Job summary
We are delighted to request applicants for Band 6 post as a CAMHS Clinician in training - Autism Spectrum Condition / Learning Disabilities. (posts available in our Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich Teams - see attached job description for further details).
These posts are part of an exciting initiative inviting you to join our expanding range of Oxleas recruit to train opportunities, combining work and study in partnership with University College London and the Anna Freud Centre.
This is a training role (ASC/ASD) within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post holder will work within CAMHS directorate, providing evidence-based interventions under supervision whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.
We are constantly looking at ways to improve & innovate our CAMHS services & have committed to providing all staff with dedicated time to participate and/or lead in service development initiatives through the Trust Quality Improvement (Qi) framework.
Finally, we recognise that some candidates may not have previous experience of working within CAMHS - we do not see this as a barrier to your application and encourage interest from candidates with diverse backgrounds / experiences.
Main duties of the job
This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on CYP-IAPT care principles and also evidence based interventions consistent with their training course. The post holder will attend all taught and self study days required by the education provider as specified within the CYP IAPT curriculum and work for the service for the remaining days of the week. They will work in the multi-disciplinary Mental Health in School's team 3 days of the week and attend university 2 days a week.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a training role (ASC/ASD) within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post holder will work within CAMHS directorate.
The successful candidate will carry their own caseload and take responsibility for the assessment, planning and evaluation of care for clients with ASC and or LD in the Mental Health in School's Team. They will provide evidence-based interventions under supervision whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on CYP-IAPT care principles and also evidence based interventions consistent with their training course. The post holder will attend all taught and self study days required by the education provider as specified within the CYP IAPT curriculum and work for the service for the remaining days of the week. They will work in the multi-disciplinary Mental Health in School's team 3 days of the week and attend university 2 days a week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a training role (ASC/ASD) within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post holder will work within CAMHS directorate.
The successful candidate will carry their own caseload and take responsibility for the assessment, planning and evaluation of care for clients with ASC and or LD in the Mental Health in School's Team. They will provide evidence-based interventions under supervision whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on CYP-IAPT care principles and also evidence based interventions consistent with their training course. The post holder will attend all taught and self study days required by the education provider as specified within the CYP IAPT curriculum and work for the service for the remaining days of the week. They will work in the multi-disciplinary Mental Health in School's team 3 days of the week and attend university 2 days a week.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, with appropriate up-to-date registration.
Desirable
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc).
- OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of adolescent development and its significance for emotional well-being and mental health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience working in a mental health setting.
- Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families
- Experience of working with children with Autism, ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with young people and their families.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (Level: GOOD) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have undertaken a recognised Qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, social work, with appropriate up-to-date registration.
Desirable
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc).
- OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of adolescent development and its significance for emotional well-being and mental health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience working in a mental health setting.
- Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies
Desirable
- Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families
- Experience of working with children with Autism, ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with young people and their families.
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (Level: GOOD) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/english-language-requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Greenwich CAMHS
Highpoint House, Memorial Hospital, 135 Shooter's Hill
London
SE18 3RG
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
