Job summary
The post holder would be required to carry out assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community, as well as providing a range of interventions and treatments, within an agreed work plan.
The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary child and adolescent mental health team (CAMHS). working with children and adolescents and their families with complex mental health needs.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for those practitioners who have recently finished RTT or CAPS training, and we have an excellent record in supporting staff in transitioning staff from training into qualified posts these training posts.
If you have EMDR/DBT training you will have the chance to use your EMDR/DBT skills to deliver specialist interventions on the specialist pathway.
North Somerset CAMHS currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme. Supervision is highly valued and available to all staff. We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.
We welcome calls/visits from prospective candidate to discuss this opportunity and what the team can offer in more detail.
Main duties of the job
- To work in community CAMHS as a mental health practitioner, as part of a multi-disciplinary team working alongside a range of professionals, including consultant psychiatrist, family therapist psychologists, psychotherapist, nurse and allied health professionals
- To coordinate care for a caseload of young people, and be responsible for delivering short-term evidence based interventions from assessment and treatment through to discharge.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.
On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
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, as diversity makes us stronger.
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, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive assessment and treatment to children and young people and their families under the age of 18.
- To carry out face to face and remote assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community.
- To manage a caseload of identified young people, offering appointments in a timely way, and working towards discharge where appropriate.
- To provide comprehensive clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including those presenting with self-injurious behaviour.
- To implement risk management and safety plans collaboratively.
- To develop collaborative care plans with young people and their families, based on the assessment of needs.
For further details please see attached Job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive assessment and treatment to children and young people and their families under the age of 18.
- To carry out face to face and remote assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community.
- To manage a caseload of identified young people, offering appointments in a timely way, and working towards discharge where appropriate.
- To provide comprehensive clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including those presenting with self-injurious behaviour.
- To implement risk management and safety plans collaboratively.
- To develop collaborative care plans with young people and their families, based on the assessment of needs.
For further details please see attached Job description.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN qualification or other relevant qualification ie social work, psychology, psychotherapy or IAPT post grad Dip in CBT
- Current professional registration with appropriate professional body
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with significant mental health difficulties
- Experience of using assessment & treatment skills in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health in children and young people
- Experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies with young people
- Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with young people, families and carers
- Specialist knowledge of the needs, treatment approaches and rights of children and young people with emotional and mental health needs, and their carers and family
Desirable
- Working knowledge of how specialist child and adolescent mental health services are organised and operate
- Experience of delivering group interventions to children and young people and their families
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding
- Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
- Substantially developed IT skills with an understanding of Microsoft Office, and demonstrate a willingness to embrace new technology and processes
- Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN qualification or other relevant qualification ie social work, psychology, psychotherapy or IAPT post grad Dip in CBT
- Current professional registration with appropriate professional body
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with young people with significant mental health difficulties
- Experience of using assessment & treatment skills in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health in children and young people
- Experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies with young people
- Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with young people, families and carers
- Specialist knowledge of the needs, treatment approaches and rights of children and young people with emotional and mental health needs, and their carers and family
Desirable
- Working knowledge of how specialist child and adolescent mental health services are organised and operate
- Experience of delivering group interventions to children and young people and their families
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding
- Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
- Substantially developed IT skills with an understanding of Microsoft Office, and demonstrate a willingness to embrace new technology and processes
- Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport
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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