Join us at an exciting time for the Durham and Darlington CAMHS teams! Our service is undergoing dynamic and exciting service changes in order to improve access for children and young people to CAMHS. The service also aspires to promote patient centred and needs led journeys through the CAMHS service and is looking for professionals to join us to make this a positive experience. Durham & Darlington Getting Help Team (GHT) CAMHS are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated CAMHS Clinicians to work as part of a fast paced, highly acclaimed multi-disciplinary team. We carry out online, telephone and face-to-face evidence-based assessments and interventions across Durham and Darlington and provide early interventions for children & young people.
You will join the service at a time where a real difference can be made to children and young people's lives. You will be expected to have the necessary skills and experience to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments with children and families. Candidates should be skilled professionals with excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and early intervention for children and young people alongside their families and other professionals involved, to identify the best support for them in a time of mental health difficulty. Working with partner agencies, attending multi-agency meetings, to identify external support as well as internal CAMHS pathways.
Duties are carried out across our four CAMHS bases, Darlington, Easington, South Durham and North Durham. Travel time and mileage expenses are covered where home to base distance is exceeded.
Minimum Requirements
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
About us
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'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.
Job responsibilities
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
Qualification
Essential
* Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (or work towards, 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
* Leadership or management qualification.
* CAMHS Degree
* 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
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
* Providing clinical supervision
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Quality improvement activities
Desirable
* 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
* 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 and its 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
* The trusts QIS System
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acley Centre
Carers Way
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 4PE
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