Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centered and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties?
If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - CAMHS to work within the Barnet CAMHS SCAN team based at the Holly Oak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital.
Main duties of the job
To provide a systemic provision of care within Barnet CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway and SCAN CAMHS team for children / young people and their families. Working with families using specialist Positive Behavioural Support Plans where appropriate.
A Community based post working alongside the ND, SCAN and Generic CAMHS to provide some outreach to Children / young people and their families.
To establish good working relationships with GPs, Paediatricians, Children's Services, Special Schools and Voluntary Sector Services.
The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Please note interviews will take place on 16 March 2022.
About us
SCAN are a multidisciplinary team (consisting of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Counselling Psychology, Nursing) providing a full CAMHS provision to children and adolescents with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental difficulties and comorbid mental health problems. Referrals are accepted when mental health problems are identified in accordance with the CAMHS referral criteria and when the child or adolescent attends one of the special schools in Barnet. Under particular circumstances referrals are also accepted from special educational units within mainstream education. SCAN clients have chronic and life-long difficulties and will often be re-referred through-childhood, or they require long term monitoring of medication, as their difficulties are generally linked to their disabilities. The majority of clients receive a general initial assessment, although some may require complex specialist diagnostic assessments involving several clinicians and other services (such as a Paediatrician, for example). A range of short or long term treatments are offered as would be expected from a multidisciplinary team. However, all assessment and treatment work is increased in complexity due to the comorbid neurodevelopmental difficulties and mental health problems, requiring more resources to assess, diagnose, treat and liaise with the many professionals involved with the client and their family.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Provide comprehensive assessments of children and young people referred to the team
- Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
- Be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis
- Be responsible for the creation and implementation of PBS plans with CYP and their families.
- Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
- Provide specialist PBS advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment pla
- Liaising with Special Schools and other educational establishments
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
- Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
- Attending CPA meetings, where applicable, and school meetings to participate in the Care Programme Approach and take care coordination responsibility and ensure that relevant CPA documentation is in place.
- Participate in transition process to Adult Mental Health Services
- Medication monitoring. Medication clinics to provide information to parents and young people. Working alongside the Consultant psychiatrist.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.
- To assist with the management of the behaviour of adolescents who at times may be physically and verbally aggressive towards other members of the family and staff.
- To participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to issues when required.
- This may also include working as part of an evening clinic.
- To champion the SEND Agenda within Barnet CAMHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Provide comprehensive assessments of children and young people referred to the team
- Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
- Be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis
- Be responsible for the creation and implementation of PBS plans with CYP and their families.
- Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
- Provide specialist PBS advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment pla
- Liaising with Special Schools and other educational establishments
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
- Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
- Attending CPA meetings, where applicable, and school meetings to participate in the Care Programme Approach and take care coordination responsibility and ensure that relevant CPA documentation is in place.
- Participate in transition process to Adult Mental Health Services
- Medication monitoring. Medication clinics to provide information to parents and young people. Working alongside the Consultant psychiatrist.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.
- To assist with the management of the behaviour of adolescents who at times may be physically and verbally aggressive towards other members of the family and staff.
- To participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to issues when required.
- This may also include working as part of an evening clinic.
- To champion the SEND Agenda within Barnet CAMHS.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Nursing or Core CAMHS Profession or CYP IAPT training.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- 2 years post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
- Experience of working with children and adolescents
- Experience of setting up groups
- Experience of delivering mental health awareness and bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
- Experience of Neurodisability
- Experience of PBS
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
- Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Nursing or Core CAMHS Profession or CYP IAPT training.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- 2 years post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
- Experience of working with children and adolescents
- Experience of setting up groups
- Experience of delivering mental health awareness and bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
- Experience of Neurodisability
- Experience of PBS
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
- Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Barnet CAMHS Holly Oak
Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware,
Barnet
HA8 0AD
Employer's website
http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
