CYPMH Practitioner

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service? and are you committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?

In a period of exciting change, South Cumbria CAMHs are looking to recruit a full time Band 5 CAMHS Practitioner to complement the wider multi-disciplinary CAMHs; a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people 0 - 18yrs including CBT, EMDR, psychiatry, psychology and IPT. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies. This is a development role ideal for newly qualified (or new to CAMHS) registered practitioner. Once the post-holder has completed a minimum of 12 months clinical practice in CAMHS and met associated competencies there will be opportunities to progress to a Band 6 Senior CAMHS Practitioner role.

Main duties of the job

We work with children, young people and families up to the age of 18years presenting with a wide range of moderate to severe, emotional and mental difficulties. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties would be an advantage.

We are committed to ongoing continuous professional development of our staff and as a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in various training initiatives, including CYPIAPT.

The hours of work are 9am - Monday to Friday and as we have bases in Barrow and Kendal, travel across the South Cumbria locality will be required.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Mental Health/Registered Social Worker or Registered Occupational Therapist

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to assess mental health needs, develop care plans and deliver appropriate interventions Specific skills and knowledge in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to this client group Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of children, young people and mental health

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children, young people and families Experience in assessing mental health needs Experience in assessing mental health needs of children and young people Managing own workload with effective liaison with others

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