Job summary
Do you have a passion for working with children and families struggling with mental health and emotional difficulties? Do you wish to be part of a growing supportive and innovative team that works across Kent and Medway? If so, an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Trainee) Practitioner role has arisen to join our NELFT general adolescent unit (KMAH).
KMAH is a 14 bedded general adolescent unit with 3 eating disorder pathway beds included. We are a multi skilled and professional MDT at KMAH who strive to support and achieve the best possible outcomes for those admitted to our care and prepare them for discharge back into the community. We work closely with all services within NEFLT including localities, all age eating disorder services and neuro developmental and learning disability services. We also have a health based place of safety for patients detained under section 136 of the MHA on site.
Within the NELFT KMAH and IHT we have a strong focus on training and research and team members benefit from excellent training and CPD opportunities focused around developing exceptional NICE concordant skills in working with children and young people with diagnoseable mental difficulties. CYPMHS across Kent and Medway has strong links to CYP-IAPT training courses and leadership opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will hold a core profession to ensure they can become accredited in DBT following completion of required training. The role will work as part of a small established Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Consult team. The post holder will work very closely with other professionals within NELFT services, our provider collaborative, other healthcare services, social care and education stakeholders.
The remit of the DBT Consult team is to offer young people referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back to the DBT and IHT Service. The service will be expected to liaise with all CYPMHS services to ensure clear transitions for young people entering or leaving the DBT Service and where appropriate supporting the transition to Adult Services.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder must hold a core profession to become accredited in DBT. You will be trained whilst working within a consult team who deliver a highly specialist therapeutic service to young people and their families who require a DBT Service. There will be expectations to ensure you complete required standards of training, attend all local in-house DBT opportunities and forums, be an integral part of the DBT consult team and see young people and their families / carers for group and individual therapeutic work in the community. The Kent NELFT DBT team is multi-disciplinary and the post holder will be part of it and the clinical team and take on a clinical role within the DBT team and ward MDT whilst being accountable to the matron for KMAH. We have excellent links to London NELFTs established and award winning DBT service IMPART, headed by Dr Janet Feigenbaum for CPD and supervision opportunities.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Successful completion of a graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy) or equivalent substantial CAMHS clinical experience Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses workshops, study and in house training programmes (e.g. CYP- IAPT training) To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC) where appropriate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions Experience of working with children and adolescents with co- morbid difficulties and special needs. (i.e. combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma) Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems Experience of using observation (e.g. In school contexts) to contribute to assessments of children Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team Experience of assessment carried out autonomously in order to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person Experience of providing individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old- presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS priorities An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term in clinical interventions in CAMHS/EWMHS Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety Knowledge of electronic record systems, e.g. Rio
Skills
Essential
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distress Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation Skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside CAMHS/EWMHS Ability to tolerate anxiety without recourse to premature action whilst appreciating the role of the supervisor Capacity to work alone, involving colleagues and manger as relevant Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures and guidelines Ability to plan and organise own workload and time Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital
Cranbrook Road
Staplehurst
TN12 0ER