Job summary Full and part time hours available My name is Lindsey Hoather, I am the service Manager for Secure CAMHS. I am seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our secure CAMH team at Aldine House Secure Children's home. There will be an opportunity to build therapeutic relationships with young people, in order to assess risk and mental health needs. Liaison, communication and consultation with other professional groups and partner agencies within the home will be necessary to ensure that robust and holistic care plans are established around young people. There will be opportunities to develop and run therapeutic groups and chances to offer 1:1 interventions, depending on the identified needs of young people. You will be working within an experienced multi disciplinary team and under a supportive operational and clinical leadership team. Secure CAMHS operates Monday- Friday-8am-5pm (9-hour period). Weekend crisis service will be part of this role provided by clinicians within the secure estate (this could be telephone, video or face to face as clinically indicated). At the time of advertising, this role is eligible for sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa. However, sponsorship can only be offered if the prorated salary meets the minimum salary threshold of £23,200 set by UK Visa and Immigration. Main duties of the job Aldine house is a 10-bedded secure childrens home, home to young people aged 10-18, remanded or sentenced by the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare. This role is a unique opportunity to drive change across a setting that provides care for the most disenfranchised young people in the UK. The role requires a values-led practitioner, who is truly curious and motivated to work across systemic barriers through inter-agency working. Part of your role will be to offer screening assessments for young people who are newly arrived at the home, and you will attend meetings held by the home, for example to review young peoples risk to self or others. You will provide person-centred assessment of their mental health needs and risk, in addition to screening for neurodevelopmental needs. You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team within which you can seek support to establish a plan of care and intervention for young people. All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients. About us We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible. Date posted 17 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number C9378-F0637 Job locations Aldine House 75 Limb Lane, Dore Sheffield S17 3ES Job description Job responsibilities JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will: Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs; Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals; Work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota. Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. To provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. KEY RESULT AREAS: 1 To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system. 2 To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need. This will include working with the CAPA model. 3 To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work. 4 To be committed to a quality approach for patient care. 5 The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues. 6 To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need. 7 To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework. 8 To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families. 9 To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision. 10 To work as part of the CAMHS on call rota when required and to work in a flexible manner (24/7). 11 To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners. 12 To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups. 13 To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially 14 To participate in an agreed clinical audit programme for the service, and ensure lessons learnt from both audit and clinical incidents are reported. 15 To comply with both clinical and corporate governance frameworks. 16 To support the engagement of service stakeholders and users in the development and monitoring of service delivery and identify opportunities for service improvement and redesign. 17 To actively promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning/delivery whilst respecting the rights, capabilities and wishes of the individuals concerned. 18 To work in an innovative and child, young person and family centred way, in a culture of continuous improvement and learning. 19 Apply Trust policies and procedures in instances of aggression, acute distress and disturbed mental health presentations. 20 To maintain relevant professional registration 21 To identify and communicate any concerns through the relevant management processes. 22 To demonstrate continued practice development and engage in annual appraisal. VDU USER To record own data and to access email and internet Trust Values: The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding: Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training. Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy; recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity; ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining; comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision); demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement; abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards. adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds; being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact; Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly; In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care. This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments. For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form. Job description Job responsibilities JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will: Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs; Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals; Work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota. Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. To provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. KEY RESULT AREAS: 1 To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system. 2 To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need. This will include working with the CAPA model. 3 To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work. 4 To be committed to a quality approach for patient care. 5 The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues. 6 To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need. 7 To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework. 8 To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families. 9 To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision. 10 To work as part of the CAMHS on call rota when required and to work in a flexible manner (24/7). 11 To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners. 12 To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups. 13 To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially 14 To participate in an agreed clinical audit programme for the service, and ensure lessons learnt from both audit and clinical incidents are reported. 15 To comply with both clinical and corporate governance frameworks. 16 To support the engagement of service stakeholders and users in the development and monitoring of service delivery and identify opportunities for service improvement and redesign. 17 To actively promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning/delivery whilst respecting the rights, capabilities and wishes of the individuals concerned. 18 To work in an innovative and child, young person and family centred way, in a culture of continuous improvement and learning. 19 Apply Trust policies and procedures in instances of aggression, acute distress and disturbed mental health presentations. 20 To maintain relevant professional registration 21 To identify and communicate any concerns through the relevant management processes. 22 To demonstrate continued practice development and engage in annual appraisal. VDU USER To record own data and to access email and internet Trust Values: The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding: Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training. Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy; recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity; ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining; comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision); demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement; abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards. adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds; being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact; Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly; In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care. This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments. For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant professional qualification, e.g. Mental health or Learning disability nursing. Membership of professional body. Desirable Post Registration qualification e.g. degree. Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling). A teaching and assessing qualification. Experience Essential Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting. Multidisciplinary team working. Inter-agency liaison and consultation. Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff. Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc. Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health. Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice. Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations. Experience of safeguarding children and young people. Desirable Experience of community settings. Experience of working in different cultural contexts. Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity. Special Knowledge/Skills Essential Good verbal and communication skills. Ability to manage own caseload. Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills. Customer service orientation. Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments. IT skills. Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices. Training Desirable Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS. Experience of delivering training to others. Personal Attributes Essential Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Commitment to multi-agency approach. Ability to work and make decisions under pressure. Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive. Clarity of decision making. Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities. Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services. Ability to cope calmly in a crisis. To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members. A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability). Have training or undertake training to participate in the CAMH Service 24/7 on call rota. Physical Attributes Essential Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy). Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant professional qualification, e.g. Mental health or Learning disability nursing. Membership of professional body. Desirable Post Registration qualification e.g. degree. Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling). A teaching and assessing qualification. Experience Essential Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting. Multidisciplinary team working. Inter-agency liaison and consultation. Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff. Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc. Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health. Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice. Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations. Experience of safeguarding children and young people. Desirable Experience of community settings. Experience of working in different cultural contexts. Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity. Special Knowledge/Skills Essential Good verbal and communication skills. Ability to manage own caseload. Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills. Customer service orientation. Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments. IT skills. Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices. Training Desirable Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS. Experience of delivering training to others. Personal Attributes Essential Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Commitment to multi-agency approach. Ability to work and make decisions under pressure. Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive. Clarity of decision making. Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities. Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services. Ability to cope calmly in a crisis. To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members. A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability). Have training or undertake training to participate in the CAMH Service 24/7 on call rota. Physical Attributes Essential Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy). 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. 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. 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 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Address Aldine House 75 Limb Lane, Dore Sheffield S17 3ES Employer's website https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)