Mental Health Practitioner - Hockley House

Job summary

The post holder will provide specialist trauma-informed mental health support, including multiagency consultation and contribution to assessments, risk, and care planning, for young people with complex difficulties that are placed in the Specialist Hampshire Residential Home, Hockley House. They will work with Specialist CAMHS Teams, to implement therapeutic care plans and support residential staff to use Dyadic Developmental Parenting/Practice to help young people with complex trauma to feel safe. They will contribute to mental health training and implementation of therapeutic parenting for all residential staff.

Main duties of the job

To be confident in working within a trauma informed approach, particularly DDP and to role model trauma informed therapeutic care, using DDP skills.

To have the ability to work with young people, carers, and professional network in times of distress, anxiety, and risk.

To work in partnership with other agencies in assessment, care planning, risk management and transition out of the home

To model and support a trauma informed PACE approach with the staff group that facilitates safe and effective therapeutic care.

To build confidence in the staff group in working with complex trauma, neuro diversity and risky behaviours

Assist in the induction of new staff, modelling a PACE approach.

To facilitate training and reflective practice for staff to promote skills and development of the team.

Ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant Trust policies, procedures, and NICE guidelines.

Promote the young person participation through regular feedback individually and in care planning forums, to improve care and practice.

To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust/Local Authority standards.

To provide specialist reports when required.

Job responsibilities

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 12,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.