Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS Manchester Thrive in Education
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-MCH-7163175
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester or Salford Thrive in Education
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner Manchester Thrive in Education
Band 6
Job overview
Manchester Thrive in Education is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) developed as part of the national project to increase access to psychological support in education settings for children & young people. The service was established in 2020 and work closely with partner agencies as part of the getting help offer for child mental health.
The team work within education settings, including colleges to improve the whole setting approach to mental health & emotional wellbeing. Practitioners deliver CBT informed interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties individually and in groups. We are an innovative team involved in a variety of exciting projects across the city including Neurodiversity in Schools and Alternative Provision targeted task force.
Main duties of the job
As an autonomous practitioner you will play a key part in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families, and carers. In an education based team you will provide direct intervention for young people presenting with mild/moderate mental health difficulties within professional practice guidelines and a structured supervision framework. The post holder will be required to adapt to and undertake different or new duties in line with professional and service developments.
Within a systemic and holistic framework, you will undertake needs led, evidence based, skilled assessments and provide therapeutic interventions, ensuring this is done evidencing shared decision making and partnership working with children and young people, their families and carers.
As part of working together you will offer quality consultation and advise to schools and support schools in developing their Whole school Approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing. You will actively liaise and support robust partnership working arrangements between MHST and community partners. You will undertake lead responsibilities for specific projects in the service.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Registration/ Accreditation
Essential criteria
- You must be registered/accredited (or, if EMHP/CWP, in the process of becoming accredited) with a professional body: e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BABCP, BPS
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- You must have a recognised qualification: Recognised qualifications are: EMHP/CYWP/SWP, Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH, Social Work (CQSW/DipSW), Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, or Other relevant accreditable qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.
- Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans.
- Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals.
- Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
- Community mental health experience.
Knowedge skills & ability
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
- The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
- To be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GP’s, maintaining positive working relationships.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice
- To have the ability to manage own caseload.
- Ability to manage and organise own time and diary.
- The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
- The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision.
- The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering training
- Demonstrable therapeutic skills
- IT competent
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study.
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
- Ability to travel across the MFT footprint
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Yunus
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 549 6235
- Additional information
Nikki Farmer at [email protected]
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