Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an appropriately experienced and qualified senior clinician to join our team as advanced practitioner within Newcastle and Gateshead Children and Young People's Service.
This role will have close MDT working including with psychiatry and psychology - joining a supportive team, and good relationships with muti-agency working. Varied clinical work.
- Value development and training and opportunities for further training - further develop expertise/interests. CYPS training programme.
- Trust-wide CYPS links.
- Supervision to other staff and support with complexity and risk.
- Leadership - senior role and supervision to team, service development- support innovation, attend CYPS trust-wide development/transformation meetings.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supporting on community transformation, building relationships with agencies and working closely with schools in the area.
There will be an expectation to work within a multiagency framework as well as upskilling and supporting the wider team.
Attending, chairing and leading on MDT meetings, child protection conferences, multi agency and risk management meetings both internally and with external partners.
Supporting the team and clinical manager with service improvement initiatives and ensuring high quality care is delivered.
Supervision.
Senior practitioner support to the wider team.
Ensuring high standards of care and treatment including upskilling staff clinically as well as ensuring adherence to documentation and record keeping standards.
Offering training and delivering presentations.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th May 2025
Closing date : 3rd June 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th May 2025
Closing date : 3rd June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence based treatments relevant to Pathway.
- ENB 998/P126/127 Student Assessor
- Safeguarding Children and Adults Training
Desirable
- Post qualifying experience in relevant therapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience appropriate for role/transferable skills & knowledge
- Experience of supervising colleagues
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of meeting the health needs of patients with Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities and /or Neurodevelopmental conditions underpinned by theory and experience.
- Safeguarding and risk management experience
- Experience of delivering training/and or presentations
- Experience of working within MDT and with external colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of working within community settings
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate IT skills and a good working knowledge of the patient electronic record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate and support with challenging situations/conflict resolution
- Demonstrate excellent Clinical Leadership skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mutli agency framework
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence based treatments relevant to Pathway.
- ENB 998/P126/127 Student Assessor
- Safeguarding Children and Adults Training
Desirable
- Post qualifying experience in relevant therapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience appropriate for role/transferable skills & knowledge
- Experience of supervising colleagues
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of meeting the health needs of patients with Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities and /or Neurodevelopmental conditions underpinned by theory and experience.
- Safeguarding and risk management experience
- Experience of delivering training/and or presentations
- Experience of working within MDT and with external colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of working within community settings
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate IT skills and a good working knowledge of the patient electronic record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate and support with challenging situations/conflict resolution
- Demonstrate excellent Clinical Leadership skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mutli agency framework
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
