Job summary
The post holder will be a member of the urgent care provision, which has two pathways; CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment and CAMHS Liaison. The role will predominantly be based in one of these pathways however they may be asked to cover both pathways to meet service need. These are part of the Integrated Specialist Services Directorate.The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist mental health assessment, developing formulations, and working diagnoses, and providing intervention for young people who are in a crisis situation either at home or in one of the acute hospitals.
To promote and develop clinical excellence within the CAMHS Crisis Team to enhance the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people within Nottinghamshire through sound evidence-based approaches under the umbrella of Urgent Care.
The CAMHS Crisis Team works across a 24/7 period. We would therefore request for some flexibility to support with 24/7 work only when required.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies
Main duties of the job
The CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment role will focus on supporting the co-ordination of shifts and allocation of work alongside the Clinical Lead and the Shift Lead. They will undertake complex assessments and devise appropriate care plans and packages of support for young people at risk of Tier 4 admission. They will co-ordinate a plan of support to minimise Tier 4 admission length and ensure there is a robust discharge package of care. The post holder will liaise with any S136 admissions to ensure that appropriate assessments are undertaken in a timely and sensitive manner.
The CAMHS Crisis role will focus on supporting in complex assessments, undertaking and supporting with Discharge Planning Meetings and ensuring there is appropriate flow through the acute hospitals. They will be involved in training and consultation to acute staff. The post holder will take a lead on any Paediatric Liaison assessments or ensure that there is co-ordination of care. They will provide timely, sensitive and robust plans for onward support and undertake a range evidence based interventions as part of a follow up provision.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To maintain clinical expertise in practice through managing a small caseload and undertake and gain required skills and knowledge to facilitate on-going development of the post.
To offer and support induction, preceptorship, coaching and mentorship to clinical staff to enhance clinical assessment, formulation, and care planning to promote a learning culture, enabling others to develop their full potential.
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of clinical research findings and make proposals for changes to clinical practice in light of these.
To offer clinical supervision and consultation to clinical staff within CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team and the CAMHS Liaison Team.
To ensure child and adult safeguarding procedures are followed and best practice sustained.
Use analytical thinking, decision-making, leadership and other specialist skills to ensure a high-quality patient experience.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To maintain clinical expertise in practice through managing a small caseload and undertake and gain required skills and knowledge to facilitate on-going development of the post.
To offer and support induction, preceptorship, coaching and mentorship to clinical staff to enhance clinical assessment, formulation, and care planning to promote a learning culture, enabling others to develop their full potential.
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of clinical research findings and make proposals for changes to clinical practice in light of these.
To offer clinical supervision and consultation to clinical staff within CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team and the CAMHS Liaison Team.
To ensure child and adult safeguarding procedures are followed and best practice sustained.
Use analytical thinking, decision-making, leadership and other specialist skills to ensure a high-quality patient experience.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to perform the full range of duties
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Allied Health Professional Qualification
- Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- oDesirable - CBT/ DBT/ NMP/ AMPH
Training
Essential
- Evidence of further degree or higher level training
- Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families eg CBT, systemic etc
- Staff supervision training
- Mentorship training
- Experience of delivery oftraining to key stakeholders.
Desirable
- Management training
- Leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS services.
- Knowledge and experience of leadership and the management of staff within these fields.
- Experience of working with medically unexplained conditions, functional tics, and longer term physical health conditions with comorbid mental health.
- Extensive post registration experience, including experience of working as a senior clinician in mental health services within CAMHS or Mental Health services.
- Experience of leading Multi-disciplinary teams and supporting effective team working. oExperience of caseload management, including working with clients with a wide range of mental health difficulties.
- Experience of leading service change and service development
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages regarding mental health and risk.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of and experience of working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health service with young people experiencing mental health crisis.
- oExperience of working in CAMHS Crisis and or Liaison Services.
- oExperience of working in Adult Crisis or Liaison Services.
- oExperience and skills in Clinical audit, research and evidence based practices
- oExperience of the clinical and operational functions of specialist child and adolescent mental health services, working in partnership with Acute hospitals and other health, education and social care providers.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current Mental Health policy and Legislation
- Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding Adults and Children practice
- Knowledge of policy drivers for CAMHS service
Skills
Essential
- oHighly developed verbal and written, influencing, negotiation and communication skills
- oAbility to network and liaise with a wide range of other people and services
- oSkills in clinical and managerial leadership of others
- oSkills in planning, development and implementation of services relevant to this post
- oSpecialist and Sound assessment skills including risk assessment and management
- oAbility to manage complex cases, analyse complex information and offer sound clinical guidance advise and make effective decisions
- oSkills in managing serious untoward incidents
- oEffective organisational skills
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- oA full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to perform the full range of duties
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Allied Health Professional Qualification
- Current Professional Registration
Desirable
- oDesirable - CBT/ DBT/ NMP/ AMPH
Training
Essential
- Evidence of further degree or higher level training
- Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families eg CBT, systemic etc
- Staff supervision training
- Mentorship training
- Experience of delivery oftraining to key stakeholders.
Desirable
- Management training
- Leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS services.
- Knowledge and experience of leadership and the management of staff within these fields.
- Experience of working with medically unexplained conditions, functional tics, and longer term physical health conditions with comorbid mental health.
- Extensive post registration experience, including experience of working as a senior clinician in mental health services within CAMHS or Mental Health services.
- Experience of leading Multi-disciplinary teams and supporting effective team working. oExperience of caseload management, including working with clients with a wide range of mental health difficulties.
- Experience of leading service change and service development
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages regarding mental health and risk.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of and experience of working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health service with young people experiencing mental health crisis.
- oExperience of working in CAMHS Crisis and or Liaison Services.
- oExperience of working in Adult Crisis or Liaison Services.
- oExperience and skills in Clinical audit, research and evidence based practices
- oExperience of the clinical and operational functions of specialist child and adolescent mental health services, working in partnership with Acute hospitals and other health, education and social care providers.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current Mental Health policy and Legislation
- Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding Adults and Children practice
- Knowledge of policy drivers for CAMHS service
Skills
Essential
- oHighly developed verbal and written, influencing, negotiation and communication skills
- oAbility to network and liaise with a wide range of other people and services
- oSkills in clinical and managerial leadership of others
- oSkills in planning, development and implementation of services relevant to this post
- oSpecialist and Sound assessment skills including risk assessment and management
- oAbility to manage complex cases, analyse complex information and offer sound clinical guidance advise and make effective decisions
- oSkills in managing serious untoward incidents
- oEffective organisational skills
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- oA full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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).
