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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will also be considered)
Job ref
186-928-24-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Community CAMHS West
Town
Mansfield
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Band 6

Job overview

This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust.  This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period.  This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust.  This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative, dynamic and growing multi-disciplinary Community CAMHS in West Nottinghamshire. The children & young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties ranging from mild to severe. 

You would be joining an established, supportive and hardworking team who are passionate about improving the outcomes for the children, young people and their families/carers. As a Community CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team offering consultation, assessment and evidence-based interventions to children and young people we serve. 

You must be a Registered Nurse, Dip SW or equivalent social work qualification (CSS, CQSW, degree in social work), Allied Health Professional registered with the HCPC and accredited by a HCPC recognised body e.g. UKCP/BACP.

 

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the Community CAMHS  Mental Health Practitioner include:

  • Providing mental health assessments and formulations
  • Building therapeutic relationships with children and young people and delivering evidence based interventions (including group treatment)
  • Care co-ordinating an agreed caseload
  • Liaising with and offering consultation to other agencies
  • Participating in the enquiries rota
  • Contributing to all aspects of positive team functioning
  • Contributing to ongoing service innovations and development

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Community CAMHS teams are welcoming, friendly and dedicated to  supporting the children & young people accessing our services. The teams are busy, supportive and encouraging of new and creative ways to innovate and improve the service we deliver. 

To contribute to the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) and CAMHS enquiries rota by receiving and reviewing new referrals where required, identifying and managing risk, liaising with other 
professionals and providing timely responses
Observe and adhere to the Community CAMHS Service 
Specification, vision, aims and objectives
Offer clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention 
whilst observing current best practice, legislation and 
guidance
Working within the Choice And Partnership Approach 
(CAPA) and Children and Young People’s Improved 
Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) 
frameworks and principles
Aim to be innovative and creative in the delivery of 
therapeutic intervention/care bundle, and offer psycho education to children, young people and families 
Manage a caseload whilst considering and adhering to 
safeguarding policy and procedure and national and local 
legislation
Offer support and supervision to junior colleagues
Plan and successfully manage smooth transitions where 
they are clinically indicated
Seek support from the Clinical and Operational Leads 
where needed, as well as accessing regular clinical and 
managerial supervision as per trust policy and professional 
registration requirements
Support peers and colleagues and promote a team working environment
Ensure suitable risk management and care plans are 
formulated for all clinical cases
Maintain contemporaneous records in alignment with Trust 
policy
Work in partnership with other teams within the 
Nottinghamshire and bordering CAMHS Services 
To offer consultation through a range of initiatives to 
professionals with an aim of enhancing workforce skills, 
knowledge and capacity in recognising emotional/mental
health and well-being needs and undertaking interventions 
with children and families to achieve positive outcomes
To participate in the delivery of a range of training 
programmes to multi agency staff in conjunction with the 
CAMHS Training Lead
Support colleagues and stakeholders in tackling stigma 
relating to mental health
Be willing to undertake training relating to the CYP IAPT 
agenda and other areas of development as outlined.

A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. RMN/RN/HV/OT/Clinical Psychology/Social Worker at degree level or higher teaching qualification
  • Registration with relevant professional body
Desirable criteria
  • Educated to degree level
  • Qualification in therapeutic approach/modality (e.g. CBT, DBT, systemic family therapy, solution focused, play therapy etc)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of providing mental health assessment and intervention to service users presenting with a wide range of different
  • Proven ability to engage and develop therapeutic relationships with service users
  • Experience in the meaningful use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) in clinical practice
  • Proven ability to recognize and respond to identified safeguarding concerns
  • Ability to manage a defined caseload and organise diary schedule
  • Significant proven post registration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience providing clinical supervision and mentoring
  • Experience in delivering group interventions / treatments
  • Community experience
  • Experience engaging children and young people therapeutically
  • Experience in using ROMS with children and young people

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, documents and policies pertaining to children (e.g. Children's Act, Mental Health Act, CYP IAPT, Future in Mind, Hear by Right, Delivering With Delivering Well, NHS Long Term Plan etc)
  • Knowledge of different models of therapy and interventions
  • Knowledge of and commitment to anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practice and equal opportunities
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and application of behaviour programmes and support for parents of children with emotional health problems

Contractual

Essential criteria
  • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Kenny
Job title
Operational Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9560866
Additional information

Laura Van Staaden - Clinical Lead 

[email protected]

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