CAMHS Registered Practitioner (RMHN, RNLD, OT, MHSW)
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
This vacancy is for both Gloucester and Cheltenham bases as there is more than one post. Preference will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.
Gloucestershire CAMHS is a large service made up of a number of teams. This vacancy is recruiting for Core CAMHS who work with children and families with severe to moderate mental health needs.
The core CAMHS Team work in a busy and dynamic environment, and we pride ourselves on being leaders in delivering high quality compassionate care to children and young people, while protecting and promoting staff well-being and development.
Would you like to work with children, young people and their families? Do you:
* Already have experience and skills in working with this group (ideally within a CAMHS setting) and are looking for a new opportunity?
* Have experience working with adults in mental health settings and would like the opportunity to transfer these skills to working with this rewarding age group?
* Or are you newly qualified or about to qualify as a registered practitioner and are interested in developing your skills working with children, young people and their families?
Main duties of the job
We are a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to develop skills assessing children, young people and families and ensuring they receive evidence-based and effective interventions in a timely manner.
* The post holder will work under the supervision of an appropriately experienced and qualified CAMHS Registered Practitioner on the following:
* Providing a range of CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18 yrs) with emotional and mental health difficulties whilst using a think family approach to support family and carers.
* Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload including meeting all clinical and operational requirements expected of a CAMHS Care Coordinator in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
* Provide CAMHS clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine clinical work.
* To work through the Core Competency framework under supervision and attend the preceptorship programme if newly qualified.
* Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team-based) job plan.
* Work flexibly to provide CAMHS interventions within a range of clinical and community settings dependent on client and service need.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
* 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
* 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
* 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme, we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT.
* Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/organisation: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Evidence of formal post registration learning.
* Training/placement within a relevant CAMHS field or skill.
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
* Demonstrable experience of providing clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings.
* Experience of clinical case management/care coordination (including clinical risk assessment & management) within a mental health or learning disability setting.
* Experience of providing personalised care planning to meet mental health or learning disabilities needs.
* Experience of multi-agency collaborative working and joint care planning.
* Experience of delivering evidence-based/best practice therapeutic interventions relevant to CAMHS.
* Experience of undertaking Self Harm assessments in children and young people.
* Experience of identifying/escalating safeguarding concerns regarding children and young people.
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
* Demonstrate profession based clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions, including awareness of current best practices.
* Awareness of childhood developmental theories/stages.
* Awareness of issues related to mental capacity, consent and confidentiality when working with children and young people.
* Basic knowledge of legislation, safeguarding issues and national policies/guidance in relation to mental health issues & learning disability.
* Awareness of complex mental health/learning disability issues and therapeutic approaches within adult and/or child mental health/learning disability settings.
* Knowledge of using routine outcome measurements within daily clinical practice.
* Knowledge of key principles and best practice regarding transition of care between services/agencies.
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
* Commitment to develop/extend CAMHS related clinical skills as required through reflective practice, CPD opportunities and other initiatives.
* Demonstrate ability to adapt and integrate into different working environments and services as required for a rotational post.
* Good standard of verbal and non-verbal communication skills including empathic and self-awareness skills.
* With supervision, ability to work flexibly and independently to deliver high quality, safe, effective clinical services.
* Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Positive Behavioural Management (PBM)/Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance).
* Motivation to contribute to driving service developments/new ways of working as requested.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
* This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.
* Ability to work flexible hours/out of hours as requested by CAMHS Management.
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.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata)
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