NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Essex SET CAMHS has an opportunity for 2 qualified professionals to step into an established role within a diverse and experienced team.
The Mid Essex CAMHS team has a base in Chelmsford and covers the surrounding areas including Braintree, Maldon, Southminster, and Halstead. The successful applicants would be based in Chelmsford but expected to cover our satellite clinics in Braintree, Halstead, and Maldon.
The CAMHS Practitioner role supports the development and implementation of a range of interventions within the Thrive Model as indicated by SET CAMHS and NICE guidance e.g. CBT, DBT, trauma informed.
The successful applicants will demonstrate thorough assessment skills including care planning and risk assessments. You will be able to provide a variety of one-to-one and group treatments and include the use of outcome measures and goal setting to track progress. Experience of working within multi-agency frameworks would be advantageous. This post would suit clinicians with good experience in working with young people who present with complexity and significant levels of distress, and can work with the wider systems including education, social care, and family/carers.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.
Job responsibilities
* Skilled in assessment, formulation, management, and delivery of therapy to people experiencing mental health difficulties in the community and hospital settings.
* Experienced in assessing and managing clinical risk, drawing on dynamic case formulation skills and working collaboratively with service users to agree their treatment and safety plans.
* Possess a current Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapist, Counselling, Psychotherapy or equivalent professional qualification and be skilled and experienced in the delivery of evidence-based approaches to therapy (including DBT/CBT/Systemic & Creative therapies).
* Having knowledge, understanding, and experience of working with the legal frameworks which relate to the care and treatment of children and young people, with particular reference to the Children Act 1989, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007).
* The candidate will possess the ability to work independently as well as being a collaborative and supportive member of the Multidisciplinary Team and have an understanding and appreciation of the networks that surround young people in a modern age, especially in relation to mental health and mental health crisis.
* Are flexible in practice and approach and able to carry out high-quality Assessments and Risk Assessments and deliver talking therapy and aforementioned evidence-based informed intervention.
* Able to formulate specific care and treatment plans, providing skilled and specialist interventions and care to young people with complex mental health problems. Completing detailed written assessments in a timely manner.
* Have a passion and enthusiasm for delivering high-quality care to young people and their families.
* The use and management of clients' electronic records.
* Managing busy or complex workloads as part of a team.
Person Specification
* Successful completion of a graduate course. e.g. Nursing, social work
* Professional experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
* Ability and knowledge of managing risk presentations in young people's mental health
* Working with young people in an NHS/medical setting or other similar environments
* Professional Qualification
* Has a professional registration or significant CAMHS experience
* Experience of mental health in hospital and community settings
* Experience in formulating care and treatment plans
* Professional knowledge and experience of working with children and young people
* Experience of working with young people who present with neurodiversity
* Experience of managing mental health risk presentations in children and young people
* Can demonstrate application and skill in providing therapeutic interventions to children and young people
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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