Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

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Job summary

NHFT is really excited to be piloting a CAMHS Intensive Outreach Service within Northamptonshire, come and join us in developing this new team and enhancing the CQC Outstanding Services we offer.

The CAMHS Intensive Outreach team will offer Intensive Home Treatment for young people across Northamptonshire. The team will be attached to the CAMHS Inpatient provision, offering assessment, risk management and stabilisation. The CAMHS inpatient knowledge and expertise of managing Tier 4 admissions will be utilised to inform the interventions and management strategies.

This will be a multi-disciplinary approach working closely with, CAMHS Crisis, Community CAMHS, Community Eating Disorders Team and the DBT-A team. Community Services will remain involved with the young person and offer step down once the young person has stabilised.

The Intensive Outreach Team will be based within the existing CAMHS Inpatients portfolio. As well as offering admissions avoidance and home treatment the team will offer step-down from CAMHS Inpatients, to reduce length of admission and/or to offer a more intensive approach on discharge if required.

Applicants will be required to work a rotational shift pattern and be able to work flexibly to offer bespoke individualised packages of support. Experience of working with young people who have eating disorders is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment, home treatment and stabilisation for young people in the community as part of the Intensive Outreach Team. You will be required to work flexibly to support young people to avoid hospital admission and offer bespoke, individualised packages.

To provide consultation, supervision and support to other clinical members of the team who provide care and treatment.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

12 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TC1140-ACS-B

Job locations

John Greenwood Shipman Centre

Northampton

NN3 8UW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential

RMN or RN Dip/HE, RGN, RNLD OR RCOT
Experience with Eating disorders

Desirable

12 months CAMHS
knowledge of system 1

Essential

Evidence in application of positive attitude to mental health
Good communication skills evidence within application and interview

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development
Evidence in application that they are self motivated and can work under pressure

Person Specification

Essential

RMN or RN Dip/HE, RGN, RNLD OR RCOT
Experience with Eating disorders

Desirable

12 months CAMHS
knowledge of system 1

Essential

Evidence in application of positive attitude to mental health
Good communication skills evidence within application and interview

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development
Evidence in application that they are self motivated and can work under pressure

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.