A one-year fixed-term training post in the Tees Valley Getting Help Team, a partnership service for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The trainee delivers brief, supervised interventions, including risk assessment, while managing a waiting list and liaising with social care and schools. Three days a week are spent in the service, with the rest on Northumbria University study days for high-intensity CBT training. A psychology or health, social care or youth-related degree at 2:2 or above is essential.
What the job involves
- Provide assessment, including risk assessment, under supervision, of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
- Select and deliver therapeutic interventions with children, young people and families, developed collaboratively
- Support waiting list management, including prioritisation, assessment and signposting
- Work with families involved with social care, liaising with social workers and other professionals
- Use routine outcome monitoring tools in line with CYP IAPT principles
- Make referrals to other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies, following assessment
- Evaluate clinical treatment using evaluation tools, contributing to evidence-based practice
- Develop treatment plans and agreed outcomes with children, young people and families, supporting self-management
- Escalate cases that are beyond scope or becoming more severe, through case management and supervision
- Provide information and support for evidence-based treatments, including guided self-help, face-to-face, by phone or other media
- Meet an agreed activity contract for contacts and sessions each week
- Maintain clinical notes and records on IAPTUS
What’s required
Qualifications
- Psychology or other health, social care or youth-related undergraduate degree (2:2 or above)
Experience
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Understanding of CYP IAPT
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of high-intensity CBT approaches and willingness to support The Link model
- Understanding of assessment and risk
- Understanding of children's mental health
- Ability to work with an agreed caseload and meet targets and performance measures
- Willingness to challenge assumptions under supervision and suggest creative solutions
- Commitment to delivering high-quality services
Other
- Willingness to work flexibly across the service, children and families and university requirements
- Ability to build and manage relationships with referrers in schools and the community
- Strong working relationships with school leadership teams
- Positive attitude to The Link and willingness to work collaboratively with children, young people and families
- Understanding of LSCB safeguarding policies and commitment to safeguarding
- Willingness to undertake clinical supervision and case management, and take responsibility for CPD
Nice to have
- Membership of a relevant professional body (HCPC, BACP, BABCP, BAAT, UKCP or BPS)
- Accreditation with a relevant professional body
- Recognised qualification in counselling or psychological therapy
- Post-qualification experience as a practising counsellor or psychological therapist
- Understanding of The Link service, including referral pathways and access criteria
- Experience of working in a children's mental health service
- Experience of working in educational establishments
What’s offered
- Training towards CBT practitioner qualification through Northumbria University
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
