Job summary
37.5 hours per week
This is an
exciting new opportunity for a full time band 3 support worker to join an expanding
team working within CAMHS Early Help Pathway working with Children, Young
people and families. This role will be joining an already established team
within CAMHS service supporting provision of early intervention services.
You would
be part of a team that is delivering early
intervention services to Children and Young People (CYP) in their community and
schools. The core function of the early help team is to work with CYP to build
resilience, undertake prevention work, targeted intervention work and
supporting the community network when CYP do have mental health issues. There
will opportunity to deliver training alongside other colleagues.
This is a
role that is designed to support the service with the current provision within
CAMHS early help to offer working with Families and young people providing targeted,
short term interventions (group & individual) up to 6-8 sessions within the
I-THRIVE model and guided self-help with the focus will be on early intervention.The post holder will work as part of the CAMHS Early
Help Pathway providing guided self-help to children and young people who have
completed their assessment but are awaiting their primary intervention, the
post holder will be supported by a registered member of staff. This role
will be varied.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for supporting the
emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people with
a drive for early intervention, enabling cultural change in the way first
contact services can support children and young people with mental health issues.
The post holder will work as part of the CAMHS Early Help Pathway to support the delivery of targeted
interventions, groups, guided self-help and possible parent interventions implemented effectively and evaluated using routine outcome measures (ROM's).
This role will be providing targeted interventions up to 8 sessions within the I-THRIVE model.
To support CYP to access an online, targeted intervention and to facilitate the intervention online for the CYP to access CBT.
To plan & deliver various groups on a rolling programme.
The post holder will co-facilitate training to schools
in collaboration with team members, work in schools with groups of young people
promoting resilience and wellbeing to prevent mental health issues arising.
To liaise effectively with the other
CAMHS pathways across the city.
To maintain confidentiality in respect
of the young people at all times.
Communicate clearly with children and young
people, their families and all other health professional groups.
Promote person centred approach
To achieve 15 clinical contacts a week
Please see full job description attached.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as
part of the CAMHS Early Help Pathway to work with children and young people
who may present with emerging mental health difficulties.
To support the delivery of evidence
based targeted interventions in a timely manner.
To support with the delivery of providing guided self-help to children & young people who have completed their assessment and are awaiting their primary intervention and will be supported by a registered member of the team.
To contribute to the gathering of
relevant and appropriate information prior to community assessment clinics to
ensure that the assessing clinician has the information to support the
assessment process.
Co-delivery of group based, needs let
groups within the school and community setting. To support drop-in sessions,
deliver assemblies and small group sessions to promote well-being and increase
resilience.
To support the delivery of evidence
based parenting programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
Where appropriate represent CAMHS in multi-agency
meetings such as CAF, SEND meetings or child protection meetings to share and
gather relevant information
To function as a member of the locality
facing CAMHS Early Help Pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team.
Ensure planned interventions are
implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)
Participate in the delivery of training
programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available
CAMHS training
Maintain standards of care to highest
level within available resources.
To liaise effectively with the other
CAMHS pathways across the city.
To develop and maintain relationships
with providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain confidentiality in respect
of the young people at all times.
Communicate clearly with children and
young people, their families and all other health professional groups about
their health problems.
Actively participate in clinical
governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of
care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that children and young people
are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and
how they can access specific interventions.
This is to promote person-centred planning.
To support CYP to access an online, targeted intervention and to
facilitate the intervention online for the CYP to access CBT.
To plan & deliver various groups on a rolling programme.
Achieve 15 clinical contacts a week
Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with children
and young people with emerging mental health difficulties.
- People who self-harm.
- People who are
presenting in distress or with distressing thoughts and behaviours.
- People who are very
difficult to engage within a therapeutic relationship.
- Ability to cope with
stress generated from the constant changing priorities within the Team.
- Please see attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as
part of the CAMHS Early Help Pathway to work with children and young people
who may present with emerging mental health difficulties.
To support the delivery of evidence
based targeted interventions in a timely manner.
To support with the delivery of providing guided self-help to children & young people who have completed their assessment and are awaiting their primary intervention and will be supported by a registered member of the team.
To contribute to the gathering of
relevant and appropriate information prior to community assessment clinics to
ensure that the assessing clinician has the information to support the
assessment process.
Co-delivery of group based, needs let
groups within the school and community setting. To support drop-in sessions,
deliver assemblies and small group sessions to promote well-being and increase
resilience.
To support the delivery of evidence
based parenting programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
Where appropriate represent CAMHS in multi-agency
meetings such as CAF, SEND meetings or child protection meetings to share and
gather relevant information
To function as a member of the locality
facing CAMHS Early Help Pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team.
Ensure planned interventions are
implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS)
Participate in the delivery of training
programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available
CAMHS training
Maintain standards of care to highest
level within available resources.
To liaise effectively with the other
CAMHS pathways across the city.
To develop and maintain relationships
with providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain confidentiality in respect
of the young people at all times.
Communicate clearly with children and
young people, their families and all other health professional groups about
their health problems.
Actively participate in clinical
governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of
care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that children and young people
are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and
how they can access specific interventions.
This is to promote person-centred planning.
To support CYP to access an online, targeted intervention and to
facilitate the intervention online for the CYP to access CBT.
To plan & deliver various groups on a rolling programme.
Achieve 15 clinical contacts a week
Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with children
and young people with emerging mental health difficulties.
- People who self-harm.
- People who are
presenting in distress or with distressing thoughts and behaviours.
- People who are very
difficult to engage within a therapeutic relationship.
- Ability to cope with
stress generated from the constant changing priorities within the Team.
- Please see attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of relevant study.
- Ability to communicate effectively with young people and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental health problems in the community setting.
- Some experience/ability in communicating with other professionals from the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other health settings and agencies.
- Team player.
- Experience of working with children & young people
- Caring and supportive attitude, but with the ability to be firm.
- Good communication skills.
- Clear accurate record keeping.
- Computer literate.
- Please see attached person specification.
Desirable
- Any relevant training to develop knowledge in working with children & young people
Experience
Essential
- A background of working in a care setting or equivalent and/or a desire to undertake a career in childrens mental health.
- Experience of working with children & young people.
- Previous experience of working with children/young people in a professional/voluntary capacity or experience of working within childrens mental health.
- Understanding of professional boundaries.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- Knowledge and/or awareness of mental health problems.
- Knowledge of own limitations
- Understanding of child protection.
- Please see attached person specification
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to mental health
- Experience of delivering interventions to children & young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of relevant study.
- Ability to communicate effectively with young people and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental health problems in the community setting.
- Some experience/ability in communicating with other professionals from the multidisciplinary team and professionals from other health settings and agencies.
- Team player.
- Experience of working with children & young people
- Caring and supportive attitude, but with the ability to be firm.
- Good communication skills.
- Clear accurate record keeping.
- Computer literate.
- Please see attached person specification.
Desirable
- Any relevant training to develop knowledge in working with children & young people
Experience
Essential
- A background of working in a care setting or equivalent and/or a desire to undertake a career in childrens mental health.
- Experience of working with children & young people.
- Previous experience of working with children/young people in a professional/voluntary capacity or experience of working within childrens mental health.
- Understanding of professional boundaries.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- Knowledge and/or awareness of mental health problems.
- Knowledge of own limitations
- Understanding of child protection.
- Please see attached person specification
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to mental health
- Experience of delivering interventions to children & young people.
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
