Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Atkinson Secure UnitinExeterinExeterPUBLISHED MON 28 OCT 2024

We are looking for a Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our mental health team at Atkinson Secure Childrens home in Exeter.Atkinson is a national secure childrens home managed by Devon County Council providing full residential care, healthcare and education on site in dedicated facilities. We are looking for a mental health practitioner, preferably with experience of working with young people in care, who can bring clinical skill, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/young people with complex social, emotional and mental health needs.Young people are placed in Atkinson on Welfare Orders under Section 25 of the Childrens Act due to having a history of absconding or are likely to abscond, likely to suffer significant harm or likely to injure themselves or others. Our young people have experienced relational trauma and adverse childhood experiences and as such, the home follows a trauma recovery model based around therapeutic parenting. Working within the home is highly rewarding; there is a great team spirit and shared therapeutic ethos. The home achieved an Outstanding rating during our most recent Ofsted/CQC inspection, and we are particularly known for our integrated working, the great relationships we develop with our young people and their positive outcomes.

As part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team, you will work alongside a range of professionals within the wider Health and Wellbeing team, including Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Substance Misuse and Exploitation services.

You will be skilled at working as part of a team, supporting others and valuing a range of different perspectives as well as confident to provide outstanding clinical care, adapting to meet a wide range of needs and presentations in children who have often experienced adverse childhood experiences and significant life events.

We welcome candidates from a range of clinical backgrounds to apply for this role of Band 7 Specialist MH Practitioner and would provide a supportive environment for you to develop your career with training opportunities.

We would strongly encourage you to call to discuss the post, as well as visit the home. Our website is also a helpful source of information: www.jobsincare.com/job/jbns35N7

To learn more about the post and/or visit, please contact Karen Cloute, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for Atkinson via or through the home on .

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Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young person.

They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment, treatment and evaluation of care and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of children,young people, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,and providing leadership as required.

The post holder will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced clinical role to support children, young people In receiving high quality specialist treatment working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in their psychological well-being by delivering a range of therapeutic interventions.

The post holder will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service that is sensitive to the needs of the population. The team will provide comprehensive assessment in order to establish diagnosis and creation of an appropriate person centred evidenced based treatment plan.

The Specialist Clinical Practitioner will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of care to facilitate timely, clinician to clinician advice.