Job summary
If you are a Registered Nurse ( Child/Paediatric/Learning Disability /Mental Health /Adult) and have experience working with children and young people in a mental Health setting and are committed to providing outstanding care - NORTH TYNESIDE SPECIALIST CAMHS NEEDS YOU.
North Tyneside CAMHS is a specialist Mental Health Service working with children and young people birth to 18 years of age with moderate and enduring mental health problems.
The Post holder will work into the Access Team within Specialist CAMHS. Access is the first point of contact for Children into Specialist CAMHS . The Team undertake assessments , Risk assessments and support formulations to agree most appropriate interventions for children and young people. The Team offer interventions , guided self help and link children and young people into other services /supports to meet their needs. Access is a fast paced innovative developing model of practice . As a Band 7 in the Team your role would include supporting the growth and development of the Model . You would play in key role in the Leadership of the Team working closely with other senior colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with moderate and enduring mental health difficulties.
The duties of the post will include contributing to specialist assessment to help those around the child make sense of their difficulties (all aspects of assessment, including the contribution of neurodevelopmental factors, mental health, learning, systemic factors, the role of trauma).
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
To formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy for individual children, their families or carers who are referred within a specific locality of the North Tyneside area.
To be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individual children, their families or carers.
To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To provide specialist advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non CAMHS colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy for individual children, their families or carers who are referred within a specific locality of the North Tyneside area.
To be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individual children, their families or carers.
To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
To provide specialist advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non CAMHS colleagues and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Registered Mentor
- Specialist post registration qualification in Child & Adolescent Mental Health i.e. CAMHS Degree
Desirable
- A recognised teaching and training qualification.
- Additional post registration qualification in a specific therapeutic modality.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience working in child and adolescent mental health services or substantial experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- Experience of working with Children and Young People in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
- Evidence of leadership skills/experience.
- Experience of delivering training/clinical supervision.
- Evidence of practice development.
Desirable
- Experience of or training in psychological therapies.
Other Requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Registered Mentor
- Specialist post registration qualification in Child & Adolescent Mental Health i.e. CAMHS Degree
Desirable
- A recognised teaching and training qualification.
- Additional post registration qualification in a specific therapeutic modality.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience working in child and adolescent mental health services or substantial experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- Experience of working with Children and Young People in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
- Evidence of leadership skills/experience.
- Experience of delivering training/clinical supervision.
- Evidence of practice development.
Desirable
- Experience of or training in psychological therapies.
Other Requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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).
