Job summary CAMHS Outreach is a countywide service offering intensive home treatment provision for children and young people aged under 18 experiencing an acute mental health crisis. Our service focuses on admission avoidance, home treatment and supporting safe discharge from a Tier 4 in-patient Unit.We have a fantastic success rate of supporting children and young people in their recovery at home to ensure they receive the treatment they need and have received additional funding for service expansion. As a Band 6 in the service the role includes triaging, carrying out clinical assessments, developing risk management plans, formulation and offering brief evidence-based mental health interventions for children and young people in the community. The post holder will work closely with parents/carers alongside the existing network of professionals such as schools, Children Social Care and Core CAMHS for a joint understanding and management of risk to ensure the child or young person's safety. Main duties of the job We are seeking the following: The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate specialist clinical skills and expertise in the following areas: Conducting mental health and risk assessments to formulate risk management plans with specialist tailored interventions to reduce escalation in the young person's mental health presentation. Work collaboratively with the young person and parents/carers to develop a formulation Facilitate a range of brief evidence-based mental health interventions for children and young people in the community. Managing a clinical case load Supervision of junior members of the team Are committed and passionate about ensuring the Voice of the Child is central within care planning and clinical risk management. About us We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that: 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority; 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work. Date posted 04 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 327-25-096 Job locations Acorn House, CAMHS Horton Road. Gloucester GL1 3PX Job description Job responsibilities Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities. Undertake clinical responsibility and be able to work independently in managing a clinical caseload. This will include meeting all clinical and operational requirements expected of a CAMHS Care Coordinator in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as well as current evidence based or best practice. This will include collaboratively working and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required. Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine clinical work ensuring that all aspects of clinical caseload work adheres to current Trust safeguarding as well as risk assessment and management best practice procedures. This will include undertaking specialist Self Harm risk assessments of children and young people. Provide formal clinical supervision to junior staff (as requested), including facilitating the development and consolidation of CAMHS core skills and competencies. Offer regular student/trainee placements as requested, including meeting all teaching, assessing and preceptorship needs. Ensure regular attendance at service wide and other CAMHS CPD/core competency training events. Provide CAMHS clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements. As agreed within personal job plan, to provide profession based interventions within specific CAMHS care pathways or clinics. Provide specialist clinical reasoning as well as CAMHS specific consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of childrens services within Gloucestershire on a routine basis. Work flexibly to provide CAMHS interventions within a range of clinical and community settings dependent on client and service need. Situations may demand an unpredictable work pattern and difficult situations as well as the need to balance a range of complex and high risk clinical needs and presentations. Ensure local lone working arrangements are considered and adhered to when delivering interventions within a community setting. Demonstrate commitment to the CAMHS Children and Young Peoples Charter by ensuring routine clinical work reflects proactive involvement and collaborative working with children, young people and their parents/carers. Demonstrate commitment to ensuring the voice of the child is central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people. Demonstrate commitment to working effectively with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services. Contribute to service wide clinical rotas as requested (i.e referral management, responding to same day urgent referrals, CAMHS Practitioner Advice Line). Provide high quality written clinical/professional reports and other means of effective communication as part of routine clinical responsibilities. Implement routine outcome measures (i.e. ROMS/HEF) as part of CAMHS Care Coordinator responsibilities. Be accountable for maintaining own professional actions guided by the profession specific standards and Code of Conduct. This includes carrying out continuous professional development (CPD) activity to maintain knowledge of legislation, national, local policies and issues in relation to both specific client group and wider clinical practice. This includes maintaining a professional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) log to meet professional expectations and requirements. Contribute to delivery of the current CAMHS Service Plan as well as considering new/innovative ways of delivering clinical care to the CAMHS population Contribute to providing out of hours CAMHS services if requested by CAMHS Management Change work base as requested by the CAMHS Service Director Job description Job responsibilities Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities. Undertake clinical responsibility and be able to work independently in managing a clinical caseload. This will include meeting all clinical and operational requirements expected of a CAMHS Care Coordinator in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) as well as current evidence based or best practice. This will include collaboratively working and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required. Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of routine clinical work ensuring that all aspects of clinical caseload work adheres to current Trust safeguarding as well as risk assessment and management best practice procedures. This will include undertaking specialist Self Harm risk assessments of children and young people. Provide formal clinical supervision to junior staff (as requested), including facilitating the development and consolidation of CAMHS core skills and competencies. Offer regular student/trainee placements as requested, including meeting all teaching, assessing and preceptorship needs. Ensure regular attendance at service wide and other CAMHS CPD/core competency training events. Provide CAMHS clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements. As agreed within personal job plan, to provide profession based interventions within specific CAMHS care pathways or clinics. Provide specialist clinical reasoning as well as CAMHS specific consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of childrens services within Gloucestershire on a routine basis. Work flexibly to provide CAMHS interventions within a range of clinical and community settings dependent on client and service need. Situations may demand an unpredictable work pattern and difficult situations as well as the need to balance a range of complex and high risk clinical needs and presentations. Ensure local lone working arrangements are considered and adhered to when delivering interventions within a community setting. Demonstrate commitment to the CAMHS Children and Young Peoples Charter by ensuring routine clinical work reflects proactive involvement and collaborative working with children, young people and their parents/carers. Demonstrate commitment to ensuring the voice of the child is central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people. Demonstrate commitment to working effectively with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services. Contribute to service wide clinical rotas as requested (i.e referral management, responding to same day urgent referrals, CAMHS Practitioner Advice Line). Provide high quality written clinical/professional reports and other means of effective communication as part of routine clinical responsibilities. Implement routine outcome measures (i.e. ROMS/HEF) as part of CAMHS Care Coordinator responsibilities. Be accountable for maintaining own professional actions guided by the profession specific standards and Code of Conduct. This includes carrying out continuous professional development (CPD) activity to maintain knowledge of legislation, national, local policies and issues in relation to both specific client group and wider clinical practice. This includes maintaining a professional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) log to meet professional expectations and requirements. Contribute to delivery of the current CAMHS Service Plan as well as considering new/innovative ways of delivering clinical care to the CAMHS population Contribute to providing out of hours CAMHS services if requested by CAMHS Management Change work base as requested by the CAMHS Service Director Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional Health qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT,MHSW Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation: NMC, HCPC, Evidence of formal post registration learning Desirable Post graduate training within a relevant CAMHS field or skill Clinical supervisor qualification/training/ accreditation LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE Essential Significant clinical experience of delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings. Significant clinical experience of specialist care planning & case management/care coordination (including complex clinical risk assessment & management) within a mental health Experience of identifying and managing complex safeguarding concerns, including using formal processes to escalate safeguarding issues Significant experience of CAMHS related multiagency collaborative working and joint care planning, Desirable Experience of providing clinical supervision PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential Expertise in undertaking complex risk assessment and developing effective risk management plans. This includes working knowledge of positive clinical risk management approaches Comprehensive knowledge and experience of working with complex mental health/learning disability issues and applying clinical appropriate assessment and interventions within a personalised care planning approach Comprehensive knowledge of current safeguarding processes and practice, including CSE, Prevent and FGM Sound knowledge base of issues related to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES Essential Ability to work independently and flexibly to delivery high quality, safe and effective clinical services Excellent standard of communication skills including written documentation and verbal and non-verbal communication skills Ability to manage own workload, including prioritising key tasks and setting clear targets for intervention Commitment to actively contribute to CAMHS continuous improvement cycles and implementing learning as required OTHER REQUIREMENTS Essential Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Ability to work flexible hours/out of hours as requested by CAMHS Management Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional Health qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT,MHSW Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation: NMC, HCPC, Evidence of formal post registration learning Desirable Post graduate training within a relevant CAMHS field or skill Clinical supervisor qualification/training/ accreditation LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE Essential Significant clinical experience of delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings. Significant clinical experience of specialist care planning & case management/care coordination (including complex clinical risk assessment & management) within a mental health Experience of identifying and managing complex safeguarding concerns, including using formal processes to escalate safeguarding issues Significant experience of CAMHS related multiagency collaborative working and joint care planning, Desirable Experience of providing clinical supervision PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE Essential Expertise in undertaking complex risk assessment and developing effective risk management plans. This includes working knowledge of positive clinical risk management approaches Comprehensive knowledge and experience of working with complex mental health/learning disability issues and applying clinical appropriate assessment and interventions within a personalised care planning approach Comprehensive knowledge of current safeguarding processes and practice, including CSE, Prevent and FGM Sound knowledge base of issues related to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES Essential Ability to work independently and flexibly to delivery high quality, safe and effective clinical services Excellent standard of communication skills including written documentation and verbal and non-verbal communication skills Ability to manage own workload, including prioritising key tasks and setting clear targets for intervention Commitment to actively contribute to CAMHS continuous improvement cycles and implementing learning as required OTHER REQUIREMENTS Essential Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Acorn House, CAMHS Horton Road. Gloucester GL1 3PX Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)