We are looking for a either a Clinician with a professional registration (i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist) or two years or more experience of working directly with children or adults with a learning disability to come and work within NELFT’s Essex wide SET CAMHS Learning Disabilities team.
The team provides mental health services to children and young people with severe to profound learning disabilities who may also have related complex developmental disorders often including an additional Autistic Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. The team is based in Chelmsford and offers a specialist community Mental Health service across Essex to children/ young people, their parents and professionals who support them in all environments. As a clinician you will be expected to be able to under supervision, support skilled assessments and provide interventions to this client group and the systems that support them and their families, around their mental health issues.
The service provides evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children/ young people with severe to profound learning disabilities and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties, taking into account the individual circumstances of each individual, child and their system.
Main Duties of the Job –
As a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP),
· The post holder will be responsible for delivering clinical interventions within SET CAMHS, receiving clinical supervision from a Mental Health Practitioners or a Senior Practitioner within SET CAMHS.
· To routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions, both in-line with the Ithrive Model within CAMHS.
· Promoting the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway
· To undertake initial school based and community-based assessments and to deliver a range of early interventions to children young people and their families with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties
· Providing a direct service to children and young people and their families, in an accessible and less stigmatizing environment, based on the best available research evidence, within clinical governance.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Clinical Skills
· To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols
· To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients, via NICE compliant pathways.
· To be able to assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes brief and longer term interventions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes and activity.
· To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
· To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.
· To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review.
Leadership
· To be part of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust
· To actively promote integrated health professional working internally and externally
· To facilitate the development of a positive and ‘supportive’ team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
· To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda
Administration
· To promote agile working
· To ensure accurate recording of actions, and updating patient’s records, maintaining
· confidentiality at all times.
· To take part, and assist, in the planning and administration relating to day to day running of the caseload.
· To collect Routine Outcome data routinely
Communication
· To develop a broad range of relationships with both internal and external colleagues and partner agencies
· To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing patient care and be able to communicate complex patient related information.
· To be able to effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers and
· clinical leads within the Trust.
Training
· To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
· To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.
· To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.
Specific tasks directly related to the post
· Supporting Mental Health Practitioners, and Senior Practitioners in providing consultations to internal and external clinicians/ professionals. Please see full Job description for further information.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
This advert closes on Monday 20 Jan 2025