CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner • Manchester Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCAMHS Mental Health Practitioner with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England, United Kingdom\n\nThis is a recruit to train fixed term 12-month role involving 2 days per week on the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies with Children and Young People: Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy Pathway. The course will involve teaching and supervision in CBT assessment, formulation and intervention on Thursdays and Fridays at the Psychological Therapies Training Centre at Prestwich Hospital. You will additionally have 3 days per week based at a one of our district CAMHS base providing a clinical service to families. Methods of service delivery within the community include individual case-work, contributing to MDT and group interventions, and joining the on-call risk rota. You will be required to work autonomously within professional guidelines and departmental policies and practices and will be required to liaise with professional networks. Following successful completion of the course there will likely be opportunities for progression within the district service or wider MFT CAMHS. Dependent on the banding at which candidates are recruited and the availability of funding beyond the 12-month duration of training there will be opportunities for discussion about future job roles and progression. To formulate and implement plans for psychological therapeutic intervention within a CBT practice framework, working in clinic, home, community and educational settings where appropriate. To exercise responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To communicate highly complex condition-related or contentious or sensitive information where there may be significant barriers to acceptance and to manage ensuing difficult interpersonal situations in the interests of the patient’s welfare. To assist in developing existing CBT pathways/services with colleagues and partner agencies. To help plan, contribute and participate in, any team building process that may be seen as necessary to enhance the working efficiency of the service. To attend departmental and specialist team meetings. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a clinical psychologist and other professional colleagues, where appropriate. To take responsibility for continuing professional development and continue to gain wider post-qualification experience in service-related areas. To take part in annual appraisal. To utilise evidence-based literature and research to support effective practice. To participate in evaluation of all clinical activity within the post and provide such information as required by the Head of Department for the purpose of service monitoring and evaluation. MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Paul Wallis Job title: Director of Psychological Services Email address: paul.wallis@mft.nhs.uk"}