Job Description
Welcome to Alliance Psychological Services, where we've been dedicated to providing first-rate counselling and psychological therapy services to our local communities for over two decades. As the largest and most trusted psychological therapy provider in Teesside, we take pride in our commitment to delivering cutting-edge, evidence-based services that prioritise people's mental health and well-being. Our mission is to ensure that everyone has access to high-quality, evidence-based support, delivered by our team of trained and passionate staff. We place people at the core of everything we do, striving to excel in mental health provision.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Low Intensity CBT Practitioner to join the team.
This post aims to develop the role of Educational Mental Health Practitioners and Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners. It provides an opportunity for clinicians who have formal training and experience in using evidence based low intensity interventions to develop their careers and support Alliance to develop their Mental Health Support Teams in schools.
The post holder will develop, support, and supervise Educational Mental Health Practitioners and Childrens Wellbeing practitioners to deliver evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, and group-based interventions.
Full time and Part Time positions available. Please specify on your application how many hours you are looking to work.
Main duties of the job
Our head office is in Stockton-on-Tees, however the post holder will be expected to travel to multiple locations across Teesside, so access to a car is required as some locations cannot be easily accessed via bus route
Alliance is the leading independent provider of children and young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Teesside. With a team of over 40 qualified therapists and trainees, supported by dedicated leadership, management, and support staff, we serve and support more than 3000 children, young people, families, and education settings each year. Our work is commissioned through various funding streams, including Local Authority's, schools, and the Tees Valley ICB, and we lead the Hartlepool and Stockton National Trailblazer for Mental Health Support Teams. Our service has also achieved the Investing in Children Membership Award. This scheme recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice with children and young people
This is an exciting time to be part of our Children, Young People and Families Team, as children's mental health has become a national, regional, and local priority. We aim to foster greater collaboration across Tees Valley with other leading partners, such as TEWV CAMHS, Education, Local Authoritys and the VCSE, to ensure collective success in our endeavours. Join us in making a significant impact in the lives of children and their mental health and well-being.
Closing: 17th August
Interviews: 24th August
About us
To arrange an informal chat about the post, please contact Kaye Hooker via telephone on 01642 352747 or via email CYPFamilies@alliancepsychology.com
You must have right to work in the UK as we are currently unable to offer working visa opportunities.
Alliance offers first rate training and development opportunities, 38 days annual leave pro rata, rising 1 day every 5 years of service (as well as the option to purchase additional annual leave) EAP health scheme including costs towards eye tests/glasses, dental treatment, physio treatment and shopping discounts alongside a 3% contributory pension scheme. We also offer Life assurance, additional leave and lots of health and wellbeing initiatives for our staff, promoting flexible working for a positive work life balance.
Alliance Psychological Services Limited is committed to promoting equal opportunities in our employment practice and service delivery. We are signatories to the Mindful Employers Charter. Alliance also has Investors in People status and is committed to the National Living Wage.
Alliance Psychological Services follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of clients. Please note that due to the nature of the duties of these roles, an enhanced criminal records disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post aims to develop the role of Educational Mental Health Practitioners and Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners. It provides an opportunity for clinicians who have formal training and experience in using evidence based low intensity interventions to develop their careers and support Alliance to develop their Mental Health Support Teams in schools.
The post holder will develop, support, and supervise Educational Mental Health Practitioners and Childrens Wellbeing practitioners to deliver evidence-based practice in guided self-help, CBT, and group-based interventions.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Therapeutic practice
- Develop the request for help pathway for the Low Intensity work.
- Accept requests for help via agreed referrals pathways.
- Support LI practitioners using role modelling to assess and support young people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
- Support LI practitioners using role modelling to undertake assessments, identify suitable treatment pathways, assess, and manage risk.
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based low intensity psychological treatments, including guided self help. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
- Work collaboratively with parents and carers.
- Attend multi-agency and multi-disciplinary meetings, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
Training and supervision
- Offer caseload management and skills supervision to qualified and trainee EMHPs / CWPs in the service.
- Identify training needs across the team and assist in the development of routes for CPD.
- Offer training sessions where appropriate.
- Attend locally organised and national training appropriate to the work role.
- To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist Clinical Supervisors and team members in evidence-based CBT practice.
Partnership Working
- To create and maintain effective working relationships with Headteachers, Deputy Heads, SENCOs, Pastoral Team and wider teaching staff by providing advice and consultative support on emotional and mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for children, young people and families with mental health needs.
- To liaise effectively with other local providers, including statutory, voluntary sector organisations and on behalf of the child, young person, or family.
- To build effective working relationships with other local childrens mental health providers including CaMHS and support the development of pathways of support.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals for children, young people, and families in treatment.
Safeguarding
- Responsible for safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children & young people at all times and operating within local policies and procedures.
- Taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children & young people at risk of significant harm.
- To identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services
- To share appropriately information with parents/ carers or other agencies regarding the childs wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Alliances organisational objectives and priorities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and their families in an educational or health care setting
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of working with parents/carers of children who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- Experience of working with anxiety disorders
- Experience of working with Conduct disorders
- Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders
- Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
Desirable
- Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
- Experience of case managing and supervising others.
Other Skills, Knowledge and Qualities
Essential
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with Children, Young People, Parents/Carers/Families
- Ability to conduct group therapeutic interventions with children and their families
- Ability to work across a range of settings to increase mental health awareness
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Ability to mange own case load effectively.
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in children and young people
- Knowledge of educational environments
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
- Knowledge CYP-IPAT principles and I-Thrive Framework
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies, including ROMS and how it relates to this post
- Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
- Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
- Able to drive and access to a car
Desirable
- Ability to teach others about mental health issues
- Continued professional development showing further understanding and knowledge working therapeutically with children, young people and families
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Academic/Skills/Professional Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments (CWP/EMHP IAPT pathways)
- CBT training with extensive experience working with young children and families.
Desirable
- Accreditation with professional bodies
- Supervision Qualification
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.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,500.00-£37,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
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