Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Working Knowledge of universal and specialist childrens mental health service provision.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other associated IT packages.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Proven time and caseload management skills.
• Able to write clear reports and letters. Demonstrates a high standard in both written and oral communication.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and underserved populations.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work flexibly in a variety of environments.
• Ability to work under supervision and make good use of the supervisory process for personal and clinical development.
• Experience of and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for evidence based psychological therapies.

Desirable

• Demonstrates a knowledge of child development and the links with childhood mental health.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
• Ability to manage own time and diary, and to manage demands of both training course and work in service
• Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role.
• Ability to, on occasion, move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
• Ability to work flexibly, sometimes working additional or unsociable hours as necessary to meet the needs of the service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.
• Standard keyboard skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake and successfully complete Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Training – Infant and Early Years Practitioner Training Curriculum, training at the Psychological Therapies Training Centre in Manchester. The centres are part of Manchester University. The course must be completed within 12 months.
• Professional qualifications in teaching, health visiting, nursing, SW, AHP. Counselling or within a psychological therapy.
• Trainees are eligible for training if they have not accessed a CYP-PT-funded training programme within the last 2 years of qualifying.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a children and young people’s mental health service.
• Experience of offering assessments and treatments to children, young people, and their families.
• Experience of working within the community or education setting.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children and young people.

Desirable

• Working in a service where agreed service targets are in place that demonstrate clinical outcomes.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).