Multi-Disciplinary Pathway Worker

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We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating.
NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.
We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities.
We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.
Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video Job overview Main duties of the job As a key part of our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service, the post holder will undertake CAMHS assessments of children and young people up to age 18 to inform formulation, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment within a spectrum of mental health presentations.
You will have a caseload, offering evidence based interventions to children and adolescents with complex mental heath needs and their families .You will have the ability to deliver a range of evidence based clinical interventions for children and young people and will be supported to train in other treatment modalities .
Develop and maintain close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies Social Services, Education and others is essential.You must demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice in children's mental health.
There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching and supervision within the team and the Trust.You must be able to work independently and have good clinical / therapeutic and case management skills to engage this group of young people.
Main duties of the job Come and work for NELFT, an organisation that values the best care by the best people.Are you enthusiastic, motivated and an experienced CAMHS Practitioner , who has an interest and knowledge of working with Children and Adolescents who present with mental health and significant behavioural difficulties.If so this is the job for you.If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.
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Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.
You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Working for our organisation Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period.
Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
COVID-19 VaccinationWe continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.
We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
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Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification.
Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification Demonstration of Trust Values Essential criteria • Putting people first • Prioritising quality • Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve • Being professional and honest • Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice Qualifications Essential criteria NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracySuccessful completion of a graduate training ( nursing, social work, occupational therapy) or equivalent substantial CAMHS clinical experienceFurther professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses workshops, study and in house training programmes ( CYP- IAPT training)To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body ( HCPC, NMC) where appropriate Experience Essential criteria Experience of working with difficult, disturbed, or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventionsExperience of working with children and adolescents with comorbid difficulties and special needs.
( combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma)Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/familie s of children and young people with complex mental health problems Knowledge Essential criteria An awareness of NHS prioritiesHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term in clinical interventions in CAMHS/EWMHSKnowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies Skills Essential criteria To be able to travel efficiently throughout the areaBasic awareness of IT and IT skills,Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distressHighly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation BenefitsWe believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers.
This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.