Job summary
My name is James Hussain, I am the Team Manager for Secure
CAMHS.
I am seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join
our secure CAMHS team at Adel Beck Secure Childrens home. There will be an
opportunity to build therapeutic relationships with young people, in order to
assess risk and mental health needs. Liaison, communication and consultation
with other professional groups and partner agencies within the home will be
necessary to ensure that robust and holistic care plans are established around
young people. There will be opportunities to develop and run therapeutic groups
and chances to offer 1:1 interventions, depending on the identified needs of
young people. You will be working within an experienced multi disciplinary team
and under a supportive operational and clinical leadership team.
Secure CAMHS operates Monday- Friday-8am-8pm (12-hour
period). Weekend crisis service will be part of this role provided by clinicians
within the secure estate (this could be telephone, video or face to face as
clinically indicated).
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
Adel Beck is a 24-bedded
secure childrens home, home to young people aged 10-18, remanded or sentenced
by the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare.
This role is a unique
opportunity to drive change across a setting that provides care for the most
disenfranchised young people in the UK. The role requires a values-led
practitioner, who is truly curious and motivated to work across systemic
barriers through inter-agency working.
Part of your role will be to
offer screening assessments for young people who are newly arrived at the home,
and you will attend meetings held by the home, for example to review young
peoples risk to self or others.
You will provide
person-centred assessment of their mental health needs and risk, in addition to
screening for neurodevelopmental needs. You will be part of a supportive
multidisciplinary team within which you can seek support to establish a plan of
care and intervention for young people.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the
minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to
work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The
post-holder will:
Provide assessment and treatment to children
and young people with mental health needs;
Work autonomously and collaboratively within
the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals;
Work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota.
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of
children and young people.
To
provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a
wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to
specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from
a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall
framework of the teams policies and procedures.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system.
To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need.
To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work.
To be committed to a quality approach for patient care.
The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues.
To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need.
To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework.
To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families.
To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision.
To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners.
To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups.
To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio and System One) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially
To participate in an agreed clinical audit programme for the service, and ensure lessons learnt from both audit and clinical incidents are reported.
To comply with both clinical and corporate governance frameworks.
To support the engagement of service stakeholders and users in the development and monitoring of service delivery and identify opportunities for service improvement and redesign.
To actively promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning/delivery whilst respecting the rights, capabilities and wishes of the individuals concerned.
To work in an innovative and child, young person and family centred way, in a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
Apply Trust policies and procedures in instances of aggression, acute distress and disturbed mental health presentations.
To maintain relevant professional registration
To identify and communicate any concerns through the relevant management processes.
To demonstrate continued practice development and engage in annual appraisal.
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants
are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The
post-holder will:
Provide assessment and treatment to children
and young people with mental health needs;
Work autonomously and collaboratively within
the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals;
Work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota.
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of
children and young people.
To
provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a
wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to
specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from
a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall
framework of the teams policies and procedures.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system.
To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need.
To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work.
To be committed to a quality approach for patient care.
The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues.
To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need.
To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework.
To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families.
To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision.
To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners.
To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups.
To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio and System One) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially
To participate in an agreed clinical audit programme for the service, and ensure lessons learnt from both audit and clinical incidents are reported.
To comply with both clinical and corporate governance frameworks.
To support the engagement of service stakeholders and users in the development and monitoring of service delivery and identify opportunities for service improvement and redesign.
To actively promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning/delivery whilst respecting the rights, capabilities and wishes of the individuals concerned.
To work in an innovative and child, young person and family centred way, in a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
Apply Trust policies and procedures in instances of aggression, acute distress and disturbed mental health presentations.
To maintain relevant professional registration
To identify and communicate any concerns through the relevant management processes.
To demonstrate continued practice development and engage in annual appraisal.
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants
are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience , some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience in patient provision.
- Experience of liaison between different levels of CAMHS.
- A grasp of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Children Act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills re mental health and behavioural problems including assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Understanding of research methodology and audit.
- Proven ability to work with other disciplines and in partnership with other organisations including service users.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
- Previous experience in working in a CAMH setting.
Training
Essential
- Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Report writing skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. nursing, psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, or other allied health professional.
- Post qualification professional development.
- On-going professional development supervision and/or mentorship.
- Membership of professional bodies.
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Clarity of decision making.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience , some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience in patient provision.
- Experience of liaison between different levels of CAMHS.
- A grasp of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Children Act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills re mental health and behavioural problems including assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Understanding of research methodology and audit.
- Proven ability to work with other disciplines and in partnership with other organisations including service users.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
- Previous experience in working in a CAMH setting.
Training
Essential
- Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Report writing skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. nursing, psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, or other allied health professional.
- Post qualification professional development.
- On-going professional development supervision and/or mentorship.
- Membership of professional bodies.
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Clarity of decision making.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
