Job summary
We are pleased to advertise a new and exciting post of CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner working within City of York Youth Justice Service (YJS).
This will focus on early intervention and ensuring that groups of vulnerable children and young people have access to mental health advice and support. Mental health input will comprise of providing mental health assessments and brief psychotherapeutic interventions and assisting in navigating local mental health systems for children and young people who are involved with the YJS. The role will also involve providing advice, training and consultation to other members of YJS, parent (s) / carer (s) and other agencies.
The post will be 0.6 WTE and will be based primarily with YJS at Moor Lane Youth Centre, York.
The successful applicant will ideally already be trained in a governed evidence-based therapy such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), or Systemic Family Therapy (SFT). Experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs is essential.
The role will be demanding but also highly rewarding, so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. The CAMHS clinician role incorporates managing your own caseload.
Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.
Main duties of the job
Role of CAMHS Practitioner
Provide assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention for children andyoung people open to YJS.
Provide a flexible and accessible approach to meeting the emotional wellbeing needs of young people open to YJS.
Provide regular updates regarding mental health input, safeguarding concerns and risk to case manager.
To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child or young person.
Undertake liaison and joint work with other agencies.
Offer a range of interventions including; initial comprehensive assessment, guidance, advice and signposting to other services, evidence based interventions,
Attend multi agency safeguarding meetings if actively working with young person.
Give advice and support to manager of YJS in terms of the development of servicesto meet mental health needs of young offenders.
To provide consultation and training on a wide range of children and young peoplesemotional health and wellbeing issues to professionals from a range of services.
To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by the use of Routine OutcomeMeasures (ROMS) and where outcomes are not improving to engage in clinicalreview via supervision.
To be based in YJS and be available to YJS colleagues for consultation and advice.
About us
The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities
We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to either ring up for an informal chat or look round.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- 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)
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
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.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Quality improvement activities
Desirable
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- Leadership or management experienc
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding andits application in practice
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Desirable
- The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)
Skills
Essential
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary 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.
- Write reports.
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
- Use approved breakaway techniques
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- 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)
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
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.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Quality improvement activities
Desirable
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- Leadership or management experienc
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding andits application in practice
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Desirable
- The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)
Skills
Essential
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary 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.
- Write reports.
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
- Use approved breakaway techniques
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).
