Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Atkinson Secure Unit

Job summary Weare looking for a Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our mental health team at Atkinson Secure Childrens home in Exeter.Atkinson is a national secure childrens home managed by Devon CountyCouncil providing full residential care, healthcare and education on site indedicated facilities.
We are looking fora mental health practitioner, preferably with experience of working with young peoplein care, who can bring clinical skill, experience and enthusiasm to meet theneeds of children/young people with complex social, emotional and mental health people are placed in Atkinson on Welfare Orders under Section 25of the Childrens Act due to having a history of absconding or are likely toabscond, likely to suffer significant harm or likely to injure themselves orothers.
Our young people have experiencedrelational trauma and adverse childhood experiences and as such, the homefollows a trauma recovery model based around therapeutic parenting.
Working within the home is highly rewarding;there is a great team spirit and shared therapeutic ethos.
The home achieved an Outstanding ratingduring our most recent Ofsted/CQC inspection, and we are particularly known forour integrated working, the great relationships we develop with our youngpeople and their positive outcomes.
Main duties of the job As part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team, you will work alongside a range of professionals within the wider Health and Wellbeing team, including Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Substance Misuse and Exploitation services.
You will be skilled at working as part of a team, supporting others andvaluing a range of different perspectives as well as confident to provideoutstanding clinical care, adapting to meet a wide range of needs andpresentations in children who have often experienced adverse childhoodexperiences and significant life events.
We welcome candidates from a range of clinical backgrounds to apply forthis role of Band 7 Specialist MH Practitioner and would provide a supportiveenvironment for you to develop your career with training opportunities.
We would strongly encourage you to call to discuss the post, as well asvisit the home.
Our website is also ahelpful source of information: Tolearn more about the post and/or visit, please contact Karen Cloute, PrincipalClinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for Atkinson via orthrough the home on 01392 457999.
About us About Devon Partnership TrustWe provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally.
We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing.
We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.Our valuesWe not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation.
These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.
We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible.
We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities.
We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the fullJob Description and Person specification attached to this advert which willprovide further information on this role.The postholder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,compassionateand committed experienced person who, acting within their professional boundaries,will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young person.They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-makingand expert care,including assessment, treatment and evaluation of care and commit to demonstratingcritical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process.
They will communicateand work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of children,young people, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,andproviding leadership as required.The postholder will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhancedclinical role to support children, young people In receivinghigh quality specialist treatment working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration intheir psychologicalwell-being by delivering a range of therapeutic interventions.The postholder will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinicalservice that issensitive to the needs of the population.
The team will provide comprehensive assessmentin order to establish diagnosis and creation of an appropriate person centredevidenced based treatment plan.TheSpecialist Clinical Practitioner will contribute to the development andimplementation of effectivemodels of care to facilitate timely, clinician to clinician advice.
Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents / carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training ( Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc) Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach Current registration with the appropriate professional body Desirable Training in supervision and / or leadership skills Evidence of Continuous Professional Development Knowledge, skills and abilities Essential Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to child mental health.
High level knowledge of mental health presentations in and children/young people and knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions in the field of child mental health.
Desirable Knowledge of supervision and leadership practice