Job summary
Central Beds CAMHS are excited to be recruiting into a Band 8a Clinical Lead post 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours) in one of our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST).
The MHSTs are part of an exciting trailblazer project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response to the government's Green Paper for Young People's Mental Health. Bedfordshire & Luton have been successful in having several MHST sites benefitting from significant investment in this area. The post holder will be part of a comprehensive stepped care approach to mental health support for children, young people and their families, and will be part of the broad-based first-step Community Access Services (CAMH CAS), who offer support through schools, GP practices, Early Help Services and other partners, implementing a resilience and community focused approach to supporting families.
Main duties of the job
You will also provide triage, mental health assessments, effective brief therapeutic support, group work and workshops to prevent moderate to severe mental health problems developing, using the Thrive model. You will be required to be flexible, and be able to travel across Central Bedfordshire. The post is embedded in the community, and you will have an attached base presently in Stratton School in Biggleswade. You will be an integrated part of the CAMH Access Services multi-disciplinary services and the wider CAMH Specialist Service.
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.
This post will be based in Biggleswade and easily reached by car from London, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to the South and Northamptonshire to the North.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Laura Gill, Clinical TeamLead for Central Bedfordshire CAMHS Community Access Services; laura.gill14@nhs.net; 01582 707635
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Laura Gill, Clinical TeamLead for Central Bedfordshire CAMHS Community Access Services; laura.gill14@nhs.net; 01582 707635
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Clinical or Family of Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational therapist, Arts Therapist and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Low Intensity CBT supervisor qualification.
- Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a senior post in CAMHS
- Previous experience of supervising clinicians and operational leadership functions
- Previous experience working with schools in mental health capacity.
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
Desirable
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering parenting and manualised CBT interventions
- Supervising Children's Wellbeing Practitioners as part of IAPT programme
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Highly specialist skills in assessing for complex aetiology of mental health, neuro-developmental, learning and social factors impacting on the well-being of children and young people
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS/MHST.
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including complex and highly specialist mental health assessment and interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
- Knowledge of Educational Leglisltion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Clinical or Family of Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational therapist, Arts Therapist and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Low Intensity CBT supervisor qualification.
- Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a senior post in CAMHS
- Previous experience of supervising clinicians and operational leadership functions
- Previous experience working with schools in mental health capacity.
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
Desirable
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering parenting and manualised CBT interventions
- Supervising Children's Wellbeing Practitioners as part of IAPT programme
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Highly specialist skills in assessing for complex aetiology of mental health, neuro-developmental, learning and social factors impacting on the well-being of children and young people
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS/MHST.
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including complex and highly specialist mental health assessment and interventions
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
- Knowledge of Educational Leglisltion
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).
