Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description:

This training role is within the CHUMS Community Wellbeing Services across BLMK increasing outreach and accessibility to provide timely early intervention. The post-holder will work within a psychologically lead mental health and wellbeing team comprising a range of professionals.

Trainees will be delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help (group and 1:1) for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families within the community. The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.

The post holder will attend all university based teaching and onsite protected learning time required by the education provider, as specified within the agreed national curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.

The Candidate

We are interested in candidates from all backgrounds and with a range of personal and professional experiences. We have a particular interested in hearing from candidates who:

Represent the local area i.e. BLMK and are passionate about contributing to positive long-term community change

Who are curious, respectful and open to different perspectives

May identify as expanding the diversity of the typical caring workforce

Who speak more than one language

Has interests in digital care models potentially with associated I.T experience

Main duties and responsibilities:

Therapeutic skills

Assess and deliver, under supervision, outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within the community.

Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.

Regularly undertake the planning, delivery and implementation of participation activities in service and in the community.

On occasion, prepare and deliver training sessions to professional groups within service and in the community and evaluate the impact and outcomes of such training sessions.

Contribute to networking and building close working relationships with community groups and organisations to improve access to psychological support and enhance the overall impact of CWP role within the community.

Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Accept referrals within agreed national and local protocols.

Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

Adhere to the service referral protocols. Under supervision, unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.

Through close case management and supervision, escalate cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.

Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.

Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate.

Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.

Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access.

Training and Supervision:

Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments.

As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination.

Apply learning from the training programme to practice.

Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

Prepare and present case information and videos to course staff in practice tutor groups and other small groups in the university setting on an agreed and scheduled basis, to enhance clinical skill development.

Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competencies and practice.

Professional

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the relevant departments.

Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisors and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plans maintain up to date specialist knowledge of the latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

Attend relevant conferences/workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

General

Support the collection of data and facilitate data flow to the Workforce Development Team.

Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.

Maintain up to date legislation national and local policies and procedures in relation to children and young peoples mental health.

All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (2018) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

4.6.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology OR related subject (e.g., Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc.), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g., Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc.)
• OR relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/ Mentorship (to be
• considered on a case-by-case basis)

Desirable

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy
• Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
• Other relevant postgraduate degree

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working with children and young people

Desirable

• Experience of working in mental health or related services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Experience of working with diverse populations

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to study as a self-motivated learner and implement training with appropriate support
• Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication
• Demonstrates ability to work well with other professionals/
• colleagues
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally
• distressing caseload.
• Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role.
• Able to travel across Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Luton to meet post requirements

Desirable

• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Speaks a second language
• Demonstrates an ability to present mental health psychoeducation to non-mental health audiences

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.

Employer details

Employer name

CHUMS

Address

Wrest Park Enterprise Centre

Wrest Park

Silsoe

MK45 4HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://chums.uk.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Children and Young Peoples Psychological Therapies (CYP-PT) is a service transformation programme that aims to improve existing children and young peoples mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community.

Job Purpose

This is an NHSE funded training post as part of the Child and Young Peoples (CYP) Psychological Therapies training programme which involves part time working as a Practitioner in the CHUMS Milton Keynes Wellbeing Service and part time studying with UCL/Anna Freud.

We are seeking highly motivated and clinically experienced candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young peoples mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment. You will have a registerable professional qualification in a relevant subject with experience working with children, young people and their families in a mental health setting.

This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children and young people experiencing anxiety or low mood presentations consistent with the evidence base in the area of CBT. The post-holder will work in the service, for at least 2.5 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme or undertaking self-study days for the remaining days, as required by the education provider.

You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Therapy 5 core principles and to providing accessible, compassionate and effective support for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load and complete the necessary assignments to meet the course requirements at the equivalent of an NHS band 6.

Important: Candidates will need to apply to and be accepted by both CHUMS for their placement and UCL for their academic studies. Candidates cannot progress if they are not accepted by both organisations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

With the assistance of their clinical supervisor accept appropriate referrals;

Assess clients for suitability for the treatment for which modality specific training is provided;

Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary;

Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

Formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic intervention for clients in line with their training modality and experience;

Involve the system around the child in treatment as appropriate, e.g. parent/carer, school, conveying therapy formulations and care plans with sensitivity in easily understood language;

Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate;

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service;

Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols;

Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up, step-down and signposting arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Training & Supervision:

Fulfilling the requirements of and completing a PG diploma at UCL/Anna Freud including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments, alongside private study;

Apply learning from the training programme in practice;

Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical, case management supervisors and practice tutors on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.

Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice

Professional:

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BPS, HCPC, BABCP), and keep up to date on up to date professional best practice recommendations/guidelines

Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times and comply with data management systems and processes including submissions to the training provider;

Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathway;

Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development;

Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager;

Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives;

Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments;

Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

Behave in a professional manner at all times.

General:

To contribute to the development of best practice within the service;

To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs;

All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public;

All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the GDPR and Security and Confidentiality Policies;

It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

To provide hybrid based support i.e. virtual and face to face based on the needs of the service user

This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the post, and the post holder may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the pay band. The post may change over time to reflect the developing needs of CHUMS and its services, as well as the personal development of the post holder.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Two or more years of qualified experience working with children, young people and families in a mental health setting;
• Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaison across internal and external agencie

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions;
• A year or more experience working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions (e.g. PWP, CWP, EMHP and Parent Trainer);
• Working with marginalised populations
• Experience of supporting CYP with needs relating to neurodiversity or understanding of the relationship between neurodivergence and mental health needs

Skills/ Competencies

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people and their families, whilst considering social differences;
• Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers;
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with children, young people and their families;
• Ability to manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material;
• Ability to reflect on own practice in clinical supervision and peer groups;
• Professional experience and understanding of evidence-based practice and its influence on good clinical practice;
• Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and maintain accurate records;
• Ability to complete postgraduate academic work and balance course and placement demands;
• Adaptable and able to work with diverse communities;
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities, including autonomous management of a complex caseload;
• Effective oral and written communication and excellent IT skills;
• Able to accommodate travel demands associated with the role;
• Where English is not the first language, proficiency at IELTS Band D or equivalent is required.
• Knowledge, understanding and practical experience of risk and safeguarding assessment and management concerning children and young people.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of CBT theory and its application.

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum second-class Bachelors Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc);
• OR
• Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• A registerable professional qualification in a relevant field with therapy experience (e.g. psychology, CWP, EMHP and low intensity therapies, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

CHUMS

Address

Wrest Park Enterprise Centre

Wrest Park

Silsoe

MK45 4HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://chums.uk.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Children and Young Peoples Psychological Therapies (CYP-PT) is a service transformation programme that aims to improve existing children and young peoples mental health Services (CYP MHS) working in the community.

Job Purpose

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Therapeutic skills

1.1. With the assistance of their clinical supervisor accept appropriate referrals;

1.2. Assess clients for suitability for the treatment for which modality specific training is provided;

1.3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary;

1.4. Undertakes accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

1.5. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic intervention for clients in line with their training modality and experience;

1.6. Involve the system around the child in treatment as appropriate, e.g. parent/carer, school, conveying therapy formulations and care plans with sensitivity in easily understood language;

1.7. Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training/employment into the overall therapeutic process.

1.8. Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities to enhance and widen access.

1.9. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate;

1.10. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service;

1.11. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols;

1.12. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up, step-down and signposting arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

1.13. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

2. Training and Supervision

2.1. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments.

2.2 As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week.

2.3. Apply learning from the training programme to practice.

2.4. Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical, case management supervisors and practice tutors on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.

2.5. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice.

2.6. Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.

3. Professional

3.1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies, and keep up-to-date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the relevant departments.

3.2. Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

3.3 Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathway;

3.4. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

3.5. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

3.6. Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

3.7. Attend relevant conferences/workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

4. General

4.1. Support the collection of data and facilitate data flow to the collaborative.

4.2. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

4.3. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.

4.4. Maintain up-to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to children and young peoples mental health

4.5. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

4.6. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

4.7. This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Ability to be flexible and creative in facilitating engagement with children and young people with ASC and/or LD and their families.
• Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs and levels of comprehension of children and young people with ASC and/or LD.
• Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers);
• Professional experience / understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice.
• Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communicationAbility to manage own caseload and time
• Ability to be flexible and creative in facilitating engagement with children and young people with ASC and/or LD and their families.
• Ability to adapt communication style according to the varying needs and levels of comprehension of children and young people with ASC and/or LD.
• Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers
• Professional experience / understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice.
• Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication
• Team Player
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
• Excellent IT/Computer skills;
• Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures;
• Ability to maintain accurate records;
• Ability to complete academic work across different learning environments at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands;
• Demonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities;
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities with the ability to autonomously manage a complex caseload
• Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency at IELTS Band D (or equivalent). More information for international students is available on UCLs website.
• Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role.
• Able to travel to meet post requirements.

Desirable

• Ability to adopt a multi-agency working, especially in relation to complex cases with multiple needs, where a more systemic approach is required.
• Grew-up in, or has experience of living or working in Milton Keynes
• Speaks another language other than English
• Identifies as being from an underrepresented group within the profession

Experience

Essential

• 2 or more years of qualified experience working within children and young people and families in a mental health setting;
• Experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health, development and wellbeing of children and young people with ASC and/or LD and their families.
• Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the unique challenges associated with ASC and/or LD for children, young people and their families.
• Demonstrates awareness of the significantly increased risk of co-morbid mental health and other neuro-developmental problems in this population.
• Knowledge and understanding of the key features and symptoms associated with ASC and/or LD.
• Knowledge and understanding of importance to modify, adapt methods of communication and intervention for this population.
• Knowledge, understanding and practical experience of issues relating to risk and safeguarding assessment and management of children and young people.

Desirable

• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Demonstrates an appreciation of the range of factors that can impact on emotional well-being of children and young people with ASC and/or LD and their families.
• Demonstrates an appreciation of the MDT approach and involving other agencies, such as education and social care in order to ensure that the needs of children and young people with ASC and/or LD are well understood and effectively met.

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
• A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology)
• OR
• Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• A registerable professional qualification in a relevant field with therapy experience (e.g. psychology, CWP, EMHP and low intensity therapies, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling)

Desirable

• Extra training related to neurodivergence

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

CHUMS

Address

Wrest Park Enterprise Centre

Wrest Park

Silsoe

MK45 4HS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://chums.uk.com/ (Opens in a new tab)