Job summary
37.5 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity for band 6 professional registered
clinicians to join an expanding team working within CAMHS Early Help Pathway
working with Children, Young people & families to work as a CAMHS Practitioner.
This role will be joining an already established team within the CAMHS
service. CAMHS Early Help pathway provide assessments
and limited targeted, short term interventions up to 8 sessions within the I-THRIVE
model with the focus being on early intervention within childrens mental
health. The post holder will work as an Early Help practitioner, offering assessments, advice & signposting to services.
The post holder is responsible for
supporting the emotional, psychological & social wellbeing of children & young people with a drive for early intervention. The post holder will actively
promote resilience, prevention & early intervention to children & young
people .
The post holder will contribute to the CAMHS advice
& support line.
This will be based on a hybrid model of working
with access to office/ clinical space as well as some home working.
This role will require at least 3 years post qualification experience of
working with children & young people within mental health or equivalent with
a professional registration.
"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
Main duties of the job
Work as a practitioner within the Early Help pathway to deliver consultation, advice & signposting to community services with children & young people with mental health difficulties.
Implementation of evidence based targeted interventions & groups evaluated using outcome measures. To ensure that they access timely assessments & interventions. Representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings having oversight of mental health element.
Participate in the delivery of community services. Maintain standards of care to highest level within available resources. To actively participate in line management with junior members of staff. To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS pathways. To develop and maintain relationships with all providers.
To maintain confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times. Communicate clearly with children & young people, their families and all other health professionals.
Actively participate in clinical governance & quality improvement initiatives. Ensure that children & young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need, how they can access specific interventions promoting person-centred care.
Please note that LW may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is
responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of
children and young people with a drive for early intervention, enabling
cultural change in the way first contact services can support children and
young people with mental health problems. In line with 2015 “Future in Mind”
strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience,
prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the
community. The
post holder will work as the named Early Help liaison practitioner within the
locality. The post holder will directly link with the Children’s Gateway to
screen potential referrals, and be a direct link to GPs, primary schools and
all other children’s services. The
post holder will offer consultation about identified young people to the referrer,
network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post
holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of further assessment,
targeted intervention or group that would meet the needs of the child or young
person. The
post holder will co-ordinate training to community professionals and schools to
meet the specific needs of each setting or school and co-facilitate training when
appropriate.
To work as the identified Early Help Liaison practitioner
to deliver early help consultation, advice and information sharing to community
services and schools working with children and young people who may present with emerging
mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of
evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with
the other clinicians. To co-ordinate and contribute to the early
help assessment clinics to ensure that children and young people access timely
assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions. Organisation and delivery of group based
needs let groups within the school and community setting. To support the
delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young people
with mental health issues. Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency
meetings such as EHAT, SEND, CIN meetings or child protection meetings to
co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan
around a child. To function as a member of the locality
facing CAMHS early help pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team. Ensure planned interventions are implemented
effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS) and minimum
data set.
Participate in the delivery of training
programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available
CAMHS training
Maintain standards of care to highest
level within available resources.
To actively participate in line
management with senior and junior members of staff. To liaise effectively with the other
CAMHS pathways across the city.To develop and maintain relationships
with providers statutory and non-statutory. To maintain confidentiality in respect
of the young people at all times. Communicate clearly with children and
young people, their families and all other health professional groups about
their health problems. Actively participate in clinical
governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of
care or clinical policy development.Ensure that children and young people
are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and
how they can access specific interventions.
This is to promote person-centred planning.
- Expert ability in receiving information, analysing and formulating
professional judgments.
- The post holder will provide assessment and other interventions in
the setting most appropriate to meet the children and young people’s
needs.
- Ability to match children and young people’s need with available
skills and resources.
- To the a lead role in the co-ordination of allocation of work with
the available skill mix utilising, prioritising, negotiation and
delegation skill for the identified schools in the locality.
- Liaise with other services to arrange appointments that both meet
the needs of child or young person and service demands.
- Confidence to travel in an urban environment
- Competent key board & IT skills
- Take a lead in early help
assessments. Formulate plans for appropriate interventions or to sign post
to relevant services.
- Making appropriate
agreed referrals for longer-term treatment and attending CAMHS core
multi-disciplinary meeting to discuss onward steps and to ensure on
correct pathway.
- Take a lead role in
clinical decision-making and collaborating with other team members in the
provision of children and young people’s care packages.
- Take a lead role in the
identification of risk and the formulation of risk management plans within
the community setting.
- Provide education to
children, young people and their families to enhance their knowledge of
mental health issues and management of this.
- Promote resilience and
prevention of mental health issues.
- Maintain high standards
of clinical care to children, young people and their families.
- To liaise and work with
other CAMHS pathways to ensure the needs of children and met by the right
team, on the right pathway at the right time.
Mental Effort:
- Accurate manual and electronic record keeping whilst coping with
constant interruptions and distraction in the work place for example:
telephone calls and questions from colleagues.
- Constantly deal with sensitive, intricate and complex clinical and
service decisions whilst frequently being required to change from one
activity to another at a third party request, i.e. Telephone or staff
interruption and be able to respond in a positive and constructive manner
to emergency situations.
- Managing to extract information from people with communication
difficulties due to acute distressing mental health problems, often in
noisy or busy environments.
Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with children
and young people with emerging mental health difficulties.
- People who self-harm.
- People who are
presenting in distress or with distressing thoughts and behaviours.
- People who are very
difficult to engage within a therapeutic relationship.
- Ability to cope with
stress generated from the constant changing priorities within the Team.
Ability to make clinical decisions to meet the
needs of children and young people in the school/community settingAs this is a
community post, it will involve working in a variety of different environments
and will require the post holder must have the ability to adapt to these
settings.
All employees
have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are
required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards their health and
wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local
safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all
employees. Livewell South-West has specific safeguarding policies and in
addition, employees also have a responsibility to practice and work within the
multi-agency policy developed by the Safeguarding Adults Board and the
Safeguarding Children Board. Staff are also required to participate in related
mandatory/statutory training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is
responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of
children and young people with a drive for early intervention, enabling
cultural change in the way first contact services can support children and
young people with mental health problems. In line with 2015 “Future in Mind”
strategic vision for CAMHS the post holder will actively promote resilience,
prevention and early intervention to children and young people in the
community. The
post holder will work as the named Early Help liaison practitioner within the
locality. The post holder will directly link with the Children’s Gateway to
screen potential referrals, and be a direct link to GPs, primary schools and
all other children’s services. The
post holder will offer consultation about identified young people to the referrer,
network or directly to the child, young person and their family. The post
holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of further assessment,
targeted intervention or group that would meet the needs of the child or young
person. The
post holder will co-ordinate training to community professionals and schools to
meet the specific needs of each setting or school and co-facilitate training when
appropriate.
To work as the identified Early Help Liaison practitioner
to deliver early help consultation, advice and information sharing to community
services and schools working with children and young people who may present with emerging
mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of
evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with
the other clinicians. To co-ordinate and contribute to the early
help assessment clinics to ensure that children and young people access timely
assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions. Organisation and delivery of group based
needs let groups within the school and community setting. To support the
delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young people
with mental health issues. Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency
meetings such as EHAT, SEND, CIN meetings or child protection meetings to
co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan
around a child. To function as a member of the locality
facing CAMHS early help pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the
implementation of decisions made by the team. Ensure planned interventions are implemented
effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS) and minimum
data set.
Participate in the delivery of training
programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available
CAMHS training
Maintain standards of care to highest
level within available resources.
To actively participate in line
management with senior and junior members of staff. To liaise effectively with the other
CAMHS pathways across the city.To develop and maintain relationships
with providers statutory and non-statutory. To maintain confidentiality in respect
of the young people at all times. Communicate clearly with children and
young people, their families and all other health professional groups about
their health problems. Actively participate in clinical
governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of
care or clinical policy development.Ensure that children and young people
are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and
how they can access specific interventions.
This is to promote person-centred planning.
- Expert ability in receiving information, analysing and formulating
professional judgments.
- The post holder will provide assessment and other interventions in
the setting most appropriate to meet the children and young people’s
needs.
- Ability to match children and young people’s need with available
skills and resources.
- To the a lead role in the co-ordination of allocation of work with
the available skill mix utilising, prioritising, negotiation and
delegation skill for the identified schools in the locality.
- Liaise with other services to arrange appointments that both meet
the needs of child or young person and service demands.
- Confidence to travel in an urban environment
- Competent key board & IT skills
- Take a lead in early help
assessments. Formulate plans for appropriate interventions or to sign post
to relevant services.
- Making appropriate
agreed referrals for longer-term treatment and attending CAMHS core
multi-disciplinary meeting to discuss onward steps and to ensure on
correct pathway.
- Take a lead role in
clinical decision-making and collaborating with other team members in the
provision of children and young people’s care packages.
- Take a lead role in the
identification of risk and the formulation of risk management plans within
the community setting.
- Provide education to
children, young people and their families to enhance their knowledge of
mental health issues and management of this.
- Promote resilience and
prevention of mental health issues.
- Maintain high standards
of clinical care to children, young people and their families.
- To liaise and work with
other CAMHS pathways to ensure the needs of children and met by the right
team, on the right pathway at the right time.
Mental Effort:
- Accurate manual and electronic record keeping whilst coping with
constant interruptions and distraction in the work place for example:
telephone calls and questions from colleagues.
- Constantly deal with sensitive, intricate and complex clinical and
service decisions whilst frequently being required to change from one
activity to another at a third party request, i.e. Telephone or staff
interruption and be able to respond in a positive and constructive manner
to emergency situations.
- Managing to extract information from people with communication
difficulties due to acute distressing mental health problems, often in
noisy or busy environments.
Emotional Effort:
- Ability to deal with children
and young people with emerging mental health difficulties.
- People who self-harm.
- People who are
presenting in distress or with distressing thoughts and behaviours.
- People who are very
difficult to engage within a therapeutic relationship.
- Ability to cope with
stress generated from the constant changing priorities within the Team.
Ability to make clinical decisions to meet the
needs of children and young people in the school/community settingAs this is a
community post, it will involve working in a variety of different environments
and will require the post holder must have the ability to adapt to these
settings.
All employees
have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are
required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards their health and
wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local
safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all
employees. Livewell South-West has specific safeguarding policies and in
addition, employees also have a responsibility to practice and work within the
multi-agency policy developed by the Safeguarding Adults Board and the
Safeguarding Children Board. Staff are also required to participate in related
mandatory/statutory training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core qualification in nursing, social worker, OT or psychology.
- At least 3 years experience post registration or experience as a band 6 working with children in mental health
- Professional registration relevant to qualification i.e. NMC
Desirable
- Relevant training courses
- Understanding & awareness of therapeutic principles to support with providing interventions within children's mental health
- Post graduate training qualification in working with children's mental health i.e. systemic practice, CBT, DBT
- Evidence of clinical supervisor & assessor training to support student nurses
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience working with children & young people who have mental health difficulties
- Experience and knowledge of mental health assessments including risk management.
- Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of managing own caseload and being an autonomous practitioner.
Desirable
- Experience of working within children's mental health.
- Experience of supporting students
- Line management of junior staff members
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
- Time management and meeting deadlines
- Experience in assessing mental health assessments including risk management
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Self-motivating
- Knowledge of legislation and policies relating to children's mental health
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Knowledge of I-THRIVE model
Desirable
- IT skills and be familiar with various programmes
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel across Plymouth
- Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and across Livewell if required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core qualification in nursing, social worker, OT or psychology.
- At least 3 years experience post registration or experience as a band 6 working with children in mental health
- Professional registration relevant to qualification i.e. NMC
Desirable
- Relevant training courses
- Understanding & awareness of therapeutic principles to support with providing interventions within children's mental health
- Post graduate training qualification in working with children's mental health i.e. systemic practice, CBT, DBT
- Evidence of clinical supervisor & assessor training to support student nurses
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience working with children & young people who have mental health difficulties
- Experience and knowledge of mental health assessments including risk management.
- Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of managing own caseload and being an autonomous practitioner.
Desirable
- Experience of working within children's mental health.
- Experience of supporting students
- Line management of junior staff members
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
- Time management and meeting deadlines
- Experience in assessing mental health assessments including risk management
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Self-motivating
- Knowledge of legislation and policies relating to children's mental health
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Knowledge of I-THRIVE model
Desirable
- IT skills and be familiar with various programmes
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel across Plymouth
- Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and across Livewell if required
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
