CAMHS Specialist Assessment Senior Practitioner

We are looking to recruit an experienced practitioner to take on the lead role in the CAMHS Specialist Assessment team, conducting ASD and ADHD assessments for children and young people up to the age of 18, with a comorbid significant mental health concern.

This team conducts all Neuro-developmental assessments for the CAMHS Service line using a range of recognised assessment tools including Qb, ADIR and ADOS. It is essential that the successful candidate is already trained in these tools and has experience of delivering them.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the delivery of this area of the service including waiting list and referral management, clinical leadership and line management of junior staff working in the team.

The post is based in Derby City but referrals are received from across South Derbyshire. Assessments are conducted virtually and face to face dependant on individual need.

The Community Care Pathway works with children and young people with a range of mental health needs, including trauma, anxiety disorders, mood disorders and self harm.

The post holder will be expected to clinically lead and operationally deliver the ND assessment team withing CAMHS. Delivery and oversight of tools including ADIR, ADOS, DAWBA, Qb and other recognised screening tools.

This will include the following: recruitment and selection of staff, induction, training, supervision and appraisals, sickness and other absence, contribute to disciplinary and grievance processes, personal and career development, the team's workload, managing and overseeing waiting lists, allocation and individual caseload management.

The service has an established leadership structure to support and develop our workforce.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Generous NHS pension scheme

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

CAMHS have bases in Derby City, Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire.

You will receive and provide clinical and managerial supervision.

We are looking for a suitably-experienced, qualified clinician, who will improve children and young people's mental health, through providing highly specialist, clinical assessment within the CAMHS pathway.

In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families.

As a Team Lead the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care co-ordination and treatment.

They will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

There will be an emphasis upon working with complex-presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.