Job summary
The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS Service and will be based within the YJS. This post will be focused on early intervention and ensuring that groups of vulnerable children and young people have access to mental health advice and support. The post holder is responsible for providing mental health assessments and brief psychotherapeutic interventions and assisting in navigating local mental health systems for children and young people who are involved with the YJS. The role will also involve providing advice, training and consultation to other members of YJS, parent(s) / carer(s) and other agencies. The post will provide a close link between CAMHS and YJS.
Main duties of the job
* To ensure high quality mental health assessment of children and young people referred to YJS where indicated.
* To identify the need for assessment through liaison with the Police, Courts, Probation, YJS, CAMHS and other appropriate agencies for young offenders who may also be experiencing mental health issues.
* To provide access to a range of quality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with individual assessed need. This will include the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
* To provide consultation to the YJS Practitioners.
* To provide clinical and managerial supervision to the wider CAMHS team.
* Work as a co-therapist where appropriate with other members of the MDT.
* To be responsible for and manage a defined complex caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload.
* To contribute to the development of the Tameside CAMHS Youth Justice Care Pathway.
About us
Tameside CAMHS Youth Justice care pathway is commissioned to provide a targeted service for children and young people who are open to the service. It is a consultation assessment and treatment care pathway for children and young people as identified as having mental or emotional health difficulties. The pathway has been developed and informed by principles of Greater Manchester Thrive Framework for system change. This framework is used to set out a collaborative and needs led provision of services for children and young people and their mental health.
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
311-HYM670-25
Job locations
Springleigh Clinic, Waterloo road, Stalybridge, SK15 2AU
Job description Job responsibilities
* To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child / young person and others in line with Pennine Care and CAMHS and YJS procedures and protocols.
* Undertake liaison and joint work with other agencies.
* To give advice and support to the manager of the Youth Offending Service in terms of the development of services to meet the mental health needs of young offenders.
* To provide consultation and training on a wide range of children / young peoples emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GPs, Early Help and Primary Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Social Care and Education Services.
* To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by the use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving for children, young people and families to engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
* To be based across the Youth Justice Service and Tameside CAMHS sites and be available to Youth Justice Colleagues for consultation and advice.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
* Professional qualifications relevant to work in child and adolescent mental health e.g. nursing, social work clinical psychology to masters level or equivalent experience.
* Specialist post qualification training in psychological therapy with children and families to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma level.
* Accreditation with the appropriate accrediting bodies governing the specific modality.
Desirable
* Additional post graduate qualifications relevant to child mental health, Additional accredited training.
Experience Essential
* Experience of working with children, young people who have been involved with the youth justice system.
* Experience of working with children, young people and their families presenting with mental health concerns / problems.
* Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) setting.
* Managing a caseload.
* Experience of providing evidence-based psychological therapy to children and young people and their families.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to team members.
* Experience of using ROM.
* Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups.
* Experience in developing formulations.
* Significant experience working in a multi-agency context.
Desirable
* Working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Knowledge Essential
* Theoretical approach and understanding child and young people's mental health and development.
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and government policy relating to children and young people's mental health.
* Child protection knowledge and practice.
* Specific theoretical knowledge related to therapeutic specialty.
* Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit research and service evaluation.
* Understanding of current multi-agency landscape including public sector reform.
Skills and Abilities Essential
* Ability to work in partnership with child, young peoples, parent's / carers, colleagues and other agencies.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing complex and sensitive information to children, young people and families/carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT
Address: Springleigh Clinic, Waterloo road, Stalybridge, SK15 2AU
Employer's website: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk
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