CAMHS Mental Health Specialist Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Job Title: CAMHS Mental Health Specialist Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and developing multi-disciplinary Community CAMHS team.

The Community CAMHS North team has two main bases, which are at Balderton Primary Care Centre and Langold, with satellite bases in Retford and Rainworth.

The children and young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties, from mild to severe.

You will be joining an established, supportive, and hardworking team who are passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families/carers.

Main Duties:
  • Providing mental health assessments and formulations
  • Building therapeutic relationships with children and young people and delivering evidence-based interventions
  • Care co-ordinating an agreed caseload
  • Liaising with and offering consultation to other agencies
  • Participating in the enquiries rota
  • Contributing to all aspects of positive team functioning
  • Contributing to ongoing service innovations and development
Job Responsibilities:
  • To contribute to the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) and CAMHS enquiries rota by receiving and reviewing new referrals, identifying and managing risk, liaising with other professionals, and providing timely responses
  • Observe and adhere to the Community CAMHS Service Specification, vision, aims, and objectives
  • Offer clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention while observing current best practice, legislation, and guidance
  • Working within the Choice And Partnership Approach (CAPA) and Children and Young People's Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) frameworks and principles
  • Aim to be innovative and creative in the delivery of therapeutic intervention/care bundle and offer psychoeducation to children, young people, and families
  • Manage a caseload while considering and adhering to safeguarding policy and procedure and national and local legislation
  • Offer support and supervision to junior colleagues
  • Plan and successfully manage smooth transitions where clinically indicated
  • Seek support from the Clinical and Operational Leads where needed, as well as accessing regular clinical and managerial supervision as per trust policy and professional registration requirements
  • Support peers and colleagues and promote a team-working environment
  • Ensure suitable risk management and care plans are formulated for all clinical cases
  • Maintain contemporaneous records in alignment with Trust policy
  • Work in partnership with other teams within the Nottinghamshire and bordering CAMHS Services
  • To offer consultation through a range of initiatives to professionals with an aim of enhancing workforce skills, knowledge, and capacity in recognising emotional/mental health and well-being needs and undertaking interventions with children and families to achieve positive outcomes
  • To participate in the delivery of a range of training programmes to multi-agency staff in conjunction with the CAMHS Training Lead
  • Support colleagues and stakeholders in tackling stigma relating to mental health
  • Be willing to undertake training relating to the CYP IAPT agenda and other areas of development as outlined

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use are required for this post. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends, and bank holidays.

Registration with relevant professional bodyEducated to degree levelQualification in therapeutic approach/modality (e.g. CBT, DBT, systemic family therapy, solution-focused, play therapy etc)Experience:
  • Experience of providing mental health assessment and intervention to service users presenting with a wide range of different emotional and mental health needs
  • Ability to engage and develop therapeutic relationships with service users
  • Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
  • Experience in provision of evidence-based treatments and interventions
  • Experience in the meaningful use of Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS) in clinical practice
  • Proven ability to undertake accurate risk assessment and management plans
  • Proven ability to recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns
  • Proven ability to manage a defined caseload and organise diary schedule
  • Ability to maintain accurate case records in line with Trust policies and procedures
  • Ability to use electronic data recording systems
  • Experience of using clinical supervision effectively to enhance practice and client outcomes
  • Ability to be an autonomous practitioner while being able to work as an integral part of the MDT
  • Experience of providing mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people and their families/carers
  • Experience in providing evidence-based treatments and interventions to children, young people, and their families/carers
  • Ability to engage and develop therapeutic relationships with children, young people, and their families/carers
  • Experience of using ROMS with children, young people, and their families/carers
  • Proven ability to undertake risk assessment and management plans with children, young people, and their families/carers
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentorship
  • Experience of delivering treatment groups
Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, documents, and policies pertaining to children (e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, CYP IAPT, Future in Mind, Hear by Right, Delivering With Delivering Well, NHS Long Term Plan etc)
  • Knowledge of different models of therapy and interventions
  • Knowledge of and commitment to anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practice and equal opportunities
Contractual Requirements:
  • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use are required for this post
  • To work flexibly with regard to location and hours
Values and Behaviours:
  • All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity, and Human Rights legislation
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata for part-time)

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