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Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups.
• CAMHS Degree

Skills
Essential criteria

• Provide effective clincial supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Quality improvement activities
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Providing clinical supervision.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Mentoring students on practice placement experiences

Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.

Desirable criteria

• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Other requirements
Essential criteria

• Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
• This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Personal Attributes
Essential criteria

• Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
• Compassionate in meeting the needs of children and young people and their families and carers.
• Able to engage with children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
• Committed to continual quality and service improvement
• Self aware and committed to professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision

TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.

This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.

In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If t