Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). To take a leadership role in the delivery of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Structured Clinical Management to provide a high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families and carers.
Working within a systemic and holistic framework you will undertake needs led, evidence based, highly skilled assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and young people, their families and carers, who present to the service, including as a result of deliberate self-harm.
We are looking for a registered nurse, qualified social worker or equivalent with experience within a CAMHS setting. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivating, have the ability to case manage and will display excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to establish good working relationships essential to the success of the service.
Main duties of the job
The overall aim of the post is to provide high quality specialist interventions within CAMHS to improve outcomes for young people who present with high risk behaviours and experience difficulties associated with emotional, behavioural and interpersonal dysregulation.
- To deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Structured Clinical Management (SCM) within a specified CAMHS team.
- To deliver DBT skills only groups and life skills courses in accordance with NICE guidelines, meet key performance indicators and agreed activity levels.
- Offer consultation in the assessment and treatment of young people who present with high risk behaviours and with difficulties associated with an emerging personality disorder.
- To promote positive attitudes towards service users with complex needs, to maintain responsive and non-stigmatising services, which will enhance social inclusion and deliver better outcomes.
- To work closely/strengthen links with other specialist and other agencies as appropriate.
- To provide gatekeeping assessments, assessments of need and therapeutic interventions.
- Support young people to develop skills and strategies to manage emotional dysregulation, guided by Dialectical Behavior Therapy principles.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification- (RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy Qualification or equivalent) Current registration with relevant professional body
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of methods of assessment, interventions and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to manage and plan own time effectively. Awareness of research methodology, research design and data analysis and ability to lead on research Ability to undertake audits and analyse data Ability to use judgement and analytic skills in complex clinical settings. Good computer skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of community care delivery - post qualification Experience of working with young people who present with difficulties that are associated with an emerging personality disorder. Experience of working with young people who self harm Experience of facilitating group work Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification- (RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy Qualification or equivalent) Current registration with relevant professional body
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of methods of assessment, interventions and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Ability to manage and plan own time effectively. Awareness of research methodology, research design and data analysis and ability to lead on research Ability to undertake audits and analyse data Ability to use judgement and analytic skills in complex clinical settings. Good computer skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of community care delivery - post qualification Experience of working with young people who present with difficulties that are associated with an emerging personality disorder. Experience of working with young people who self harm Experience of facilitating group work Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings
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).
