Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for you at Bedfordshire CAMHS within our Leighton Buzzard Mental Health Support Team (MHST). The service is a part of our wider CAMHS Access Services (CAS) delivering care through the most accessible points in the community.
Integrated with other partner agencies across Central Bedfordshire Borough and South Bedfordshire CAMHS, you will support schools in the Leighton Buzzard area by providing;
- Direct interventions to children, young people and their families, through 1:1, group and whole classroom interventions.
- Support to the designated senior mental health lead in education settings to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
- Timely advice to school, college and community staff, and liaise with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
Bedfordshire has a diverse and vibrant community, which will require candidates to show an awareness of, and interest in, supporting these communities, and to deliver evidence based and innovative care to suit the needs of the local communities.
Main duties of the job
You will provide consultations, triage, mental health assessments, effective brief therapeutic support, including evidence-based low intensity/high intensity early interventions, group work and workshops to prevent moderate to severe mental health problems developing, using the iThrive model.
You will deliver this to children and young people, working across Leighton Buzzard and will be required to be flexible, and be able to travel across Bedfordshire.
The post is embedded in the community, and you will have an attached base in CAMHS, and be an integrated part of the CAMHS Access Services multi-disciplinary services and the wider CAMH Specialist Service.
You will need a relevant professional qualification, with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. You will need experience in working with children and families, preferably in a school or community setting. You will need to be able to operate confidently in an environment where IT is the main method of record keeping, communication and program management.
You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisal. You will also be required to provide regular supervision and line management to junior clinical colleagues.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Laura Gill (Intergrated Service Lead Central Beds CAMHS Access Service )
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Laura Gill (Intergrated Service Lead Central Beds CAMHS Access Service )
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such: (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Educational Psychologist /Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker / Art therapist/ EMHP/CWP
- Senior EMHPs/CWPs with advanced post qualification experience. All applicants must be BABCP accredited or eligible to apply for accreditation within 6 months.
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.) once available.
Desirable
- Post Grad training or experience to support the needs of different children, young people and their families
- Mentor/Practice educator qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with CYP across the full age-range (5-18)
- Experience of working with parents/caregivers
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low self-esteem and/or emerging body image concerns
Desirable
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for OCD
- Experience of trauma-informed practice
- Experience of providing interventions for emotionally based school refusal
Skills
Essential
- Experience and skills of giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of an overarching, multi-component Whole School Approach, and how elements of this interact with one another
- Knowledge, experience, and competence in applying and following Safeguarding legislation and pathways (including contextual safeguarding)
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS A knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such: (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Educational Psychologist /Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker / Art therapist/ EMHP/CWP
- Senior EMHPs/CWPs with advanced post qualification experience. All applicants must be BABCP accredited or eligible to apply for accreditation within 6 months.
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.) once available.
Desirable
- Post Grad training or experience to support the needs of different children, young people and their families
- Mentor/Practice educator qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with CYP across the full age-range (5-18)
- Experience of working with parents/caregivers
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low self-esteem and/or emerging body image concerns
Desirable
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for OCD
- Experience of trauma-informed practice
- Experience of providing interventions for emotionally based school refusal
Skills
Essential
- Experience and skills of giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system, and of following necessary procedures when required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of an overarching, multi-component Whole School Approach, and how elements of this interact with one another
- Knowledge, experience, and competence in applying and following Safeguarding legislation and pathways (including contextual safeguarding)
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS A knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
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).
