Job summary
We are looking for someone who can work within the youth offending context whilst also maintaining the CAMHS perspective and play a key link role between these two services. If you think you have the skills to take up this role we want to hear from you. You would join an established and supportive team and a service which places training and development high on the agenda.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based between the Brent Youth Offending Service at the Brent Civic Centre and the Brent CAMHS team based at the Monks Park Health Centr, which is the clinical base for the Tier 3 CAMHS. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with previous experience of working with young people. You will take a lead role in working with local agencies, the private sector and the voluntary sector.
About us
The Brent CAMHS team is staffed by a large multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including behavioural, systemic, psycho-dynamic, group and multi-family work as well as neuro-developmental approaches. For the right candidate there will be numerous training opportunities in a variety of areas.If you want to join this supportive and innovative team and are looking for a challenging career development then we look forward to hearing from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to provide a CAMHS service to the Youth Offending Service as required by Crime and Disorder act 1998, to ensure children and young people in contact with youth justice service are provided with mental health services.
The YOT worker will compliment an existing coordinated approach by developing and supporting systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the YOT has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their mental health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively. The post holder will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system will have the same access to a comprehensive health service (both mental and physical health) as any other young person within the general population.
The post holder will provide assessment, early intervention and referral to a range of primary and secondary health care services and target YOS service users with a view to developing robust assessment and health planning systems with a view to establishing a whole systems approach to healthcare and treatment for this often difficult to reach client group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to provide a CAMHS service to the Youth Offending Service as required by Crime and Disorder act 1998, to ensure children and young people in contact with youth justice service are provided with mental health services.
The YOT worker will compliment an existing coordinated approach by developing and supporting systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the YOT has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their mental health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively. The post holder will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system will have the same access to a comprehensive health service (both mental and physical health) as any other young person within the general population.
The post holder will provide assessment, early intervention and referral to a range of primary and secondary health care services and target YOS service users with a view to developing robust assessment and health planning systems with a view to establishing a whole systems approach to healthcare and treatment for this often difficult to reach client group.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Nursing, Clinical Psychology or other equivalent profession
- Nursing: Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (e.g. ENB 603)
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- Registration with HPC
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in teaching & supervision
- Recent safeguarding children training
- CYP-IAPT training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
- Previous experience of delivering evidence based treatment to children and young people
- Previous experience in NHS/Local Authority/YOT Team
- Experience of working with complex and vulnerable families and managing the associated anxieties and concerns
- Experience of multidisciplinary and independent working
Desirable
- Experience of working in community outreach settings
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to develop highly complex care packages
- Ability to carry out a range of mental and physical healthcare assessments
- Broad range of clinical skills such as CBT, Solution focus, Group work
- Awareness of health issues for young people around offending
- Knowledge of child protection procedures
- Ability to work in partnership with other agencies
- High level and effective communication skills
- Excellent consultation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of research
- Audit Skills
- Experience and skills in delivering training packages
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal
Essential
- Ability to work with young people whose behaviour is personally challenging
- Abilities to maintain professional relationships and boundaries with young people
- Flexible team member
- Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences
- Ability to work as a lone CAMHS worker with high self-organisation and self-motivation skills
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- A qualification and professional registration in Nursing, Clinical Psychology or other equivalent profession
- Nursing: Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent Relevant post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (e.g. ENB 603)
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- Registration with HPC
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in teaching & supervision
- Recent safeguarding children training
- CYP-IAPT training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
- Previous experience of delivering evidence based treatment to children and young people
- Previous experience in NHS/Local Authority/YOT Team
- Experience of working with complex and vulnerable families and managing the associated anxieties and concerns
- Experience of multidisciplinary and independent working
Desirable
- Experience of working in community outreach settings
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to develop highly complex care packages
- Ability to carry out a range of mental and physical healthcare assessments
- Broad range of clinical skills such as CBT, Solution focus, Group work
- Awareness of health issues for young people around offending
- Knowledge of child protection procedures
- Ability to work in partnership with other agencies
- High level and effective communication skills
- Excellent consultation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of research
- Audit Skills
- Experience and skills in delivering training packages
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal
Essential
- Ability to work with young people whose behaviour is personally challenging
- Abilities to maintain professional relationships and boundaries with young people
- Flexible team member
- Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences
- Ability to work as a lone CAMHS worker with high self-organisation and self-motivation skills
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).
