Job summary
Grantham CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) Core Team are looking for a colleague to help us in providing an 'outstanding' (CQC) specialist mental health service to children, young people and their families.
Are you a creative, passionate and highly motivated individual who can join us in making a difference to children, young people and their families in Lincolnshire who are experiencing mental health challenges? If so, a vacancy has arisen within the Grantham CAMHS hub for a full-time Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join an established multi-disciplinary team.
You will need to demonstrate confidence in working with young people and their families in group settings as well as on a 1:1 basis building therapeutic relationships; strong IT and organisational skills will also be required.
The team is based in Grantham and occasional travel will be required, our core operating hours are 9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.
In return we can offer a very welcoming and supportive working environment with a team that celebrates its achievements and is able to continuously learn from what we might do even better. The service can offer a range of learning opportunities for those colleagues who are looking to develop their careers within CAMHS.
Please contact Samantha Edwards Team Manager on 01476 464949 for further information/informal discussion.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a Band 6 Registered Professional, support the provision of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary community mental health service for children and young people, including those in vulnerable groups, through the provision of pre-CAMHS support to universal service and targeted interventions using evidence based pathways reflective of a CYP-AIPT approach to care.
To provide delegated assessments within defined time standards, deliver planned activities and interventions, comply with appropriate legislation and LPFT policies, facilitate feedback from service users and families, work collaboratively with service users, families, colleagues and stakeholders to support the service user and their family/carer, record accurate and appropriate information within the service user's clinical notes using the Trust's clinical information systems, actively contribute to meeting productivity targets and comply with CQC standards.
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
Provide a range of structured therapeutic interventions and clinical monitoring in accordance with National guidelines and best-practice within the wider community, working in group or on a one to one basis.
Act as a key worker to service users accepted into the service and identified to be of low to moderate complexity, under the supervision of a Registered Professional.
Provide support and advice and liaise/engage with partnership agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and the wider community where appropriate.
Act as co-facilitator for the groups programme.
Contribute positively to the achievement of service targets and outcomes.
Use techniques derived from one or more therapeutic models to engage and optimise service user treatment outcomes and to support their long-term care plan.
When indicated refer or signpost on to a range of other specialist and third sector services
Work closely with, support and provide information to service user families/carers, and wider community services that support the service-user care-pathway.
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance.
Participate in the provision of an extended hours service.
Work flexibly across the county to support service need.
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a range of structured therapeutic interventions and clinical monitoring in accordance with National guidelines and best-practice within the wider community, working in group or on a one to one basis.
Act as a key worker to service users accepted into the service and identified to be of low to moderate complexity, under the supervision of a Registered Professional.
Provide support and advice and liaise/engage with partnership agencies, multi-disciplinary teams and the wider community where appropriate.
Act as co-facilitator for the groups programme.
Contribute positively to the achievement of service targets and outcomes.
Use techniques derived from one or more therapeutic models to engage and optimise service user treatment outcomes and to support their long-term care plan.
When indicated refer or signpost on to a range of other specialist and third sector services
Work closely with, support and provide information to service user families/carers, and wider community services that support the service-user care-pathway.
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance.
Participate in the provision of an extended hours service.
Work flexibly across the county to support service need.
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social care.
- Assistant Practitioner qualification or willingness/commitment to work towards.
Desirable
- Training in delivering group work
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience facilitating group therapy sessions
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collectively
- Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel independently to other bases and Service User homes
- Flexible and able to support extended hours opening.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social care.
- Assistant Practitioner qualification or willingness/commitment to work towards.
Desirable
- Training in delivering group work
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience facilitating group therapy sessions
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collectively
- Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel independently to other bases and Service User homes
- Flexible and able to support extended hours opening.
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.
