Job summary
We have a really exciting
development post in Wakefield CAMHS as a Band 6 - Band 7 Senior Mental Health
Practitioner. You need to be a registered staff member to apply for this role
e.g. Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Our Responsive Adolescent and
Childrens Home-Based Treatment Team (ReACH) Team is seeking a Senior Mental
Health Practitioners to join our multi-disciplinary team, providing urgent,
recovery-focused support to individuals and their families that are
experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
This role is fast-paced and a
rewarding role where no two days are the same. Youd be expected to work
collaboratively with children, young people, families and external agencies to
offer intensive home-based assessment, support and treatment.
The ReACH Team is the front
line of urgent mental health care, supporting people at their most vulnerable
time and helping them stay safe and feel supported in a community setting.
As a senior member of the
team, you will be expected to lead on complex cases and support staff within
the team to manage challenging situations. You will also be expected to lead MDT
meetings to ensure collaborative risk assessments and care plans are in place.
This opportunity will be led
by a competency framework to support you through the development from a Band 6
to a Band 7 Practitioner whilst in the role.
Main duties of the job
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Assessing children and young people in a
variety of setting (e.g. Accident and Emergency Department, home visits,
schools)
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Working with families and carers to implement
safety plans and collaborative care plans
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Undertaking risk assessments and reviewing risk
documentation
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Allocated as lead clinician on young people on
your caseload to implement home-based treatment
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Support staff in the team and offer clinical
supervision
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Support with delivering training and guidance
to the team
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Referrals to internal and external agencies for
young people and families
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Taking on the role as shift co-ordinator
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Delivering therapeutic intervention over a
short period to children and young people
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Submitting safeguarding referrals where
required
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Leading on support for those young people who
have been recently discharged from an inpatient unit
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Attending professionals meetings
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.
All employees of the Trust are
strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff
and patients.
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
For full details of the Band 6 and Band 7 roles please see the supporting documents attached.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and 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
For full details of the Band 6 and Band 7 roles please see the supporting documents attached.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and 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
Training
Desirable
- Band 6
- Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
- Experience of delivering training to others.
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Band 6
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT 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.
- Band 7
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Band 6
- 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.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members.
- 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).
- Band 7
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach/working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- 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).
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Experience
Essential
- Band 6
- 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 of supervising/mentoring junior staff.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
- Band 7
- Experience of delivering training to others.
- Extensive experience in identified portfolio requirements.
- 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.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Band 6
- Experience of community settings.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Band 7
- Experience of community settings.
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 6
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Band 7
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Post qualification training in identified portfolio, e.g. LD. LAC, eating disorder.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Membership of professional body.
Desirable
- Band 6
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Band 7
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- Formal management/supervisory qualification.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Band 6 and Band 7
- 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).
Person Specification
Training
Desirable
- Band 6
- Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
- Experience of delivering training to others.
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Band 6
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT 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.
- Band 7
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Band 6
- 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.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members.
- 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).
- Band 7
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach/working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- 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).
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Experience
Essential
- Band 6
- 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 of supervising/mentoring junior staff.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
- Band 7
- Experience of delivering training to others.
- Extensive experience in identified portfolio requirements.
- 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.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Band 6
- Experience of community settings.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Band 7
- Experience of community settings.
Qualifications
Essential
- Band 6
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Band 7
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Post qualification training in identified portfolio, e.g. LD. LAC, eating disorder.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Membership of professional body.
Desirable
- Band 6
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Band 7
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- Formal management/supervisory qualification.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Band 6 and Band 7
- 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).
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).
