Primary Mental Health Worker
London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Waltham Forest, East London
- £46,041-49,083 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop good working relationships and communicate effectively with internal / external organisations / partners and stakeholders. Represent specialist area internally and / or externally. Model, demonstrate and promote good practice relevant to the role.
- Conduct statutory and / or complex / specialist mental health Assessments regarding children and young people to determine interventions / referral to the appropriate service.
- Plan and oversee programmes or packages of mental health intervention and/or support across the PSG. Monitor and where appropriate review cases.
- Provide professional expert mental health advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting children and young people
- Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure children and young people's mental health and wellbeing is supported.
- Maintain properly documented case files, records and information. Prepare standard reports as required.
- Mentor and support others in their development and identification of mental health issues.
- Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within area of responsibility.
- In-depth knowledge of various models of understanding mental health, mental disorders in children and young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislations and national CAMHS strategy / policies
- Knowledge of services provided to children and families by social services, health, education and voluntary sectors
- Knowledge of mental health and emotional needs of vulnerable young people
- Have high-level knowledge and skills in gathering information from a range of sources, including direct observation of children and young people and their interactions with mothers, fathers and carers.
- Ability to analyse problems, situations and information, think laterally and present innovative and feasible solutions.
- Clinical skills to identify potential concerns such as risk of self-harm or suicide, low mood and depression, ADHD, PTSD, eating disorders, emerging Psychosis, concerns about parental mental health.
- Ability to intervene at an early point to prevent mental health deterioration in children, young people and their families. Working with familial difficulties utilising core therapeutic methodologies as appropriate.
- Skilled in supporting and providing challenge in relation to case discussions using genograms, mapping of the professional and family system, in order to provide a systemic perspective.
- Make timely judgments and decisions that are based on evidence and thorough analysis of all the information gathered.
- Demonstrate an ability to draw up specific practical plans with clear timescales that are based on high quality assessments, which set out the planned outcomes for the mental health and wellbeing of the child or young person.
- Ability to drive manage a caseload, knowing when to provide direct intervention and when referral to tier 3 CAMHS is required.
- Systematically monitor and review decisions and plans, revising them where appropriate in the light of new information and evaluation of whether the interventions are achieving the planned outcomes.
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of Child protection procedures
- Experience of providing consultation, support and training to professional carers working with young people
- Experience of participating in mental health assessments of children, young people and families
- Working experience of complex risk assessments
- Experience of using a range of techniques including problem solving, CBT, Counselling, systemic, stress management interventions
- An appreciation and willingness to use the best evidence in clinical practice
- An appreciation and willingness to carryout audits, engage in monitoring service outcomes and analysis to inform future service planning
- Experience of delivering effective interventions with children and families to prevent family breakdown
- Experience of working with a range of emotional behavioural and /or mental health difficulties
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