CAMHS ASC Lead

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for managing, developing, and delivering a clinician led clinic for CYP requiring a social communication assessment ensuring a high quality of assessment is achieved for children and young people from age 5 years old up to 19 years of age in accordance with NICE guidelines.

The post holder will be responsible for clinically supervising CAMHS staff in devising/ recommending needs led support following an ASD diagnosis, taking into consideration complex neurodevelopmental and co morbid presentations, this will require the post holder to liaise with other agencies regarding the implementation of care plans and the management of risk for children and young people.

Provide specialist ASD consultation, advice and training to colleagues in within Rochdale CAMHS to help to develop core skills within the team.

The role is extremely varied and as a service we are interested in playing to your clinical strengths and developing your clinical interests and skills. You will receive ongoing support through regular monthly clinical supervision and separate line management. You will also be actively encouraged to be part of peer supervision and will have the opportunity in your job plan to attend specialist treatment modality consultations. As part of your professional development you will supported in pursing and attending any in house training and will have external opportunities to embark on further professional qualifications relevant to the post.

Working hours are predominately Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, though there is plenty of opportunity to work flexibly as we are looking to expand our opening hours as part of our service transformation plans.

As a valued member of the team your voice will be included in key service developments. As a team we are interested in hearing new ideas and creative ways of working to meet the needs of our service users and support quality improvements.

The successful post holders will need the following key attributions:

• Strong Children and Young Persons mental health knowledge and experience.
• Experience of using training, supervision and consultation as a means of helping other professionals to support the mental health of CYP.

Good understanding and commitment to the CAMHS transformation agenda.

Education

Essential

• Registered clinician with an accrediting professional body with clinical experience and evidence of further training in short courses to master level

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in evidence based interventions
• Masters degree in relevant subject matter to the post

Experience

Essential

• Team worker within and beyond organisational boundaries
• Able to develop links with other professional networks
• Extensive practice in the field of ADHD and ASD including assessment formulation and delivery of interventions
• Experience of holding and managing complex case load.

Desirable

• Ability to evaluate effectiveness, manage change of provisions to meeting the needs of adults and their carers
• Experience of delivering professionals training
• Clinical and/or managerial supervisory responsibilities of junior staff
• ADOS trained or ADI trained

Knowledge

Essential

• Theoretical approaches to CYP mental Health
• DSM V criteria for ASD
• ICD 11 criteria for Autism
• Knowledge of safeguarding policy and procedures
• Awareness of common mental health comorbidities found in CYP with ASD

Desirable

• Knowledge of pharmacology in relation to ADHD.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to run Clinician led clinic
• Develop information for families/service users
• Giving clear formulation in conjunction with DSM V criteria in conjunction with MDT.
• Provide advice and consultation to colleagues
• Planning needs led support following assessment.
• Ability to work as part of MDT and partners.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training, and supervision
• Experience of planning and carrying out group/individual work

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).