Job summary
37.5 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity for a developmental band 5 to 6 professional registered
clinicians to join the CAMHS Early Help Pathway
working as a CAMHS Liaison Practitioner.
This is an exciting opportunity for a professional registered clinician band 5 for a developmental post into a band 6 WTE, this post will involve competencies which will need to be completed within 2 years dependent on current experience.
This developmental role will be joining an established team within the CAMHS
service. Provide consultation, assessments, targeted, short term interventions up to 8 sessions within the I-THRIVE
model the focus being on early intervention within children's mental
health. The post holder will work as the
named Early Help liaison practitioner for schools within the locality, offering
consultation, advice & signposting to services.
The post holder is responsible for
supporting the emotional, psychological & social wellbeing of children & young people with a drive for early intervention. The post holder will promote resilience, prevention & early intervention to children & young
people .
The post holder will contribute to the CAMHS advice
& support line. This will be based on a hybrid model of working
with access to office / clinical space.
This role will require at relevant post qualification experience of
working with children & young people within mental health or equivalent with
a professional registration.
Main duties of the job
Work as the Liaison practitioner within the Early Help pathway to deliver consultation, advice & signposting to community services and schools working with children & young people with mental health difficulties.
Implementation of evidence based targeted interventions & groups evaluated using outcome measures. To ensure that they access timely assessments & interventions. Representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings having oversight of mental health element.
Participate in the delivery of training for schools & community services. Maintain standards of care to highest level within available resources. To actively participate in line management with junior members of staff. To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS pathways. To develop and maintain relationships with all providers.
To maintain confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times. Communicate clearly with children & young people, their families and all other health professionals.
Actively participate in clinical governance & quality improvement initiatives. Ensure that children & young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need, how they can access specific interventions promoting person-centred care.
All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Please note we may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.
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About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 5 to 6 - Developmental Role
The postholder is 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 problems. In line with 2019 NHS Long term plan and strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the community.
This post will involve competencies which will need to be completed within 2 years dependent on current experience and will be assessed through various methods including feedback, self-directed assessment, direct observation and throughout line management. If not achieved within the specified timeframe will not be able to progress onto the band 6.
The post holder will work as the named Early Help liaison practitioner within the locality. The postholder will directly link with other services, families, professionals and schools supporting with potential requests for involvement into CAMHS promoting emotional, health and wellbeing as part of the whole school approach.
The post holder will offer consultation about identified young people to the referrer, network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of further assessment, targeted intervention or group that would meet the needs of the child or young person.
The post holder will co-ordinate training to community professionals and schools to meet the specific needs of each setting or school and co-facilitate training when appropriate.
2) Briefly describe the main duties of the role -Key responsibilities and tasks
To work as the identified Early Help Liaison practitioner to deliver consultation, advice and signposting to community services and schools working with children and young people who may present with emerging mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the other clinicians in the early help pathway.
To ensure that children and young people access timely assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions.
Organisation and delivery of groups based within the school and community setting on a needs led approach. To support the delivery of evidence based programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, SEND meetings or child protection meetings to co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan around a child.
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 actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.
To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS community teams 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.
Contribute to the provision of the advice line, providing advice, support, signposting and resources.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 5 to 6 - Developmental Role
The postholder is 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 problems. In line with 2019 NHS Long term plan and strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience, prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the community.
This post will involve competencies which will need to be completed within 2 years dependent on current experience and will be assessed through various methods including feedback, self-directed assessment, direct observation and throughout line management. If not achieved within the specified timeframe will not be able to progress onto the band 6.
The post holder will work as the named Early Help liaison practitioner within the locality. The postholder will directly link with other services, families, professionals and schools supporting with potential requests for involvement into CAMHS promoting emotional, health and wellbeing as part of the whole school approach.
The post holder will offer consultation about identified young people to the referrer, network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of further assessment, targeted intervention or group that would meet the needs of the child or young person.
The post holder will co-ordinate training to community professionals and schools to meet the specific needs of each setting or school and co-facilitate training when appropriate.
2) Briefly describe the main duties of the role -Key responsibilities and tasks
To work as the identified Early Help Liaison practitioner to deliver consultation, advice and signposting to community services and schools working with children and young people who may present with emerging mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the other clinicians in the early help pathway.
To ensure that children and young people access timely assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions.
Organisation and delivery of groups based within the school and community setting on a needs led approach. To support the delivery of evidence based programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, SEND meetings or child protection meetings to co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan around a child.
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 actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.
To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS community teams 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.
Contribute to the provision of the advice line, providing advice, support, signposting and resources.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining
- to children, e.g. Children Act 2004, Child Protection, National Service Framework, Every Child Matters etc. Learning Disability specific legislation and documents, Aiming High for Disabled Children, Valuing People, Mansell report, Mental Capacity Act, Mental health Act, safeguarding children, clinical governance
- Knowledge of a range of mental health problems and disorders affecting children and young people.
- Knowledge of theories of child development and their application to practice.
- An understanding of resilience and vulnerability
Desirable
- Knowledge of common physical health issues that may affect people with a severe and enduring mental health problem.
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
- Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and across Livewell if required
Desirable
- Adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Qualifications
Essential
- Core qualification in any Mental health modality such as Nursing / Social Worker/OT etc with relevant & significant post-registration experience or experience as a band 6 working with children in mental health.
- Appropriate Registration relevant to professional qualification i.e. NMC, HCPC
- Diploma level specialist training/experience or equivalent
- Further relevant training/courses
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification.
- Understanding and awareness of therapeutic principles to support with providing interventions within childrens mental health.
- Post graduate training qualification in methods of working with children with mental health problems, e.g. counselling, systemic practice or post grad diploma in child and adolescent mental health
- Evidence of practice supervisor & assessor training completed to support nursing students.
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience of working with people with complex mental ill health within the community
- Experience of working collaboratively with the client and their families/carers.
- Experience of post-registration working with children and young people who have experienced mental health and psychological well-being difficulties.
- Experience in assessment, inc risk, care planning, intervention and evaluation.
- Maintaining own safety in Community settings by working within relevant policy and having completed or be willing to complete breakaway training or equivalent.
- Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of working within multi-agency safeguarding systems e.g. child protection conferences, child in need meetings
- Experience of managing demanding and difficult professionals/young people/colleagues
- Experience of managing your own caseload and of working with a team approach
Desirable
- Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level or post registration experience
- Experience of working with children and young people within mental health.
- Staff appraisal skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Mental Health and Risk assessment, care planning, evaluation and intervention skills
- Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise
- Well developed communication skills both oral and written
- Commitment to anti-oppressive practice
- Ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with others, both in and out of own agency/professional background.
- Commitment to own learning and professional development.
- Reflective Practitioner
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Robust and positive approach towards risk assessment
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to identify and refer on for unmet need.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining
- to children, e.g. Children Act 2004, Child Protection, National Service Framework, Every Child Matters etc. Learning Disability specific legislation and documents, Aiming High for Disabled Children, Valuing People, Mansell report, Mental Capacity Act, Mental health Act, safeguarding children, clinical governance
- Knowledge of a range of mental health problems and disorders affecting children and young people.
- Knowledge of theories of child development and their application to practice.
- An understanding of resilience and vulnerability
Desirable
- Knowledge of common physical health issues that may affect people with a severe and enduring mental health problem.
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
- Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and across Livewell if required
Desirable
- Adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Qualifications
Essential
- Core qualification in any Mental health modality such as Nursing / Social Worker/OT etc with relevant & significant post-registration experience or experience as a band 6 working with children in mental health.
- Appropriate Registration relevant to professional qualification i.e. NMC, HCPC
- Diploma level specialist training/experience or equivalent
- Further relevant training/courses
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification.
- Understanding and awareness of therapeutic principles to support with providing interventions within childrens mental health.
- Post graduate training qualification in methods of working with children with mental health problems, e.g. counselling, systemic practice or post grad diploma in child and adolescent mental health
- Evidence of practice supervisor & assessor training completed to support nursing students.
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience of working with people with complex mental ill health within the community
- Experience of working collaboratively with the client and their families/carers.
- Experience of post-registration working with children and young people who have experienced mental health and psychological well-being difficulties.
- Experience in assessment, inc risk, care planning, intervention and evaluation.
- Maintaining own safety in Community settings by working within relevant policy and having completed or be willing to complete breakaway training or equivalent.
- Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of working within multi-agency safeguarding systems e.g. child protection conferences, child in need meetings
- Experience of managing demanding and difficult professionals/young people/colleagues
- Experience of managing your own caseload and of working with a team approach
Desirable
- Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level or post registration experience
- Experience of working with children and young people within mental health.
- Staff appraisal skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Mental Health and Risk assessment, care planning, evaluation and intervention skills
- Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise
- Well developed communication skills both oral and written
- Commitment to anti-oppressive practice
- Ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with others, both in and out of own agency/professional background.
- Commitment to own learning and professional development.
- Reflective Practitioner
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Robust and positive approach towards risk assessment
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to identify and refer on for unmet need.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
