Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge?
The role of Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the Single Point of Access team is predominantly a clinical role in which the successful candidate will be responsible for offering further therapeutic assessment, as a senior clinician their case load of assessment will be of clients accessing the service with complex needs including enduring mental health difficulties. A key aspect to this role will be to support the consistent delivery of urgent appointments (within 72 hours) for new client referrals where there is clinical urgency. In addition to clinical work the post holder will be responsible for supporting staff development within the Solent CAMHS, this will be through multiple platforms including delivery/ facilitation of training, clinical supervision of others and clinical oversight of shadowing opportunities for students and trainees.
Solent CAMHs is a specialist mental health service that works alongside children aged 0-18 and their families to address their mental health needs and improve their day to day lives. We are based in the vibrant and dynamic city of Portsmouth which is situated on the South coast of England. The service serves a socially and economically diverse population. It benefits from strong working relationships across many agencies and regional areas. Solent CAMHS pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative approach with our partners and families to children's social, emotional and mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
*Assess patients/clients, plan develop/implement/evaluate treatment programmes in partnership with the network around the child.
*Work in partnership with clients and carers to enable them to make informed choices about care and treatment.
*Ensures use of knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate health needs as well as actively promote health and wellbeing.
*Evaluate clinical outcomes and report variance to clinical pathway, protocols, or best practice guidelines.
*Contributes to effective discharge planning and/or referral processes to health care providers and support agencies to meet identified health needs.
*Applies diagnostic reasoning and professional judgement to practice issues/decisions.
*Manage care of patients/clients on a day to day basis and when required manage care of all patients/clients in the absence of senior colleagues.
*Uses professional curiosity amongst colleagues to advance practice and patient/client care to ensure the provision of positive patient/client outcomes and person-centred care.
*Accurately document assessments of patients/clients' health status, diagnosis and response to interventions and treatments on the Trust Clinical Records System.
*Effectively manage the clinical care through the implementation of clearly defined policies and procedures
About us
Make a difference with us
If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.
To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access
To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work
To deliver the best value for money
Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.
We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.
We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*The successful candidate will be responsible for continued staff development within Portsmouth CAMHS. This will include organising and facilitating whole service target sessions, co-ordinating clinical supervision and clinical oversight of training and shadowing opportunities in the Portsmouth CAMHS service.
*To take an active role in the development of DBT pathways within Solent CAMHS, reporting to Solent CAMHS consultant practitioner. This will include co-ordination and facilitation of DBT skills intervention within the Single Point of Access team.
*The post holder will be expected to offer further therapeutic assessment within the Single Point of Access team, as a senior practitioner their case load of assessment will be of clients accessing the service with complex needs including enduring mental health difficulties.
*The post holder will be skilled in offering consultation and mobilising networks in relation to meeting the mental health needs of children and young people.
* The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies to promote joint working. To assist in training across sectors and agencies as appropriate.
*Responsible for influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through utilising and maintaining expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice underpinned by theory and experience through clinical supervision of others.
*To develop and maintain a culture of service improvement which promotes quality and safety and striving to do better.
*Actively contribute to team development on a routine basis
*To support the consistent delivery of KPI 1 within the Single Point of Access team by offering urgent appointments within 72 hours for client referrals where there is indicated clinical urgency.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*The successful candidate will be responsible for continued staff development within Portsmouth CAMHS. This will include organising and facilitating whole service target sessions, co-ordinating clinical supervision and clinical oversight of training and shadowing opportunities in the Portsmouth CAMHS service.
*To take an active role in the development of DBT pathways within Solent CAMHS, reporting to Solent CAMHS consultant practitioner. This will include co-ordination and facilitation of DBT skills intervention within the Single Point of Access team.
*The post holder will be expected to offer further therapeutic assessment within the Single Point of Access team, as a senior practitioner their case load of assessment will be of clients accessing the service with complex needs including enduring mental health difficulties.
*The post holder will be skilled in offering consultation and mobilising networks in relation to meeting the mental health needs of children and young people.
* The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies to promote joint working. To assist in training across sectors and agencies as appropriate.
*Responsible for influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through utilising and maintaining expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice underpinned by theory and experience through clinical supervision of others.
*To develop and maintain a culture of service improvement which promotes quality and safety and striving to do better.
*Actively contribute to team development on a routine basis
*To support the consistent delivery of KPI 1 within the Single Point of Access team by offering urgent appointments within 72 hours for client referrals where there is indicated clinical urgency.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered social worker, nurse or equivalent
- Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality e.g. master's degree or working towards postgraduate qualification related to CAMHS or specific treatment modality.
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Practice assessor/supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in assessing and developing patient care plans
- Experienced in developing and delivering care and a range of therapeutic interventions to patients.
- Experience of early developmental trauma, mental health assessments and implementation of care and treatment plans.
- Experience of assessing and managing mental health issues in the context of trauma experiences.
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision/assessing junior staff and students
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please see attached personal specification for additional criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered social worker, nurse or equivalent
- Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality e.g. master's degree or working towards postgraduate qualification related to CAMHS or specific treatment modality.
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Practice assessor/supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in assessing and developing patient care plans
- Experienced in developing and delivering care and a range of therapeutic interventions to patients.
- Experience of early developmental trauma, mental health assessments and implementation of care and treatment plans.
- Experience of assessing and managing mental health issues in the context of trauma experiences.
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision/assessing junior staff and students
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please see attached personal specification for additional criteria.
Additional information
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).
