Job summary
The way that children and young people are being assessed for mental health inpatient admission is being transformed across the East Midlands CAMHS Collaborative. An opportunity has arisen for the development of a new Enhanced Care Referrals Team who will be instrumental in improving the way in which referrals for inpatient admission are appraised and assessed. The team will ensure that all referrals are managed consistently and in a timely manner and that the experiences of children and young people and their carers who require the service are prioritised.
We are looking to recruit 3 experienced, knowledgeable and skilled practitioners, who alongside the manager of the service will deliver the new service. The posts will be offered on either a fixed term 2 year contract or a secondment. You will hold a relevant professional qualification and have experience of managing complex CAMHS cases.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will have the opportunity to make significant improvements in how admission to inpatient care is experienced by young people and those who care for them. As a member of the Enhanced Care Referrals Team, you and your new team members will be instrumental in shaping the service and delivering high quality appraisals of referrals, mental health assessments and risk assessments. You will be working closely with both our inpatient and community colleagues and have responsibility of managing the Single Point of Referral for all GAU and ED referrals for the East Midlands CAMHS Collaborative population of young people who are being considered for inpatient care. We have already seen how the CAMHS Collaborative has positively impacted in ensuring that our young people are being supported within local services, and with the help of our colleagues within intensive home treatment services reducing the dependency on inpatient care, meaning young people are getting supported at home, in a timely manner.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications and skills and experience demonstrated at interview
Essential
- oRelevant Core Professional qualification in mental health e.g. registered nurse, clinical psychologist, social worker plus evidence of continued Professional development in a CAMHS related area
- oEvidence of professional registration and continued professional development
- oExperience of working as a senior clinician in clinical settings which meet the core competencies of the post
- oExperience of managing complex cases within a mental health service
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others across professional boundaries
- oMaintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of conflicting priorities and agendas
- oGood organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own work load.
- oAbility to work as part of a team and independently.
- oHigh level of working knowledge of the policy guidance and legislation specifically relating children and young people
Desirable
- oTraining in one or more additional specialised areas of practice including children and young people
- oEducated to masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience
- oExperience of assessing and treating patients across the full range of care settings.
- oKnowledge in the practice of specialist therapies in Children and Young People within a stepped model of care
- oAn understanding of evidenced based psychological therapies from a range of modalities, including systemic working
Qualifications and skills and experience demonstrated at interview
Essential
- oRelevant Core Professional qualification in mental health e.g. registered nurse, clinical psychologist, social worker plus evidence of continued Professional development in a CAMHS related area
Desirable
- oTraining in one or more additional specialised areas of practice including children and young people
Person Specification
Qualifications and skills and experience demonstrated at interview
Essential
- oRelevant Core Professional qualification in mental health e.g. registered nurse, clinical psychologist, social worker plus evidence of continued Professional development in a CAMHS related area
- oEvidence of professional registration and continued professional development
- oExperience of working as a senior clinician in clinical settings which meet the core competencies of the post
- oExperience of managing complex cases within a mental health service
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others across professional boundaries
- oMaintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of conflicting priorities and agendas
- oGood organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own work load.
- oAbility to work as part of a team and independently.
- oHigh level of working knowledge of the policy guidance and legislation specifically relating children and young people
Desirable
- oTraining in one or more additional specialised areas of practice including children and young people
- oEducated to masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience
- oExperience of assessing and treating patients across the full range of care settings.
- oKnowledge in the practice of specialist therapies in Children and Young People within a stepped model of care
- oAn understanding of evidenced based psychological therapies from a range of modalities, including systemic working
Qualifications and skills and experience demonstrated at interview
Essential
- oRelevant Core Professional qualification in mental health e.g. registered nurse, clinical psychologist, social worker plus evidence of continued Professional development in a CAMHS related area
Desirable
- oTraining in one or more additional specialised areas of practice including children and young people
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).
