Job summary
Employer heading
CAMHS Clinician
Band 6
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
Do you have an interest and passion for understanding and working with children who require assessment/treatment for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? Do you want to work alongside a well-established and compassionate team in helping to assess and support these families? Then we have the right role for you. Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to work within our ADHD Team.
The team is in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training as appropriate to role but are keen to recruit an individual who has experience in this area and can bring that experience to the team.
Please note this post require candidates to have a professional registration as a Child Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will become an integral part of the ADHD multi-disciplinary team, which will include observations, specialist assessments, report writing, involvement in QB testing in order to deliver a clinically compliant assessment pathway for those children and young people up to the age of 18 years.
If you enjoy working within an experienced and inclusive team who are passionate about supporting with children and young people and their families/carers, and enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will need to be confident in your own clinical decision-making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.
The team is in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training as appropriate to role but are keen to recruit an individual who has experience in this area and can bring that experience to the team.
Working for our organisation
The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities
We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to discuss more.
Gary Waterson, Acting CAMHS Team Manager
01723 346000
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. an experience CAMHS clinician who is able to manage their own caseload, with an emphasis on doing brief therapy as well as longer term specialist interventions.
Applicants must have a minimum of 18 months post qualifying experience working with people with mental ill health, Autism or Learning Disability in a care environment, including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
- Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- CAMHS Degree
- Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
- Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Providing clinical supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
- Research and development methodology.
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanie Barber Bee
- Job title
- Acting CAMHS Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01723 346000
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