Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within commuting distance to Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway is within easy access.
Weston-super-Mare is a growing multi-cultural area with numerous amenities and has access to the beautiful coastline & also the Mendip Hills.
The area is ideal for those who like an active lifestyle but also who want to be within reach of Bristol and Taunton.
There are a number of outstanding Ofsted rated schools within the area.
North Somerset child and adolescent mental health team (CAMHS) currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme.
We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon.
The team also provides Eating Disorder & Learning Disability Services and so have the potential to offer development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team, working as part of the leadership team to provide assessment and treatments for children, adolescents & their families with complex mental health needs.
We particularly welcome applications from accredited CBT therapists or those who are coming up to accreditation.
Main duties of the job
* To carry out assessments and provide treatment for young people presenting with significant mental health difficulties in the community.
* To be highly skilled in clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people, including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour. To be able to develop and implement and review risk management and safety plans collaboratively.
* To be able to offer evidence-based interventions to children, young people, and families according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care.
* To hold and manage a caseload and use resources creatively to provide excellent intervention for children, young people, and families, uniquely tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of service users.
* To be able to work as an autonomous practitioner as well as with the wider team and partner agencies within the North Somerset Team and the wider systems within a collaborative care model approach.
* To work and provide leadership in the assessment and treatment within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties.
* To work with the team and the wider care system to deliver care which can positively impact on the welfare of the child.
About us
North Somerset CAMHS is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is continuing to grow due to new investment.
AWP CAMHS is a busy, forward-thinking and thriving CAMHS service with excellent ongoing CPD opportunities. The CAMHS service is committed to continuous improvement and providing therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and families, which are accessible, flexible, and responsive.
AWP is a forward-thinking and inclusive Mental Health Trust with a strong commitment to clinical supervision, professional development, and staff wellbeing. AWP CAMHS has developed a rolling programme of comprehensive in-house training incorporating the core CAMHS competencies framework that is open to all staff.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a specialist assessment, consultation, and evidence-based treatment service to children, their families, or their professional carers, referred to the CAMHS team.
To manage own caseload from referral to discharge, holding medium to high-risk cases, working autonomously the majority of the time using highly developed specialist expertise.
To always work within Trust/best practice safeguarding guidelines and policy.
To provide reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions, and consultation meetings.
To work to a job plan and participate in Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) in the delivery of Tier 3 CAMHS. This will include specialist assessments and evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents, and their families.
To work with children, young people, and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulation, care planning, and evaluation of the service they receive.
To ensure throughput of young people managing and creating regular appointment slots in work schedule.
To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team providing leadership in an agreed area.
To liaise closely with our partnership agencies of Education, Social Services, and the Voluntary Sector in order to facilitate proper coordination and development of services for children/young people with emotional, behavioural, and mental health problems.
To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure the best practice is shared.
To be prepared to travel to other sites and clinics, to schools, and to the child’s home.
To participate in suitable clinical and caseload supervision (as provided) and ensure that time is available to undertake this effectively.
To engage young people and their families with suitable strategies and approaches.
To use IT and technology to maintain effective communication and clinical record keeping.
To work within the guidelines of Clinical Governance and employing AWP Trust policies.
To keep up to date with statutory mandatory training.
Person Specification
Essential
* Professional qualification leading to registration with a professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, or other professional qualification with evidence of robust community CAMH experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention.
* 2 years post-qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent as above.
* Additionally, if not incorporated into the professional qualification, a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents, and their families to Masters Level or equivalent is required.
Desirable
* Evidence of post-qualification training and development.
* Experience of clinical supervision.
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Rowan
Uphill Road, Weston Hospital Site
Weston Super Mare
BS23 4TS
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