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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday. Part-time hours may be considered.)
Job ref
346-DDC-100-24
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stanley Primary Care Centre
Town
County Durham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 (pro rata), per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
03/12/2024

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

CAMHS Clinician Neurodevelopmental Assessment

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the Durham and Darlington Neurodevelopmental Pathway and take part in assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people age 0-19.  This is a new service and the individual would be joining at an exciting time of transformation. 

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates would be expected to work alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team as well as liaise with external agencies such as education and local authority. The candidate will be completing clinical observations, coordinating information and participating in diagnostic decision-making as part of the MDT.

The post holders will receive regular supportive supervision and training opportunities.

Working for our organisation

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will carry out observational assessments of children and young people in a variety of contexts such as clinic, home and school.  The observations will be fed back to the wider MDT and inform the decision around diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD.  

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Post graduate qualification in relevant area a (within agreed timescale)
  • 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
  • Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale
  • Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • CAMHS degree
  • Leadership or management qualification.
  • Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession
  • Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc
  • Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Quality improvement activities
  • Providing clinical supervision
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership or management experience
  • Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting
  • Mentoring students on practice placement experience

knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of ASD and assessments
  • Undersatnding of safeguarding and its application in practice
  • Demonstrate knowledge to a post graduate level in caring for families and young people
  • Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field
  • Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
  • Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
  • Detailed understanding of Safeguarding andits application in practice
  • Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
  • Clinical Governance and its application in practice
  • Research and development methodology
  • Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
Desirable criteria
  • The Trust’s Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula Gardner
Job title
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01207 285882
Additional information

Additional contact details:

Denise Ainsley

[email protected]