Job summary
This senior practitioner position is for the Hospital Assessment Team.
Through leadership and supervision, to co-ordinate the assessment and care interventions for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties within a CAPA CAMH service framework/ caseload. This aims to help individual staff to develop increasing skill and confidence with a wide range of health social care and wellbeing needs, in setting agreed and realistic priorities with the children, young people and families we offer a service to.
To contribute to the development of a culture where the personal and positive aspirations of service users are the primary focus of the individualised care plan, while developing and maintaining individual skills in delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. This must beachieved whilst respecting the dimensions of personal choice, diversity and culture and the benefits which these bring to the therapeutic relationship.
Main duties of the job
Provision of rapid access to specialist CAMHS advice and support and to enable referrers to deal more effectively with a range of mental health problems.
Management of high risk young people in the community through intensive support.
Increased detection of mental health problems/needs with improved care, treatment andpromotion of improved understanding of and confidence in the delivery of mental health care and collaboration with all agencies involved in the care of young people and families.
Provision of targeted formal and informal learning opportunities for all staff within the primary care teams to develop their knowledge and capabilities within the mental health component of holistic care.
Provision of information sign-posting and support for young people and families.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Professional qualification including registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapist.
- Post qualification substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies with young people, families and the professional network.
- To maintain professional registration and practice within legal and professional frameworks such as the Children Act and Professional Body guidelines.
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines/ policy regarding provision of public sector services to children/young people and their families.
- Knowledge of working together arrangements in particular, Children in Need assessments Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice in working with children and young people with emotional behavioural and mental health difficulties.
- Experience of CAMHS multi-disciplinary team working.
- Ability to provide a specialist assessment and treatment service to children with complex mental health difficulties and their families.
- Ability to organise and prioritise caseload.
- Ability to address complex clinical issues within the context of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other professionals within the team.
- Ability to use clinical supervision.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to train others on young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health.
- Ability to communicate sensitive and difficult information to clients and their carers.
- Skills in individual and family therapeutic work, with children, young people and their families.
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to hold an anti-oppressive approach at the heart of your practice and challenge oppressive and/ or discriminatory issues.
- Ability to write concise reports for referrers, families and other agencies.
- Ability to draw together the most salient details in reaching a formulation based on all sources of assessment information and appraise options of evidence based interventions.
- Ability to be sensitive to complex emotional issues.
- Ability to contribute to Statutory Children in Need and Child Protection procedures as requested.
- Ability to be flexible about where the child and family are seen e.g. clinic, school or home.
- Evidence of post qualification training and development.
- Evidence of working therapeutically with children and young people.
- Experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.
- Clinical Risk management in relation to children.
- Service user involvement with CAMH service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Professional qualification including registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapist.
- Post qualification substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies with young people, families and the professional network.
- To maintain professional registration and practice within legal and professional frameworks such as the Children Act and Professional Body guidelines.
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines/ policy regarding provision of public sector services to children/young people and their families.
- Knowledge of working together arrangements in particular, Children in Need assessments Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice in working with children and young people with emotional behavioural and mental health difficulties.
- Experience of CAMHS multi-disciplinary team working.
- Ability to provide a specialist assessment and treatment service to children with complex mental health difficulties and their families.
- Ability to organise and prioritise caseload.
- Ability to address complex clinical issues within the context of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other professionals within the team.
- Ability to use clinical supervision.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to train others on young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health.
- Ability to communicate sensitive and difficult information to clients and their carers.
- Skills in individual and family therapeutic work, with children, young people and their families.
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to hold an anti-oppressive approach at the heart of your practice and challenge oppressive and/ or discriminatory issues.
- Ability to write concise reports for referrers, families and other agencies.
- Ability to draw together the most salient details in reaching a formulation based on all sources of assessment information and appraise options of evidence based interventions.
- Ability to be sensitive to complex emotional issues.
- Ability to contribute to Statutory Children in Need and Child Protection procedures as requested.
- Ability to be flexible about where the child and family are seen e.g. clinic, school or home.
- Evidence of post qualification training and development.
- Evidence of working therapeutically with children and young people.
- Experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.
- Clinical Risk management in relation to children.
- Service user involvement with CAMH service users.
Person Specification
Professional Registration and training
Essential
- Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant discipline. For nurses RMN ( parts 3 or 13 of NMC register)
Desirable
- Formal management qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings, at band 6 or equivalent
- Significant supervisory experience with clear evidence of effective people management skills including clinical supervision, sickness management, performance, conduct issues
- Understanding and experience of management processes
- Experience of leading teams and creating positive change
Desirable
- Previous Team management experience at band 7
- Post registration education and continued professional development, including around leadership and change
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding, in order to lead and manage others
Person Specification
Professional Registration and training
Essential
- Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant discipline. For nurses RMN ( parts 3 or 13 of NMC register)
Desirable
- Formal management qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings, at band 6 or equivalent
- Significant supervisory experience with clear evidence of effective people management skills including clinical supervision, sickness management, performance, conduct issues
- Understanding and experience of management processes
- Experience of leading teams and creating positive change
Desirable
- Previous Team management experience at band 7
- Post registration education and continued professional development, including around leadership and change
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding, in order to lead and manage others
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).
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