Job summary
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
CPFT are delighted to offer you the unique opportunity to be part of a new CAMHS Crisis Team to support children and young people in our county. This is an exciting opportunity to befully involved in developing and creating the highest quality service provision for service users and their families / supporters from the start and we need you to help us achieve this.
We are looking for qualified practitioners who are passionate, dynamic, and skilled professionals and we would support staff who are ready for a new challenge to significantly improve children's experiences.
Ideally applicants would have experience working in health or social care with complex family issues and be able to demonstrate our Trust values, Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Diversity and Empowerment. We can offer a bespoke introduction and training in Children's and Young People's Mental Health Services that will enhance your knowledge in risk assessments of young people.
Main duties of the job
You will provide brief clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis.
Working within the community, you will deliver a range of brief solution focused interventions to empower patients, carers, families and colleagues in decision making and assist in identifying and referring on to a range of health and social care resources for support. You will work collaboratively with other Mental Health Services across the system as well as Acute Hospitals, Ambulance Service, the Police, Education and Social Care to provide risk and mental health assessment, formulation and contingency planning for children and young people presenting in Crisis.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Working closely with Acute Hospitals to ensure the timely assessment of young people presenting in an emergency.
- To undertake clinical mental health assessments and support the management of Children and Young People presenting in crisis.
- Ensure that care is based on the assessment of care needs and includes a thorough risk assessment and risk management plan.
- Use clinical knowledge and expertise to formulate an assessment of relapse risk of the patient after specialist assessment. Liaise with other agencies caring for patients, including community mental health teams and GPs and use collateral information from relatives, GPs and past clinical reports, where available and appropriate, to provide care plans for all patients.
- Provide Supervision and Clinical leadership within the Service
- Deputise for the Service Lead when necessary
- Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service.
- To provide support and expert advice to colleagues involved in the care of patients with mental health needs and develop systems to ensure that this support is available in a range of ways.
- Monitor and evaluate the standards of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained. Contribute to Audit to ensure quality standards are met.
- Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social and spiritual needs of all patients.
- Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group.
- Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources.
- Ensure that all duties are carried to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with the current quality initiatives within the work area.
- Be aware of the responsibility to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Being responsible for the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual children and young people.
- Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner.
- Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision-making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.
- Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on the latest empirical evidence and in compliance with local policies and procedures.
- Act as the advocate for patients and relatives.
- Enable patients and carers to manage disability, loss and change
- Champion patients rights, including: dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
- When undertaking all of the above ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate record systems.
- To be aware of own personal development needs and participate in regular supervision and appraisal processes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Working closely with Acute Hospitals to ensure the timely assessment of young people presenting in an emergency.
- To undertake clinical mental health assessments and support the management of Children and Young People presenting in crisis.
- Ensure that care is based on the assessment of care needs and includes a thorough risk assessment and risk management plan.
- Use clinical knowledge and expertise to formulate an assessment of relapse risk of the patient after specialist assessment. Liaise with other agencies caring for patients, including community mental health teams and GPs and use collateral information from relatives, GPs and past clinical reports, where available and appropriate, to provide care plans for all patients.
- Provide Supervision and Clinical leadership within the Service
- Deputise for the Service Lead when necessary
- Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service.
- To provide support and expert advice to colleagues involved in the care of patients with mental health needs and develop systems to ensure that this support is available in a range of ways.
- Monitor and evaluate the standards of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained. Contribute to Audit to ensure quality standards are met.
- Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social and spiritual needs of all patients.
- Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group.
- Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- Ensure the effective and efficient use of all resources.
- Ensure that all duties are carried to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with the current quality initiatives within the work area.
- Be aware of the responsibility to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Being responsible for the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual children and young people.
- Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner.
- Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision-making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.
- Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on the latest empirical evidence and in compliance with local policies and procedures.
- Act as the advocate for patients and relatives.
- Enable patients and carers to manage disability, loss and change
- Champion patients rights, including: dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
- When undertaking all of the above ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate record systems.
- To be aware of own personal development needs and participate in regular supervision and appraisal processes.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health or Paediatric Nurse/Social work Qualification OR Registered Nurse with CAMHS Experience Or other HCPC-registered professional
- Current NMC/HCPC Registration appropriate to the job role
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification
- Specific training in either family work or psychological approaches to helping young people
- Leadership qualification/training
- Advanced Nurse prescriber Qualification/or AMHP qualification
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to engage in work with children, young people and families who require mental health services
- Significant Experience of working with children and young people presenting with mental health crisis or need
- Experience of working in a setting relevant to CAMHS
- Experience of risk assessment and Management
- Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces
- Working within a multicultural framework
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of junior staff
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Enhanced skills in assessing, formulating and working with children and young people (& their families) presenting in heightened state of distress
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Clinical risk assessment and Contingency planning/management plans
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Models of care and treatment relevant to working with children and young people in mental health crisis
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Sound knowledge of Mental Health Act, Children's Act and other relevant legislation, Mental Capacity Act
- Sound knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities and procedures
Desirable
- Brief psychological interventions/strategies for managing crises
- Knowledge or awareness of operational systems of service delivery in Community CAMHS
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates desire to assist patients, carers, families, referrers and colleagues
- Works flexibly
- Motivated, reliable and committed to team working with the ability to work autonomously
- Embrace opportunity to work in a new post and assist in developing the service
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Values opinions of others. Innovative and pioneering approach to new ways of working
Other
Essential
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
- Willingness to embrace an integrated service model and new ways of working
- Willingness to be flexible in approach
- Able to tolerate ambiguity and take decisions in situations where information is incomplete
- The post holder must be willing to travel to various locations across the Cambridge and Peterborough geography as required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health or Paediatric Nurse/Social work Qualification OR Registered Nurse with CAMHS Experience Or other HCPC-registered professional
- Current NMC/HCPC Registration appropriate to the job role
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification
- Specific training in either family work or psychological approaches to helping young people
- Leadership qualification/training
- Advanced Nurse prescriber Qualification/or AMHP qualification
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Willingness to engage in work with children, young people and families who require mental health services
- Significant Experience of working with children and young people presenting with mental health crisis or need
- Experience of working in a setting relevant to CAMHS
- Experience of risk assessment and Management
- Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces
- Working within a multicultural framework
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of junior staff
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Enhanced skills in assessing, formulating and working with children and young people (& their families) presenting in heightened state of distress
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Clinical risk assessment and Contingency planning/management plans
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Models of care and treatment relevant to working with children and young people in mental health crisis
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Sound knowledge of Mental Health Act, Children's Act and other relevant legislation, Mental Capacity Act
- Sound knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities and procedures
Desirable
- Brief psychological interventions/strategies for managing crises
- Knowledge or awareness of operational systems of service delivery in Community CAMHS
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates desire to assist patients, carers, families, referrers and colleagues
- Works flexibly
- Motivated, reliable and committed to team working with the ability to work autonomously
- Embrace opportunity to work in a new post and assist in developing the service
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Values opinions of others. Innovative and pioneering approach to new ways of working
Other
Essential
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
- Willingness to embrace an integrated service model and new ways of working
- Willingness to be flexible in approach
- Able to tolerate ambiguity and take decisions in situations where information is incomplete
- The post holder must be willing to travel to various locations across the Cambridge and Peterborough geography as 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
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).
