Job Summary
Do you want to be part of an award-winning, innovative, forward-thinking young people's crisis service?
Are you a dedicated and passionate clinician who wants to be part of defining the future of crisis intervention for young people in Hertfordshire?
Following additional investment into the service, we are now developing a 24/7 crisis support which includes community and hospital-based assessments, therapeutic intervention packages, telephone crisis line, parent/carer support, psycho-education, and prevention.
We are looking for experienced CAMHS clinicians (Social Workers, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, etc.) to join our service as a Senior Practitioner in the team.
This is a patient-facing team; however, we value the importance of work-life balance and will consider flexible working hours to suit family life.
Main Duties of the Job
With support from Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, you will provide one-to-one working and assessment, case discussion, and support to CCATT clinicians who undertake urgent assessments and follow-up appointments of children and young people and their families in crisis. You will ensure that a thorough assessment and risk formulation has been completed and that a robust safety and support plan has been created before allowing the young person to be discharged from the acute setting.
This role has recently been expanded across the team and will enable individuals' strengths to thrive across an array of areas:
* Duty working
* Shift leading
* Supervising and supporting more junior clinicians in the team
* Autonomous working, including out of hours and/or in hours opportunities
* Leading high-risk and/or complex assessments and interventions of young people referred to the service
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job Responsibilities
The C-CATT team is an award-winning (2022 Team of the Year for HPFT) multi-disciplinary team that values this variety and wealth of experience and approach. The whole team works closely together to support young people's mental health outcomes across Hertfordshire.
The role will involve undertaking Duty shifts and leading the community shift, ensuring the team is safe and supported. Training others will be part of the role, as well as forming close working relationships with partner agencies.
We are looking for someone who takes a positive risk management approach and who can work as part of a united and supportive multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in or transferable skills for crisis working, CAMHS, brief therapeutic techniques, and interventions such as CBT, Solution Focused, DBT, and mindfulness techniques will be essential.
Minimum Requirements
* Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: Registered RNMH/RNLD/RMN, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology or its equivalent prior to 1996, as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a counselling psychologist), Systemic or Family Therapist (Masters/Doctoral level qualification with post-graduate qualification in an appropriate mental health/social welfare profession), Social Worker or recognized earlier equivalent qualification to practice such as CQSW, Dip S.W.
* Specialist knowledge or training in CBT, DBT, or Solution Focused Techniques
* Evidence of CPD
Experience and Knowledge
* Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years of experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
* Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health, and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
* Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision
* Ability to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
* Awareness of current NHS initiatives and developments
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents
Desirable
* Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc.
* Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
Communication Skills Essential
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to communicate orally and in writing complex, highly technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
* Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members' contributions
* Positive problem-solving approach
* Effective time management
Analytical Skills Essential
* Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning
Employer Details
Employer Name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
15 Forest Lane
Kingsley Green
Radlett
WD7 9HQ
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