CAMHS Home Treatment Practitioner - Developmental Opportunity Available
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
If you want to make a positive change to the lives of those we work with and the services we deliver, and you are looking to be part of an innovative and inspirational team, if you share our passion and drive you could be just the person we are looking for.
As the Home Treatment Team is a county-wide team, the ability to drive is essential. The main office base is in the village of Fulbourn. The post holder would be expected to be flexible, with working in the office, across the county, and sometimes from home. This would be agreed through ongoing discussion with the Team Manager.
This post is available as a B6 to experienced practitioners or a B5 development post to someone newly qualified or completing their training.
For B5, you will gain experience of working within the Home Treatment Team. Once the identified competencies have been met, ideally at the 6-month point, you will be able to progress to a Band 6. However, if you and your mentor feel a longer period is required, that can be agreed.
Main Duties of the Job
Whilst in this post, you will be supported and guided to provide high-quality person-centred care. You will be supporting young people and their families/caregivers at a point of crisis when they may be new to CAMHS services or already being supported by CAMHS services but requiring a more detailed level of support and scaffolding. The work will include assessments, risk management, and therapeutic interventions appropriate to the young person and their needs.
You will be working within the Multi-Disciplinary Home Treatment Team and alongside our community team colleagues and ward-based colleagues.
For the B5 development role, you will manage a caseload under the supervision of a Band 6 or above Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner until you are able to progress to a Band 6. Once a Band 6, you will manage your own caseload, but as with everyone in the Home Treatment Team, you will be supported by the team with your caseload.
The ideal candidate will have a strong teamwork ethic but also be able to work autonomously. This post is open to professionals, including newly qualified practitioners who meet the essential criteria. As it is a developmental role, there will be opportunities to learn, develop, and build upon your existing knowledge and experience base.
About Us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also within the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-caliber candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
* Assessment and care planning to meet all health and well-being needs.
* Protection of health and well-being needs.
* Enablement to address health and well-being needs.
* Provision of care to meet health and well-being needs.
* Assessment, treatment, intervention, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
This will include:
* Communication of information relating to comprehensive nursing assessment and assessment outcomes to the multidisciplinary team, referring to other disciplines/agencies as necessary.
* Respecting the individual's dignity, wishes, and beliefs and involving them in the assessment process and decisions on appropriate care and treatment.
* Identifying and communicating risks to the individual where possible, and how they might be managed.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
* Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)
* Relevant professional registration
* Evidence of continued training and professional development
* Evidence of training appropriate to adult mental health care
Experience
* Completion of nurse training program
* Willingness to undertake Preceptorship program (for newly qualified RMN)
* Experience of managing workload and ability to prioritize
* Experience of working with adult service users, their families, and carers
* Lived experience of mental health
Skills & Abilities
* High standard of written and verbal communication.
* Skills in working with others within a multi-disciplinary team under supervision
* Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
* Advanced keyboard and computer skills
* Able to contain and work with high levels of distress from clients
* Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional, and academic settings
* Demonstrate a knowledge of the issues facing service users including social, financial, and health issues
* Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of effective clinical practice
Physical Requirements
* Physically be able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required
Other
* Ability to undertake travel independently to different locations in an efficient and timely manner
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.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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