Job summary
Are you passionate about helping young people with mental health problems and Neuro developmental conditions?
Are you a registered Health care Professional such as Occupational Therapist, PaediatricNurse? Mental Health Nurse? Social Worker?
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in mental health? Would you like to be part of a forward thinking, supportive and developing service?
Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) work with Children, Young People and Families aged up to 18 years and who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioral difficulties. This service is provided from Pendleton Gateway which is in the heart of Salford.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced mental health practitioner to work within our Neurodevelopmental stream within core CAMHs. This role involves working with people being assessed for or having been diagnosed with ND conditions such as ASC, ADHD etc.
You will need to be able to work autonomously at Band 6, within a multi-disciplinary team. You must have significant and demonstrable experience of working with vulnerable young people and families, who present with complex mental health needs and often risk to self and or others. Multiple skills are needed but skills in assessment, case management and interventions are specifically desirable.
You must have a working knowledge of CAMHS and experience of working with young people with Neurodiversity and have an understanding of assessing complex mental health needs and levels of risk, including safeguarding and self-harm.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH
- Social Work (CQSW/DipSW)
- Occupational Therapy
- Other relevant accreditable qualification
Desirable
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
- Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
- Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans.
- Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals.
- Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
- Community mental health experience.
Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice
- To have the ability to manage own caseload and act as lead practitioner
- Ability to manage and organise own time and diary.
- The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change
- The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training.
- Demonstrable therapeutic skills
- IT competent
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH
- Social Work (CQSW/DipSW)
- Occupational Therapy
- Other relevant accreditable qualification
Desirable
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
- Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
- Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans.
- Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals.
- Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
- Community mental health experience.
Skills
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice
- To have the ability to manage own caseload and act as lead practitioner
- Ability to manage and organise own time and diary.
- The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change
- The ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training.
- Demonstrable therapeutic skills
- IT competent
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
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).
