Mental Health Practitioner

Sussex CAMHS has been undergoing a crucial and innovative expansion, which has seen a new teams developed within our Brighton and Hove CAMHS team.

We have had funding to recruit to a number of new posts in our ADHD service, providing ADHD community CAMHS clinics for young people and their families/ carers, The Duty and Liaison Service working with the team to provide assessments, managing risk and offering stabilisation interventions.

If you are a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or with a drive and motivation to support young people experiencing mental health difficulties and on those with neurodiversity, then our Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner may be the role for you

This is a permanent post and is part of a wider, well established Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).

Though regular supervision, we actively encourage and promote professional development and innovative work to all team members.

As a newly qualified practitioner you will be well supported in your first year through our preceptorship programme, plus we also offer a bespoke ‘New to CAMHS’ training programme for all who require it.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

As a Mental Health Practitioner in our ADHD Service, your Clinical work will consist of:

- Completing ADHD assessments and contributing to diagnostic decisions
- Leading treatment reviews including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating intervention
- Contributing to psychoeducation and medication initiation groups
- Working with families/ carers
- Liaison with other agencies (school; social care)

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and creative multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to providing a high-quality ADHD service that complements the work of our wider CAMHS colleagues and in liaison/partnership with other young people's services.

You will work on all aspects of the ADHD pathway including screening, assessment, group work, medication reviews, lifestyle reviews (school and home), care planning and risk assessment and management. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to service development as we anticipate further expansion of both our ADHD and ASC services.

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

**Working in Sussex**:

- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

**Key staff survey results include**:

- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

**REQUIREMENTS**:
In order to be a successful Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner in our team you will be:

- A qualified Nurse, OT or Social Worker, registered with the relevant professional body
- Experienced in risk management
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and independent role

**It would also be advantageous if you are**:

- Experienced working in CAMHS (Children and Young People’s mental health services)
- Experienced in working within a mental health setting

MAIN DUTIES

The post holder will provide specialist assessments and nursing interventions to patients with ADHD symptoms or diagnosis; liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; Understand psychosocial interventions to include psycho-education, wellness recovery action plans, and discharge planning.
- To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group. To develop alongside the service user and family their care plan.
- To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice
- To conduct ADHD progress reviews to assess a young person’s response to treatment and adapt accordingly.
- To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy.
- To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
- To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.