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Job summary

The Leeds Community NHS Trust Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides a clinical triage, assessment and intervention service for children and young people with moderate- severe emotional and mental health needs.

CAMHS delivers mental health training, education to partner agencies and works collaboratively with staff within other agencies to meet the complex mental health needs of children and young people in the city.

Leeds CAMHS has a portfolio of services including a Crisis team, Crisis Telephone Help Line, Outreach team, Community Teams including Eating Disorders, Educational Mental Health Wellbeing and a Single Point of Access for all emotional and mental health wellbeing referrals for Leeds.

Our services provide emergency, urgent and routine mental health and risk assessments and deliver a wide range of interventions for children, young people (up to 18 years) and their families across Leeds.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a busy office environment as the Citywide Outreach Service Team. You would be responsible for:

1. Delivering administrative support which requires face to face, telephony based and electronic contact with service users and other stakeholders, both external and internal to LCH.
2. Act as a single point of contact for specific service/services.
3. Provide signposting advice to guide colleagues, service users and other stakeholders , including times when there may be barriers to understanding, or where the communication could be conceived as complex
4. Communication around sensitive issues such as complaints from the public.

The successful candidate should have sound IT skills and knowledge and be willing to complete training on our in-house system (System1).

The role is for 18 hours a week and we would expect the successful candidate to work Wednesday from 11.30 5.30 pm, Friday from11.30 5.30 pm with one other six hour shift being allocated with negotiation from the Team Manager.

The vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised should the maximum number of applicants be reached.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

Leeds

LS12 1JE

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Leeds Community Healthcare Trust

Leeds

LS12 1JE

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)

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