Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered clinician to join Stockport CAMHS and take a pivotal role in leading and delivering the Autism assessment and diagnostic pathway within Stockport CAMHS.
We are seeking to employ a highly motivated and skilled senior clinician to join and expand our dynamic, friendly multi-disciplinary team and be a part of CAMHS transformation long term plan. Stockport CAMHS is in receipt of new investment and will be in receiving additional investment over the next three years. The CAMHS team is temporarily based in Denton but will move to a new permanent base designed specifically to meet our service user needs, in the Centre of Stockport in Summer 2022 .
Role summary
The post holder will be a member of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team and will be responsible for providing mental health assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions for children, adolescents and families using evidence based interventions presenting with neuro developmental disorders and other mental health difficulties.
The post holder will build on existing links with the ADHD Nurse Specialists in Stockport CAMHS to work towards developing an internal neurodevelopmental pathway. The post holder will also have key links with colleagues in Stockport Family (The autism team) and will be a identified person within Stockport CAMHS to represent the service with wider stakeholders involved in the local Autism strategy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for managing, developing, and delivering a clinician led clinic for CYP requiring a social communication assessment ensuring a high quality of assessment is achieved for children and young people from age 5 years old up to 16 years of age in accordance with NICE guidelines.
The post holder will be responsible for clinically supervising CAMHS staff in devising/ recommending needs led support following an ASD diagnosis, taking into consideration complex neurodevelopmental and co morbid presentations, this will require the postholder to liaise with other agencies regarding the implementation of care plans and the management of risk for children and young people.
Provide specialist ASD consultation, advice and training to colleagues in within Stockport CAMHS to help to develop core skills within the team.
The role is extremely varied and as a service we are interested in playing to your clinical strengths and developing your clinical interests and skills. You will receive ongoing support through regular monthly clinical supervision and separate line management. You will also be actively encouraged to be part of peer supervision and will have the opportunity in your job plan to attend specialist treatment modality consultations. As part of your professional development you will supported in pursing and attending any in house training and will have external opportunities to embark on further professional qualifications relevant to the post.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To deliver managerial and clinical supervision to CAMHS staff undertaking ASD assessments and ensuring staff are using Autism friendly adapted interventions, including with appropriate consent, recording, and reviewing of live clinical work.
- To develop a clinician led clinic/service for CYP with ADHD/ASD in consultation with the ADHD Clinical Nurse Specialist, CYP psychiatrists, primary care, and Service Manager with a longer term vision of developing a specialist neurodevelopmental pathway within CAMHS care hub.
- To provide consultation to workers from other agencies in relation to CYP accessing the Service for ASD assessments and co morbidity complexities.
- Recommend evidence-based intervention for support following assessment.
- To carry an outpatient case load in a treatment modality that enhances the range of treatments offered by the Service.
- Develop a healthy working relationship with CYP services, third sector providers and primary care colleagues.
- The post holder may be asked to provide consultation and training on a wide range of CYPs emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GPs, Early Help and Primary Care Services, education and other CYP Mental Health Services.
- The post holder will need to be flexible and be willing to work across a range of health and children focussed settings.
- The post holder will be responsible in ensuring collection of relevant information required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust e.g. Outcomes, PARIS, diagnosis etc.
- To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
- To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the CYP and others in line with Pennine Care policies, procedures, and protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To deliver managerial and clinical supervision to CAMHS staff undertaking ASD assessments and ensuring staff are using Autism friendly adapted interventions, including with appropriate consent, recording, and reviewing of live clinical work.
- To develop a clinician led clinic/service for CYP with ADHD/ASD in consultation with the ADHD Clinical Nurse Specialist, CYP psychiatrists, primary care, and Service Manager with a longer term vision of developing a specialist neurodevelopmental pathway within CAMHS care hub.
- To provide consultation to workers from other agencies in relation to CYP accessing the Service for ASD assessments and co morbidity complexities.
- Recommend evidence-based intervention for support following assessment.
- To carry an outpatient case load in a treatment modality that enhances the range of treatments offered by the Service.
- Develop a healthy working relationship with CYP services, third sector providers and primary care colleagues.
- The post holder may be asked to provide consultation and training on a wide range of CYPs emotional health and well-being issues to professionals from a range of services including GPs, Early Help and Primary Care Services, education and other CYP Mental Health Services.
- The post holder will need to be flexible and be willing to work across a range of health and children focussed settings.
- The post holder will be responsible in ensuring collection of relevant information required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust e.g. Outcomes, PARIS, diagnosis etc.
- To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
- To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the CYP and others in line with Pennine Care policies, procedures, and protocols.
Person Specification
Must meet criteria
Essential
- Registered clinician with an accrediting professional body with clinical experience and evidence of further training in short courses to master level
- Extensive practice in the field of ADHD and ASD including assessment formulation and delivery of interventions.
- Theoretical approaches to CYP mental Health.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in evidence based interventions
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness, manage change of provisions to meeting the needs of adults and their carers'.
- Knowledge of pharmacology in relation to ADHD.
Person Specification
Must meet criteria
Essential
- Registered clinician with an accrediting professional body with clinical experience and evidence of further training in short courses to master level
- Extensive practice in the field of ADHD and ASD including assessment formulation and delivery of interventions.
- Theoretical approaches to CYP mental Health.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in evidence based interventions
- Ability to evaluate effectiveness, manage change of provisions to meeting the needs of adults and their carers'.
- Knowledge of pharmacology in relation to ADHD.
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).
