Camhs Rotational Practitioner

Clinical To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. Provide care delivery to a range of vulnerable groups, inclusive of, but not exclusively: Mild learning difficulties Looked After Children Survivors of abuse Work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships both with members of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies caring for and supporting children and young people. Empower service users and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate. Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions in partnership with young people/ families/carers and other workers involved in care delivery.

Provide therapeutic interventions within relevant care pathways. Work within defined waiting times. Provide an extended hours service, as required. Participate in screening of referrals for appropriateness and onward signposting/referral as appropriate.

Participate in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of group interventions. Provide support, advice, consultation, and training to partnership agencies. Work in accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professional standards in partnership with wider childrens services and fully engage with safeguarding, single assessment and other processes which requires working together with other agencies. Proactively involve young people and families in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback.

Provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families. Work closely with other colleagues within the service to enable effective transitions to and from other areas. Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards. Adhere to NAViGO Policies in consideration of children in need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.

Use outcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatment provided. Contribute to the development of best practice within the Service. Participate in management and clinical supervision. Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for both staff and students.

To be able to travel independently and work flexibly. Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of the Service productivity requirements, including waiting times. Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development. SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE POST: Communication and relationship skills Always act in a dignified and responsible manner with service users, families/carers and colleagues, using appropriate language and communication skills, which acknowledge barriers to understanding, cultural differences and diversity.

To provide supportive and sensitive communication, written and verbal advice to service users, families/carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and of barriers to effective communication e.g, sensory or cognitive impairment and unrealistic expectations whilst being considerate of client confidentiality. Develop and maintain communication (sensitive, complex and contentious) with other teams and/or external agencies, in order to promote good care. To confidently convey complex written and verbal information on both clinical and non-clinical issues and to support the development of these skills with individuals within the team. Acting as an advocate, support service users and their families/carers through their care programme both physically and psychologically to achieve expected outcomes, explaining care, treatment, and associated risks (complex information) Provide and receive complex information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, empathic and re-assurance skills are required to support service users through their recovery period.

Maintain strict confidentiality of complex and sensitive service user information at all times. Provide teaching and workshop sessions to universal services, children and young people and families/carers. Analytical and judgment skills Develop and complete risk assessments, analysing and deciding the most appropriate approach to agreeing objectives with service users and families/carers and implementing the plan of care. Complete clinical audits as required within the service.

Planning and organisational skills Organise and plan activities with patients and families/carers, facilitating therapeutic and educational groups, adjusting own workload in response to prevailing circumstances. Physical skills Organising rooms ready fo