Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated experienced individual who would relish the opportunity to practice in the CAMHS Learning Disability Team within LPFT.
This post is available to experienced professionals who hold a professional qualification in Learning Disability Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Children's Nursing, Social Work, Learning Disability Teaching, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.
This is a great opportunity for an individual who is looking to develop their skills across the children's mental health workforce to join an experienced and well-established Multi-Disciplinary Team within LPFT who provide services to children who have a moderate to severe Learning Disability.
The team are passionate about our children and young people services which provide specialist mental health assessment and interventions for children and young people with complex and enduring mental health problems, including those with a Learning Disability.
The CAMHS Learning Disability Team provides a county wide service, which covers hubs based in Lincoln, Grantham, Boston and Louth. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who can provide safe and effective mental health interventions to children living in Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
The CAMHS LD team consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Independent Prescriber, Social Worker's, Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist, an Assistant Practitioner.
You will work alongside these professionals to complete holistic mental health assessments, observations and direct intervention work in both a home, school and respite setting, which includes offering advocacy and signposting to other services.
You will also support the transitions between services for children and young people who have a learning disability. The applicant may also get the opportunity to become involved in service development and research/audit opportunities.
This is a unique opportunity to consider if you are thinking about experiencing working within CAMHS or the county of Lincolnshire, and we hope to attract people with a forward-thinking approach to the next step in their career. Please note a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this post, as county-wide travel is necessary.
For a discussion about the post please contact Katie Tempest at katie.tempest@nhs.net
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
Empower patients and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate.
Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people/families/carers and other workers involved in care delivery.
Work within defined waiting times.
Provide an extended hours service, as required.
Participate in screening of referrals for appropriateness and onward signposting/referral as appropriate.
Participate in the planning and delivery of group interventions.
Provide pre-CAMHS support, advice, consultation and training to partnership agencies.
Work in accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professional standards in partnership with wider childrens services and to engage fully with Safeguarding, single assessment and other processes which requires working together with other agencies.
Proactively involve young people and families in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback.
Provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families.
Work closely with other colleagues within the service to enable effective transitions to and from other areas.
Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
Use outcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatments provided.
Chair both clinical and non-clinical meetings, as required.
Propose changes and developments to service delivery and contribute to policy discussions at both team and service level.
Participate in management and clinical supervision.
Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students.
To be able to travel independently and work flexibly.
Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies.
Empower patients and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate.
Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people/families/carers and other workers involved in care delivery.
Work within defined waiting times.
Provide an extended hours service, as required.
Participate in screening of referrals for appropriateness and onward signposting/referral as appropriate.
Participate in the planning and delivery of group interventions.
Provide pre-CAMHS support, advice, consultation and training to partnership agencies.
Work in accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professional standards in partnership with wider childrens services and to engage fully with Safeguarding, single assessment and other processes which requires working together with other agencies.
Proactively involve young people and families in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback.
Provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families.
Work closely with other colleagues within the service to enable effective transitions to and from other areas.
Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
Use outcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatments provided.
Chair both clinical and non-clinical meetings, as required.
Propose changes and developments to service delivery and contribute to policy discussions at both team and service level.
Participate in management and clinical supervision.
Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students.
To be able to travel independently and work flexibly.
Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UK Council for Psychotherapy, Social Work England, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, HCPC, General Teaching Council
- RNMH/ RNLD/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/ Speech and Language Therapist with current registration
- Or RN (child) /RSCN
- Or qualified Teacher
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Post qualification courses in child care practice or therapeutic work with children and families or people with learning disabilities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience in CAMHS or similar child focussed services that includes assessment, planning and intervention of mental health provision
- Experience of using evidence-based practice
- Experience of working in partnership with patients/carers/other agencies or voluntary groups
- Experience of working with individuals in crisis
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of group work
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the NHS Long term plan
- Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
- Good understanding of child and adolescent development.
- Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues' anxieties
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
- Excellent time management skills, organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and to manage own and other workloads efficiently
- Able to travel independently
Desirable
- Risk management of young people in crisis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UK Council for Psychotherapy, Social Work England, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, HCPC, General Teaching Council
- RNMH/ RNLD/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/ Speech and Language Therapist with current registration
- Or RN (child) /RSCN
- Or qualified Teacher
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Post qualification courses in child care practice or therapeutic work with children and families or people with learning disabilities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience in CAMHS or similar child focussed services that includes assessment, planning and intervention of mental health provision
- Experience of using evidence-based practice
- Experience of working in partnership with patients/carers/other agencies or voluntary groups
- Experience of working with individuals in crisis
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of group work
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the NHS Long term plan
- Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
- Good understanding of child and adolescent development.
- Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues' anxieties
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
- Excellent time management skills, organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and to manage own and other workloads efficiently
- Able to travel independently
Desirable
- Risk management of young people in crisis.
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).
