Experienced Mental Health Professional

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

Hello, my name is Jhiselle, and I am the Service Manager for the CFYP (Child, Family and Young Person) CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health) Service.We have three under 14 teams in Norfolk and Waveney which have recently joined together to become a service that works collaboratively to deliver therapeutic mental health services to 5-14year olds. We are looking for forward thinking, dynamic and experienced Child, and Adolescent Mental Health Professionals to support us on our improvement journey. You would offer child focussed patient care within a Community Mental Health setting, and have first-hand experience in managing cases of complexity, and adolescent risk.We are seeking skilled, experienced, dedicated, people centric professionals with an ability to work in highly pressurised environments; working towards our vision to not only make a difference, but to also support families to grow and sustain change.This vacancy would suit an experienced senior or supervising Social Worker, or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is looking for an opportunity to provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. This post is offered on a substantive, full-time basis and we are pleased to accept applications from colleagues interested from an array of qualified specialist health and social care registered disciplines - do you think this could be you?

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based, in part, within Central, East, and West Norfolk, and there is flexibility to work at any one of an array of office bases across Norfolk and Waveney. These include offices in Central Norwich and Great Yarmouth.The primary requirements of this role will include offering direct patient care, undertaking assessments, and working alongside the leadership teams across CAMH's Norfolk and Waveney.We are looking for a self-motivated and creative individual who enjoys organising their own time and leading on service improvement. You will value supervision, both group and individual, and recognise the importance of teamwork and close partnership working. You must enjoy making a difference to young people, supporting them, their families, and carers to lead mentally healthy fulfilling lives. The successful candidate will be supporting an energetic multi-disciplinary team, providing clear leadership, and shaping service quality as we improve our clinical pathways across the Norfolk and Waveney service line. You will work closely alongside other key members of the team including the Community Team Manager, Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant and Principal Psychologists across the service, actively leading on the improvement of service quality for those most in need of Mental Health Services in Norfolk & Waveney.Training will also be offered to support development within role.

About us

Within the Child, Family and Young Person Community and the Core CAMHS Service we value multi-agency, multi-disciplinary, collaborative working and encourage service user participation, supported by our People Participation Lead, Lucy North. Our Care Group is on an incredible and exciting journey, continually striving to improve our offer. We encourage individuals, not only to ensure that they are able to meet the requirements of the Job Description, but also that they are able to demonstrate a commitment to our Trust's values of working Positively, Respectfully, and Together. We are committed to promoting a positive culture in the workplace for everyone. Benefits included with this role are an NHS pension, comprehensive in-house and external training programmes, career progression, starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service, staff Physiotherapy Service, NHS discounts, relocation packages, staff support services and a £3,000 welcome bonus!

Date posted

28 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CFYPC4402369

Job locations

Mary Chapman House

120 Hot Black Road

Norwich

NR2 4HN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Job Description is attached please read for more detail on key accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click apply!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Job Description is attached please read for more detail on key accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click apply!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional qualifications e.g. DipSW, BA Social Work, Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
  • Post-graduate doctorate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS

Desirable

  • Recognised professional Assessors/Mentor Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with individuals presenting with complex needs requiring multi agency care packages informing practice and MDT working
  • Experience in conducting assessments

Desirable

  • Community experience including care co-ordination

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Recovery Principles and Psychosocial Interventions
  • Knowledge of relevant current policy legislation, codes of practice informing social care and AMHP practice.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional qualifications e.g. DipSW, BA Social Work, Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
  • Post-graduate doctorate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS

Desirable

  • Recognised professional Assessors/Mentor Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with individuals presenting with complex needs requiring multi agency care packages informing practice and MDT working
  • Experience in conducting assessments

Desirable

  • Community experience including care co-ordination

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Recovery Principles and Psychosocial Interventions
  • Knowledge of relevant current policy legislation, codes of practice informing social care and AMHP practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Mary Chapman House

120 Hot Black Road

Norwich

NR2 4HN


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Mary Chapman House

120 Hot Black Road

Norwich

NR2 4HN


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

CAMHS Service Manager

Jhiselle Feanny

jhiselle.feanny@nsft.nhs.uk

Date posted

28 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CFYPC4402369

Job locations

Mary Chapman House

120 Hot Black Road

Norwich

NR2 4HN


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