pm, 7 days per week.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy
• Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach.
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
• Training in supervision and/or leadership skills or willing to work towards.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Experience

• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
• Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents/carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
• Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
• Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
• Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice
• Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings.
• Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals.
• Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.

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.