This CYPMH Practitioner post sits in the Child and Young People's Mental Health Service at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder assesses needs, helps shape a plan with each young person and family, and delivers evidence-based interventions, reviewing progress against agreed goals. The service is moving to the THRIVE model, which suits someone keen on that change, and includes young people who self-harm. Applicants must be qualified and registered as a mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.
What the job involves
- Assess the mental health needs of children, young people and families, including those who self-harm
- Contribute to formulating needs and a plan based on negotiated goals and evidence-based interventions
- Deliver profession-specific mental health interventions in line with agreed care plans
- Provide evidence-based interventions with the multi-disciplinary team to meet agreed goals
- Coordinate or take part in reviews of progress using agreed outcome measures
- Involve children, young people, families and carers throughout their care
- Deliver high-quality service provision that promotes and improves mental health and wellbeing
- Work within a systemic and holistic framework
- Support the THRIVE model transformation programme
What’s required
Qualifications
- Registered nurse in mental health, registered social worker or registered occupational therapist
- Further training or experience in CAMHS and child psychology
- Specific therapeutic skills relevant to children and young people with complex needs
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a mental health nurse, or Social Work England registration as a social worker, or HCPC registration as an occupational therapist
Experience
- Experience of working with children, young people and families
- Experience assessing mental health needs
- Experience assessing mental health needs of children and young people
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to assess mental health needs, develop care plans and deliver appropriate interventions
- Specific skills and knowledge in evidence-based therapeutic interventions for this client group
- Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments in children, young people and mental health
- Ability to case manage
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build working relationships
Other
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
Nice to have
- Recent experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
- Experience working in mental health
- Enthusiasm for the THRIVE model and a modern mind-set
What’s offered
- Flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
- Wide range of wellbeing resources, tools and support
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
