We have an exciting opportunity for you at Bedfordshire CAMHS within our Dunstable Mental Health Support Team (MHST). The service is a part of our wider CAMHS Access Services (CAS) delivering care through the most accessible points in the community.
Integrated with other partner agencies across Central Bedfordshire Borough and South Bedfordshire CAMHS, you will support schools in the Dunstable area by providing;
- Direct interventions to children, young people and their families, through 1:1, group and whole classroom interventions.
- Support to the designated senior mental health lead in education settings to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
- Timely advice to school, college and community staff, and liaise with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
Bedfordshire has a diverse and vibrant community, which will require candidates to show an awareness of, and interest in, supporting these communities, and to deliver evidence based and innovative care to suit the needs of the local communities.
You will provide consultations, triage, mental health assessments, effective brief therapeutic support, including evidence-based low intensity/high intensity early interventions, group work and workshops to prevent moderate to severe mental health problems developing, using the iThrive model.
You will deliver this to children and young people, working across Dunstable and will be required to be flexible, and be able to travel across Bedfordshire.
The post is embedded in the community, and you will have an attached base in CAMHS, and be an integrated part of the CAMHS Access Services multi-disciplinary services and the wider CAMH Specialist Service.
You will need a relevant professional qualification, with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. You will need experience in working with children and families, preferably in a school or community setting. You will need to be able to operate confidently in an environment where IT is the main method of record keeping, communication and program management.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
· Family Friendly Policies & Flexible Working
· Childcare Voucher Scheme
· Subsidised Holiday Play-schemes
· Maternity and Paternity & Welcome Back Packs
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Car Lease Scheme
· Home Technology Scheme
· London Capital Credit Union
· Wellbeing Activities
· Employee & Team of the Month Awards
· Reward for Exceptional Leave
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Chioma Dafipaku (Operational Lead – Dunstable MHST )
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Feb 2025