Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the core North Warwickshire CAMHS team where we have a band 5 practitioner role available. We believe in having a good work-life balance which is why we offer flexible working agreements.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered professional to join our friendly multi-agency team and help us on our journey to offering outstanding care for the children and young people (CYP) within Coventry and Warwickshire. Our team consists of Mental health nurses, Paediatric nurses, Learning disability nurses, social workers, and support workers.
We offer a generous package of support for our team such as regular supervision, training/shadowing opportunities, and wellbeing support.
If you would like to know more about this role or come and meet the team, then please get in touch for an informal chat or visit.
Main duties of the job
1. To promote the needs of young people with emotional and mental ill health to other agencies and the general public.
2. To identify and evaluate specific client needs through assessment under the supervision of a band 6 practitioner.
3. To assist in the development of new services and projects within CAMHS.
4. To participate as an active member of the CAMHS team and establish and maintain effective communication with other agencies and professionals.
5. To report any difficulties that may arise in a timely fashion to band 6 nurse supervisor/senior nurse/team leader.
For more information on this role please see attached documentation.
About us
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
* Flexible working opportunities.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle.
* Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline, and more.
* Staff networks and support group.
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.
Job responsibilities
It is essential that you have professional registration such as a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, or psychotherapist with experience of working with children and adolescents.
You should be able to demonstrate holistic care and risk management for the CYP and their family.
You will work within a multi-disciplinary approach within RISE and our colleagues in the acute care setting. Your role will have a key part to play in collaboratively shaping the continued development of the service model for CYP in Crisis. You will have experience within mental health and/or social care work where you have undertaken assessments, formulations, and risk assessments. You will be working within the trust's policies and procedures and legal frameworks such as NICE Guidelines.
You will be working collaboratively with our colleagues in the acute Trusts, Social Care, key stakeholders, and GPs.
You also must be/have:
* Motivated.
* Able to demonstrate a non-judgmental and empathetic approach to service users.
* Personal resilience.
* Engaging, open, reliable, and punctual.
* The ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of safety issues.
* The ability to demonstrate and apply problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant Professional qualification, e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, psychotherapist, psychologist.
* Current Registration with relevant professional body. Significant experience working with children and adolescents.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma.
Knowledge & Skills
* Effective organisational and time management skills.
* Ability to assess and manage risk.
Experience
* Substantial experience in mental health.
* Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment, and positive risk management.
Other
* Able to travel independently.
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.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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