CAMHS Single Point of Access Practitioner

3 weeks ago

West Bromwich, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Single Point of Access for Sandwell and Wolverhampton CAMHS. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic CAMHS practitioner to join our friendly and diverse team. The SPA team acts as a front door to specialist mental health and getting help services for both Sandwell and Wolverhampton localities, with future plans to become part of a combined Black Country CAMHS SPA Team covering all four localities within the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

To provide a quality specialist service to clients (and their families/carers) referred to CAMHS across all sectors of care

Triage referrals into CAMHS, including the assessment and prioritisation of clinical complexity and risk

To lead on referral and triage pathways and processes within CAMHS

To participate in the development of a clinical workforce rota to cover the SPA in collaboration with admin colleagues

To promote the reputation of CAMHS

To provide specialist assessment and intervention for complex mental health needs and to work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise systematic governance of practice within CAMHS

To contribute to the proposal, development and implementation of policy and procedures for CAMHS and wider children and family services

To utilise skills in audit, service evaluation, policy and service development and research in particular conduct regular audits pertaining to SPA processes including demand and capacity for different types of initial assessment

Effectively assess and prioritise clinical complexity and risk

Liaise with referrers and professionals in relation to clinical concerns and queries

Be a clinical point of contact for children, young people and families

Effectively liaise with referrers, professionals, partners and agencies in relation to referrals and/or assessments

About us

Black Country Healthcare is a major provider of NHS mental health services for more than a million people across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton:

Adult and older adult mental health services Specialist learning disabilities services Mental health services for children and young people Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley

We're proud to be rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, and that many of our staff have won awards for their work.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust and just like the population we serve, we're made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Our staff take pride in supporting and living our 's a story beyond every badge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

To provide specialist systematic process for the assessment of children and young people referred into CAMHS. To assess, triage and prioritise referrals ensuring an equitable system and that those with urgent needs are clearly identified and needs are addressed in a timely manner. The post will require independent management of caseload with appropriate supervision and professional management, as per professional body guidelines.

To provide highly specialist assessments of clients referred to CAMHS based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex information from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients and their families/carers.

To provide effective and safe assessment of safeguarding concerns. Liaising and reporting to other agencies where appropriate, including the completion of safeguarding referrals and safety planning.

To consider the appropriateness of CAMHS referrals in relation to agreed referral criteria and organise safe signposting as appropriate to the needs of the child/young person referred.

Ensure pathways into CAMHS are accessible for children, young people and families with additional needs , a learning disability.

To exercise professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, signposting and discharge of clients.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and their families/carers.

To gather comprehensive information from a range of community children/young peoples services and to liaise with services around assessment outcomes and safeguarding concerns.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner in both written and verbal form, information concerning the assessment and treatment plans of clients referred to CAMHS.

Take a lead on training colleagues in SPA duties and pathways

To provide post-qualification training (CPD) and clinical professional supervision to junior staff, students or trainees in relevant profession.

To maintain and develop skills in the area of professional pre- and post-graduate training and clinical supervision.

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

To participate as a clinician in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible service, including advising both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where professional and/or organisational matters need addressing.

To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of professional practice within the SPA.

To participate, if required in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels as relevant.

To assist in on-going audit and evaluation of policies within the SPA in consultation with other members of the multi-disciplinary team(s), service heads/professional managers.

To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality CAMHS service.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Experience

Essential

Professional Registration CAMHS/Equivalent Experience

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