CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
4 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic and developing multi-disciplinary Community CAMHS team in Nottinghamshire.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing mental health assessments and formulations, building therapeutic relationships with children and young people, and delivering evidence-based interventions. They will also be expected to care coordinate an agreed caseload, liaise with other agencies, and participate in the enquiries rota.
The Community CAMHS teams are welcoming, friendly, and dedicated to supporting the children and young people accessing our services. The teams are busy, supportive, and encouraging of new and creative ways to innovate and improve the service we deliver.
Key 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.
- Work 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; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2-year period. 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.
Person Specification- Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., RMN/RN/HV/OT/Clinical Psychology/Social Worker at degree level or higher teaching qualification).
- Registration with relevant professional body.
- Educated to degree level.
- Qualification in therapeutic approach/modality (e.g., CBT, DBT, systemic family therapy, solution-focused, play therapy, etc).
- 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 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.
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use are required for this post.
- To work flexibly with regard to location and hours.
- 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.
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 (pro rata for part-time)
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