Job summary
If you want to make a positive change to the lives of those we work with and the services we deliver, and you are looking to be part of an innovative and inspirational team, if you share our passion and drive you could be just the person we are looking for.
As the Home Treatment Team is a county wide team the ability to drive is essential. The main office base is in the village of Fulbourn. The post holder would be expected to be flexible, with working in the office, across county and sometimes from home. This would be agreed through on-going discussion with the Team Manager.
Main duties of the job
To provide Clinical Leadership and support the continued development of our CAMHS Home Treatment Service. The CAMHS Home Treatment Team will ensure a speedy, high quality and person-centred response to Young People presenting in Mental Health Crisis across the County and offer an alternative to admission.
You will provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis, you will also be involved in building relationships with our tier 4 inpatient unit to support early discharge and admission avoidance.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 and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To undertake clinical mental health assessments and support the management of Children and Young People. 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 Team Manager 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To undertake clinical mental health assessments and support the management of Children and Young People. 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 Team Manager 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.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health or Paediatric Nurse/Social work Qualification OR Registered Nurse with CAMHS Experience Or other HCPC-registered profession
- Current NMC/HCPC Registration appropriate to the job role.
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification.
- Specific training in either family work or psychological approaches to helping young people.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Enhanced skills in assessing, formulating and working with children and young people (& their families) presenting in heightened state of distress.
- Clinical risk assessment and Contingency planning/management plans.
- An understanding of the current integrated multi-agency models used by agencies working with children, young people and their families, e.g. Think Family, etc.
- A positive approach and energy to working with young people and their families in promoting recovery and resilience.
Other
Essential
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- 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 profession
- Current NMC/HCPC Registration appropriate to the job role.
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification.
- Specific training in either family work or psychological approaches to helping young people.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Enhanced skills in assessing, formulating and working with children and young people (& their families) presenting in heightened state of distress.
- Clinical risk assessment and Contingency planning/management plans.
- An understanding of the current integrated multi-agency models used by agencies working with children, young people and their families, e.g. Think Family, etc.
- A positive approach and energy to working with young people and their families in promoting recovery and resilience.
Other
Essential
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- 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
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).
