Job summary
Are you a system changer?
If so, we have an exciting new role within the newly developed Autism & Learning Disabilities Liaison Team within CAMHS.
We are looking for an experienced and innovative Clinical Lead who will work collaboratively with key multi-agency partners, children/young people (CYP) and their families.
In this role, you'll be able to be system changer who supports CYP and their families to navigate the health and care system to achieve personal goals, enabling them to live more settled lives in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
You will need to be confident to identify and challenge barriers to success and support CYP and their families/carers to navigate, the often complex, health and care system that surrounds them.
*Please note that this role's salary is subject to banding review*
Main duties of the job
You'll be supporting the Team Manager and Service Manager to develop this service within CAMHS Oxfordshire.
You'll be working in close partnership with multidisciplinary teams across health, social care and education, and with senior staff in partner organisations including Local Authorities, Thames Valley Provider Collaborative, Social Care, Community Agencies, NHSE Specialised Commissioning, Education settings, the voluntary sector and private provider organisations as required to develop joint working mechanisms and protocols to support the effective delivery of the ALDL service and the wider Dynamic Support Hub.
The team will utilise the Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and work closely within the Care Education and Treatment Review (CETR) process to identify the most at-risk CYP. The team will have oversight of their holistic programme of multi-disciplinary care and will proactively support the CYP to navigate, troubleshoot and respond to escalating needs through their range of interventions and pathways.
As Care Navigator, you will be the CYP's link person throughout their care journey until such time as their risk of admission decreases, facilitating a successful transition to alternative provision. The team will also escalate to appropriate pathways if the risk of the CYP increases.
About us
We pride ourselves at having exceptional supervision and reflective spaces that are utilized by clinicians to enhance the work they are offering to young people as well as supporting their own wellbeing and professional development.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as the strategic lead for the key worker service, working closely with partners to develop joint working arrangements including clear pathways and joint working protocols between the key working service and their teams.
- Actively build and maintain strong relationships with a range of professionals and key decision makers across teams and settings in orderto act as a link between Health, Education and Social Care teams and ensure they respond and react to needs as required.
- Develop and maintain partnership working with senior multi-disciplinary colleagues to identify, guide and refer to other services where needed e.g. carer support services, CAMHS, short breaks provision etc.
- Provide clinical supervision to the Care Navigator/s enabling and supporting them to reflect and evaluate on day-to-day practices.
- As part of your supervisory responsibility you will be required to make crucial judgements that will influence how services support CYP who are at crisis stage and, therefore mitigation against risk of sexual and physical abuse, complex family issues, self-harm and suicide risk is an important consideration. This requires the ability to make good decisions quickly by using complex analysis and selecting best options to reduce risk.
- Supporting audits or surveys to evaluate the impact of commissioned services on the outcomes achieved by children and young people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as the strategic lead for the key worker service, working closely with partners to develop joint working arrangements including clear pathways and joint working protocols between the key working service and their teams.
- Actively build and maintain strong relationships with a range of professionals and key decision makers across teams and settings in orderto act as a link between Health, Education and Social Care teams and ensure they respond and react to needs as required.
- Develop and maintain partnership working with senior multi-disciplinary colleagues to identify, guide and refer to other services where needed e.g. carer support services, CAMHS, short breaks provision etc.
- Provide clinical supervision to the Care Navigator/s enabling and supporting them to reflect and evaluate on day-to-day practices.
- As part of your supervisory responsibility you will be required to make crucial judgements that will influence how services support CYP who are at crisis stage and, therefore mitigation against risk of sexual and physical abuse, complex family issues, self-harm and suicide risk is an important consideration. This requires the ability to make good decisions quickly by using complex analysis and selecting best options to reduce risk.
- Supporting audits or surveys to evaluate the impact of commissioned services on the outcomes achieved by children and young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of support planning with children or adults who have a learning disability or autism and behaviours that challenge
- Experience of developing effective processes and procedures through collaboration
- Communicating clearly to variety of audiences through written material, presentations, and conversation
Desirable
- Experience of working in adult mental health and having knowledge of other conditions
- Experience in supervision, and developing the skills of junior staff as appropriate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to motivate, manage and support staff to achieve results
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of support planning with children or adults who have a learning disability or autism and behaviours that challenge
- Experience of developing effective processes and procedures through collaboration
- Communicating clearly to variety of audiences through written material, presentations, and conversation
Desirable
- Experience of working in adult mental health and having knowledge of other conditions
- Experience in supervision, and developing the skills of junior staff as appropriate
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to motivate, manage and support staff to achieve results
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
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).
