MHST Senior Clinician Job Scranton area,Pennsylvania USA,Healthcare

Job Overview

Support Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWPs) to deliver evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health difficulties To deliver evidence-based support for children and young people in education settings, utilising skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and knowledge of Whole School and College Approach to mental health Working with and within education environments to provide better access to specialist mental health services Supervise and line manage AEMHPs, EMHPs, CWPs and SWPs Practice in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.

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Duties and Responsibilities

To provide assessment of health, development, and biopsychosocial needs, and provide a risk assessment and formulation of children and young people presenting with a wide variety of mild to moderate mental health and social needs.
Complete psychosocial formulations to inform care planning.
To provide consultation as required to other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health difficulties in children and young people.
To provide consultation as required to young people around their mental health difficulties.
To provide consultation as required to parents around the mental health difficulties of their child.
To offer interventions such as CBT, solution focussed work, guided self-help and group support to children and young people.
To enhance emotional wellbeing and to promote or build resilience in children and young people through educational workshops, assemblies and PSHE lessons.
To deliver psychoeducation and support to parents/carers and education staff.
To supervise and manage other members of the team, including Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and EMHPs, through the delivery CBT-informed supervision.
To oversee the formulation of treatment and management plans for schools, parents/carers, children and young people being supported by the EMHPs and the Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in individual and group contexts.
To work with the team and stakeholders to determine how delivery of care will need to be altered in the different settings dependent on need (for example, to consider the provision required for special schools).
To produce accurate records, reports and observations as required
To refer on, or signpost, to appropriate specialist agencies when required.
To liaise closely with other professionals including colleagues in the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service, GPs, Paediatricians, Specialist CAMHS, school counsellors, Childrens Services, and other voluntary agencies.
To measure outcomes for all interventions.
To contribute to team multi-disciplinary working.
To support the roll out of further MHSTs within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Demonstrate appropriate understanding of the legal and ethical issues in providing mental health care to children and young people.
Demonstrate an understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Care Act.
The post holder will also have an understanding of the Safeguarding Children and Child Protection procedures.
The post-holder will be required to work with young people whose behaviour may be personally challenging and deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.

Communication

As the post holder will be working within the community, they will establish and maintain positive relationships with professionals, agencies, charities and teams who also provide services to children and young people in the community. These relationships are a key part of the role in which you will be representing East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC). Be able to clearly and effectively communicate both clinical and non-clinical information with those receiving care, their families/carers and with other The post-holder will be able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, self-awareness and empathy in all communications.

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