Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SSLB6283724
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Bedfordshire CAMHS
- Town
- Dunstable
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/06/2024
Employer heading
CAMHS Practitioner - Sandy and Biggleswade MHST
NHS AfC: Band 6
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving 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 overview
The Mental Health Support Teams 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. There is a specific focus on developing more access to helping and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools. Working alongside community partners the Mental Health Support Teams will be fully integrated with community CAMHS and educational settings.
You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system change with the aim of whole school and whole community approaches to supporting young people’s mental health. In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the postholder will supervise more junior colleagues. There may be an option of supervisor training at Reading University as part of this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a confident CAMHS professional with experience of providing evidence-based interventions. You will be a CYP mental health practitioner (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Educational Psychologist /Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse / Social Worker/ Senior CWP or EMHP).
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.
Working for our organisation
You will be working with schools around the Sandy and Biggleswade area, and at the moment we are working hard to identify a suitable base for the team.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The MHST focuses on early interventions, working closely with schools and our partners to improve access to services for children and young people to mental health services. The team will focus on the needs of the community to help reduce health inequalities whilst delivering our whole school approach.
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues, and we will develop the service together. 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 participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team. East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing, and we are introducing a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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)
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD), as appropriate with qualification period
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.) once available.
Desirable criteria
- Post Grad training or experience to support the needs of different children, young people and their families
- Mentor/Practice educator qualification
- Clinical supervision and training
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 social anxiety
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for mild-moderate low self-esteem and/or emerging body image concerns
- Experience of risk formulation, monitoring, and management for mild-moderate self-harm
- Experience of working with CYP with increased complexity (e.g. physical, social care, educational needs), within the remit of low-intensity mild-moderate services and the evidence-base, and adapting interventions accordingly - With and/or under the guidance of appropriately experienced supervisor
- Experience of engaging and delivering interventions to CYP with protected characteristics
- Experience of delivering psychoeducation workshops remotely
- Experience of leading elements of Whole School Approach or Systemic Change
- Experience of working directly with senior leadership teams in service context (e.g. education, health, VCSE) to support design and delivery of programmes, policy, pathways, support offers etc.
- Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within systems
- Experience of mentoring/coaching other trainees CWPs/EMHPs
Desirable criteria
- Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
- Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for OCD
- Experience of trauma-informed practice
- Experience of providing interventions for emotionally based school refusal
- Experience of delivering aspects of in-house training events in service context (team, school etc.)
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city area
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Keyboard/computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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)
- 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 such as Long Term Plan and Thrive.
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children’s Act and other appropriate legislation
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lawrence Chung
- Job title
- Countywide Project Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741 703923
List jobs with East London NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery