Job summary
Due to the current post holder taking a 12 month secondment opportunity. The Children and Young People Community Eating Disorder Service (TCYP-CEDS) are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician on a secondment opportunity to work in the Teesside area. This post requires the candidate to have a professional registration Child, mental health or Learning disability nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.
The TCYP-CEDS in TEWV works to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions by minimising the impact of eating disorders and co-morbidities through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well-motivated, forward-thinking clinician to work as part of our team for this exciting opportunity.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Main duties of the job
The team is multi-disciplinary and provides specialist assessments, treatment and interventions for young people suffering from eating disorders and co-morbidities.
The successful applicant will ideally already be trained in a governed evidence based therapy such as CBT, FT, or be trained as a Non Medical Prescriber (NMP).
They will be responsible for their own caseload and ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of children and young people are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all members of the team.
They will provide clinical/professional advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
They will be required to accompany and provide support to children and young people within a variety of community settings, dependent on current risk assessment. This may include education and community integration.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
- Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- CAMHS Degree
- Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc
- Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
Experience
Essential
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
- Research and development methodology.
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Skills
Essential
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
- Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- CAMHS Degree
- Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc
- Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
Experience
Essential
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
- Research and development methodology.
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Skills
Essential
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in 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).
