Practice Lead - Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services
Job Description
Job summary
Bromley Y seeks two highly motivated and enthusiastic practice and management supervisors to work within our service. The post holders will have considerable experience of supervising and managing therapists and practitioners in Childrens Mental Health service. You will have an ability to work effectively within a team. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and be an organised individual who can work creatively to develop and manage the day to day operation of the service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for applicants who are knowledgeable and passionate about Bromley, with 5 years experience of working with children and young people. The post involves line management and supervision of practitioners, working with colleagues to determine intervention pathways, manage risk and allocations, chairing consultation meetings and working with the partnership in Bromley as necessary. The post-holder will also co-ordinate multi-disciplinary consultation meetings, co-ordinate the development and running of therapeutic groups and lead on therapeutic intervention projects. You will have skills in report writing including the gathering and presentation of data and information. The post holder will have a small caseload and provide evidenced based interventions for children, young people or families (parents/carers) who are experiencing moderate anxiety, depression and other emotional difficulties. The post holder will work with people from various cultural backgrounds, ages and ability, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
About us
Bromley Y is a long-established charity based in Bromley that values the voices of Children, Young People (CYP), their families (parents) and/or carers as well as partner agencies. We are a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service based on the principles of IThrive and committed to increasing access to psychological therapies. Bromley Y delivers early help and prevention to those in need. We are very proud to offer a range of therapeutic approaches, from 1:1 evidenced based interventions to group work, digital support, webinars, mentoring and social prescribing.
Job responsibilities
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To contribute to positive workforce wellbeing through the application of Bromley Y values and use of service policies.
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Ensure learning and professional development requirements are identified and training programmes implemented both at service level and for those line managed.
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Provide casework supervision to identified qualified and trainee staff.
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To identify, monitor and manage risk to self or others in every contact.
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To respond to service user experience with a focus on co-production to contribute to service development.
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To provide an evidenced based service for children and young people as part of early identification and intervention for children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.
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To jointly manage the referral and allocation process according to procedures.
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To work across agencies to develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health needs offering consultation and advice to other professionals on all aspects of mental health and wellbeing of children and their families.
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Continuous development of the team through the provision of management supervision to identify areas of improvement and best practises.
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To provide support and guidance to others with the aim of improving skills, knowledge and facilitating reflective practice.
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To develop knowledge and ethos of the service within your team and establish a centre of excellence.
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Lead by example to set the standards of conduct and performance in delivering a high level of service and professionalism.
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To develop partnerships that support the effective operation of the service.
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Conduct case auditing to ensure Bromley Y professional standards are met and maintained.
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PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITIES
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To ensure that the service protocols are understood and staff are supported to meet them.
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Manage own workload through both practice and managerial supervision.
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Manage the work of qualified and trainee staff through case management supervision.
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Manage relationship and the contract with organisations through regular contact, meetings and reporting.
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To lead team and service meetings as required.
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To work alongside others to demonstrate knowledge and skills to plan and critically evaluate the implementation of the early intervention role to meet the mental health needs of children and young people.
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Ensure that all line management, case and supervision records are in line with best clinical practice and Bromley Y policies and procedures.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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Ensure that all requirements for BACP/ UKCP /BABCP/ BPS or equivalent accreditation are met.
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Identify training needs across the supervisees and develop routes for CPD for self and team in co-ordination with the MHEW Service Lead.
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Attend locally and nationally organised training appropriate to the work role.
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To ensure knowledge and skills are continuously developed and maintained at a high level of competence.
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To identify own and others training needs through supervision, line management and personal development plans.
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To arrange and deliver training workshops to colleagues and partner organisations and to lead the evaluation of training arranged or delivered.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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To work alongside research and data team to develop practice protocols and Bromley Ys quality assurance framework.
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To implement national audit tools and review with colleagues nationally and locally.
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To contributing to identifying service needs and gaps across with regard to childrens mental health and wellbeing.
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To contribute to and manage in service evaluation and audit to ensure adherence to standards and ensure the overall development of the service.
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To maintain awareness of up-to-date research and development pertaining to advances in child and young peoples emotional wellbeing and mental health issues.
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PEOPLE MANGEMENT
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Responsible for line management including but not limited to coaching and developing staff, managing minor issues of conduct and performance, carrying out year Performance Development Reviews.
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Provide mentoring, guidance, coaching and support to team members to develop their practice and potential.
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Identifying gaps in team members knowledge and arranging training to support continued professional development/knowledge.
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To carry out line management meetings according to policy.
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Identifying if staff would benefit from a Wellness Action Plan to support their wellbeing in the workplace.
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Managing sickness absence including carrying out return to work interviews.
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Managing holiday requests ensuring operationally feasible in line with service needs.
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Leading and carrying out appraisals including setting and monitoring SMART performance objectives.
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Involvement in recruitment and selection for team members and new employees onboarding.
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Communicating business developments and objectives to team members.
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Report to Team Leader with regards to team and individual performance, conduct and welfare.
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GENERAL
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Provide information and reports to support Trustees, partnership meetings and network meetings as required.
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Represent Bromley at outreach events and actively contribute to the promotion of Bromley Y.
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Work in accordance with the service's objectives and values.
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