Job summary
This post is for a CAMHS Liaison Clinical Specialist based within the acute hospital Emergency Departments, including Queen's Medical Centre, King's Mill Hospital and Bassetlaw Hospital. The service operates 24 hours a day, providing urgent mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people presenting in crisis. The team also provides overnight cover for the Crisis Phone Line between 8pm and 8am.
The Clinical Specialist will provide advanced clinical assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people presenting with high-risk and complex mental health needs.
As a senior member of the team, the Band 7 Clinical Specialist will provide clinical supervision and expert consultation to colleagues within CAMHS Liaison and the wider acute hospital system. The role includes supporting complex decision-making and contributing to safeguarding strategy discussions.
The post holder will work systemically with children, young people and families, ensuring that risk assessment is integrated with comprehensive formulation. The role requires autonomous practice, advanced risk management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multi-agency partners within a fast-paced acute setting.
Main duties of the job
This post is for a CAMHS Liaison Clinical Specialist based within the acute hospital Emergency Departments, including Queen's Medical Centre, King's Mill Hospital and Bassetlaw Hospital. The service operates 24 hours a day, providing urgent mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people presenting in crisis. The team also provides overnight cover for the Crisis Phone Line between 8pm and 8am.
The service supports young people under the age of 18 who present to hospital in mental health crisis, including those admitted following self-harm or whose presentation is of such severity that, without specialist liaison input, inpatient psychiatric admission may be required.
As a senior member of the team, the Band 7 Clinical Specialist will provide clinical supervision and expert consultation to colleagues within CAMHS Liaison and the wider acute hospital system. The role includes supporting complex decision-making and contributing to safeguarding strategy discussions.
The post holder will work systemically with children, young people and families, ensuring that risk assessment is integrated with comprehensive formulation. The role requires autonomous practice, advanced risk management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multi-agency partners within a fast-paced acute setting.
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 our 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 provide comprehensive specialist assessments using well developed skills, including the risk assessment and management of young people who present in mental health crisis.
To work as an autonomous practitioner who is accountable for their own professional activities, providing clinically effective and where possible evidence based therapeutic interventions, utilising specialist analytical and interpretive skills for young people and their parents/ carers presenting with complex needs.
To undertake specialised initial assessments of young people following acts of self-harm and attempted suicide. This includes gathering appropriate information from the child and family and other relevant agencies, offering specialist expertise in child and adolescent mental health.
To undertake specialised risk assessments throughout the assessment documentation in appropriate case notes.
Participate in the consultation/liaison work of the team with other agencies.
To provide liaison psychiatry assessments to young people and their families who attend our Acute Hospitals / A&E Departments experiencing distress, harm to self or other presenting highlighting concerns related to their emotional wellbeing.
Agreed appropriate standards met.
Evidence of timely accurate data input.
Evidence of service user involvement.
Evidence of high quality risk assessment and treatment via patient records and supervision as well as team discussion.
To work intensively with parent/ carers/ families to enable them to be aware of the young persons difficulties and needs in order to support them and be active participants in the care planning and delivery processes.
To sensitively facilitate family based interventions.
To reflect upon their own clinical practice and that of others in all aspects of care given to patients in crisis and their families/carers.
Working as an autonomous practitioner with a limited need for day to day supervision.
To be able to make safe clinical decisions in pressured situations while keeping the best interests of the young person and family at the heart of the decision making process- with support if required.
To work effectively with colleagues from other disciplines as appropriate throughout the assessment and treatment process.
To have highly developed report writing skills. Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive distressing and emotional information in relation to health issues.
Communicate sensitive complex information about their condition to patients and their carers.
Developed knowledge of safeguarding procedure and experience in how to manage these situations including advising colleagues where necessary.
To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and are of the highest standard in line with Trust policy.
To take an active role in the involvement of service users in all aspects of the service.
To represent the CAMHS service with our partner agencies as a highly specialist practitioner.To be aware of and involved in service development.
To work within professional and ethical frameworks established by national bodies such as the Department of health and the NMC.
To provide in-reach to young people admitted into psychiatric inpatient beds, to support with facilitating home leave and enabling moretimely discharge.
To liaise with and support staff on the trusts 136 suites if a young person is admitted for a section 136 assessment.
Provide support to young people on a section 136 and families if able to within team capacity.
Supervision and support to junior staff.
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.
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 provide comprehensive specialist assessments using well developed skills, including the risk assessment and management of young people who present in mental health crisis.
To work as an autonomous practitioner who is accountable for their own professional activities, providing clinically effective and where possible evidence based therapeutic interventions, utilising specialist analytical and interpretive skills for young people and their parents/ carers presenting with complex needs.
To undertake specialised initial assessments of young people following acts of self-harm and attempted suicide. This includes gathering appropriate information from the child and family and other relevant agencies, offering specialist expertise in child and adolescent mental health.
To undertake specialised risk assessments throughout the assessment documentation in appropriate case notes.
Participate in the consultation/liaison work of the team with other agencies.
To provide liaison psychiatry assessments to young people and their families who attend our Acute Hospitals / A&E Departments experiencing distress, harm to self or other presenting highlighting concerns related to their emotional wellbeing.
Agreed appropriate standards met.
Evidence of timely accurate data input.
Evidence of service user involvement.
Evidence of high quality risk assessment and treatment via patient records and supervision as well as team discussion.
To work intensively with parent/ carers/ families to enable them to be aware of the young persons difficulties and needs in order to support them and be active participants in the care planning and delivery processes.
To sensitively facilitate family based interventions.
To reflect upon their own clinical practice and that of others in all aspects of care given to patients in crisis and their families/carers.
Working as an autonomous practitioner with a limited need for day to day supervision.
To be able to make safe clinical decisions in pressured situations while keeping the best interests of the young person and family at the heart of the decision making process- with support if required.
To work effectively with colleagues from other disciplines as appropriate throughout the assessment and treatment process.
To have highly developed report writing skills. Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive distressing and emotional information in relation to health issues.
Communicate sensitive complex information about their condition to patients and their carers.
Developed knowledge of safeguarding procedure and experience in how to manage these situations including advising colleagues where necessary.
To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and are of the highest standard in line with Trust policy.
To take an active role in the involvement of service users in all aspects of the service.
To represent the CAMHS service with our partner agencies as a highly specialist practitioner.To be aware of and involved in service development.
To work within professional and ethical frameworks established by national bodies such as the Department of health and the NMC.
To provide in-reach to young people admitted into psychiatric inpatient beds, to support with facilitating home leave and enabling moretimely discharge.
To liaise with and support staff on the trusts 136 suites if a young person is admitted for a section 136 assessment.
Provide support to young people on a section 136 and families if able to within team capacity.
Supervision and support to junior staff.
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.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional qualification e.g. RMN, RNLD, Allied Health Professional with appropriate accreditation
- Registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration learning and development.
- Additional relevant post graduate training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to maintain accurate case records in line with Trust policies and procedure.
Desirable
- Ability to use electronic data recording systems.
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Contractual arrangements
Essential
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is preferred for this post
Training
Essential
- Qualification in Student Practice Placement Assessor or Supervisor OR Willingness to complete.
Desirable
- Experience of support, mentoring and supervising students on placement.
- Experience of delivering training to groups of professionals or facilitating parent / carer groups or youth focussed groups.
- Experience of support, mentoring and supervising students on placement.
Skills
Essential
- Commitment to organise and participate in Professional appraisal reviews.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Multidisciplinary and multiagency working
- Evidence of the ability to use and provide clinical supervision OR willingness to undertake training to do so.
- Ability to be an autonomous practitioner whilst also being an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
- The ability to maintain accurate, contemporaneous case records in line with Trust Policies & Procedures.
- Proven ability to recognise and respond to identified safeguarding concerns
- Competency in meeting the expected performance and data quality targets for the role in a timely manner and an understanding of the importance of this.
- Understanding of responsibilities in relation to Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, CPA & Safeguarding.
- Experience in the development of robust care plans, risk management plans and safety plans.
- Competency in completing comprehensive mental health assessment and assessment of risk.
- Relevant post registration experience in CAMHS, Acute Mental Health, Crisis Team, Liaison Psychiatry.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community based, mental health team.
- Experience of coordinating and participating in professionals' meetings, discharge coordination / planning meetings.
- Experience and ability to develop a rapport with and engage people around their emotional wellbeing including those with social communication / neuro diversity
- Experience of coordinating day to day clinical activity, applying appropriate clinical decision making, triage and priority weighting.
- Experience of crisis management
- Experience of delegation of clinical tasks and management of team diary
Skills
Essential
- Information technology skills and experience
- Effective organisational and time management skills
- Ability to analyse complex information and present formulation to professional colleagues.
- Liaison and networking skills
- Commitment to organise and participate in Professional appraisal reviews.
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating day to day clinical activity, applying appropriate clinical decision making, triage and priority weighting.
- Experience in using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) in a clinical setting.
- Experience of caseload management.
- Engaged in professional development or formal training across a range of evidence-based practices.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of theories and factors which contribute to the development of Children & Young Person's Mental Health Difficulties.
Desirable
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Be committed to anti discriminatory/ anti oppressive practice and equal opportunity in regard to patient care and team practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional qualification e.g. RMN, RNLD, Allied Health Professional with appropriate accreditation
- Registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration learning and development.
- Additional relevant post graduate training.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to maintain accurate case records in line with Trust policies and procedure.
Desirable
- Ability to use electronic data recording systems.
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Contractual arrangements
Essential
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is preferred for this post
Training
Essential
- Qualification in Student Practice Placement Assessor or Supervisor OR Willingness to complete.
Desirable
- Experience of support, mentoring and supervising students on placement.
- Experience of delivering training to groups of professionals or facilitating parent / carer groups or youth focussed groups.
- Experience of support, mentoring and supervising students on placement.
Skills
Essential
- Commitment to organise and participate in Professional appraisal reviews.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Multidisciplinary and multiagency working
- Evidence of the ability to use and provide clinical supervision OR willingness to undertake training to do so.
- Ability to be an autonomous practitioner whilst also being an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
- The ability to maintain accurate, contemporaneous case records in line with Trust Policies & Procedures.
- Proven ability to recognise and respond to identified safeguarding concerns
- Competency in meeting the expected performance and data quality targets for the role in a timely manner and an understanding of the importance of this.
- Understanding of responsibilities in relation to Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, CPA & Safeguarding.
- Experience in the development of robust care plans, risk management plans and safety plans.
- Competency in completing comprehensive mental health assessment and assessment of risk.
- Relevant post registration experience in CAMHS, Acute Mental Health, Crisis Team, Liaison Psychiatry.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community based, mental health team.
- Experience of coordinating and participating in professionals' meetings, discharge coordination / planning meetings.
- Experience and ability to develop a rapport with and engage people around their emotional wellbeing including those with social communication / neuro diversity
- Experience of coordinating day to day clinical activity, applying appropriate clinical decision making, triage and priority weighting.
- Experience of crisis management
- Experience of delegation of clinical tasks and management of team diary
Skills
Essential
- Information technology skills and experience
- Effective organisational and time management skills
- Ability to analyse complex information and present formulation to professional colleagues.
- Liaison and networking skills
- Commitment to organise and participate in Professional appraisal reviews.
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating day to day clinical activity, applying appropriate clinical decision making, triage and priority weighting.
- Experience in using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) in a clinical setting.
- Experience of caseload management.
- Engaged in professional development or formal training across a range of evidence-based practices.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of theories and factors which contribute to the development of Children & Young Person's Mental Health Difficulties.
Desirable
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or current policies, strategies and key indicators for the future and development of Child Mental Health Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Be committed to anti discriminatory/ anti oppressive practice and equal opportunity in regard to patient care and team practice.
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).
