South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Practitioner - Enhanced Treatment Service

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within the Enhanced Treatment Service. We are looking for a band 6 CAMHS practitioner to work within the Enhanced Treatment Service . We would welcome applications from Nurses or other allied health professionals .

About the team:

The Enhanced Treatment Service (ETS) is for young people aged 12-18 who are presenting with a serious mental illness. We offer an alternative pathway for young people who have been admitted for inpatient treatment, as well as offering a supported discharge package for young people leaving hospital.

We aim to reduce A&E presentations and hospital admissions and offer the least restrictive interventions to provide consistent access to rapid, effective interventions, support and recovery - including crisis services. This includes better use of resources and investing to develop more local, community-based services and support. The service has both an outreach, and community day service model.

This varied role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience and therapeutic skills in a variety of different settings.

The post will be based at the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell and will be moving to the new PEARs Building when it opens at the Maudsley Site.

We are looking to appoint someone who is confident, responsive and has a passion for young-person and family-centred improvements; you will be enthusiastic and resilient and be able to respond to young people's needs flexibly.

Main duties of the job

  • To assume a Care-Coordinator role, involving the personal responsibility and professional accountability for a caseload as part of the Enhanced Treatment Service, Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved in the care and ensuring regular CPA reviews are held as required
  • Recognising and addressing concerns about the physical health needs of service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc.); escalating these concerns as necessary to senior members of the multi-disciplinary
  • Recognising and responding appropriately to risk incidents, urgent situations, emergencies or crisis including "self-harm and suicide prevention" with particular regard to the risks in community settings, in line with Trust policies and training
  • Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in a community setting; recognise, report and investigate safeguarding issues and raise safeguarding alerts if you suspect that a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or
  • Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication according to NMC professional
  • Demonstrate leadership skills within the clinical context of the community, showing particular awareness of the challenges facing staff working in a community setting and supporting junior staff as appropriate.

About us

About the location:

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Benefits:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Details

Date posted

01 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum incl. of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-6021416-MU

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital

Mapother House

Southwark

SE5 8AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and other allied health professionals.
  • Mentorship or supervisor qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g., understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence-based practice.
  • Significant relevant Clinical experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Skills and Ablilities

Essential

  • Ability to plan and implement an approved evidence-based treatment intervention
  • skills in risk assessment and risk management and crisis management
  • Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to Service-users needs without close supervision
  • Skills in clinical assessment/baseline mental health assessment

Desirable

  • Awareness/knowledge of the issues surrounding social inclusion for mental health service users.
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and other allied health professionals.
  • Mentorship or supervisor qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g., understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence-based practice.
  • Significant relevant Clinical experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Skills and Ablilities

Essential

  • Ability to plan and implement an approved evidence-based treatment intervention
  • skills in risk assessment and risk management and crisis management
  • Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to Service-users needs without close supervision
  • Skills in clinical assessment/baseline mental health assessment

Desirable

  • Awareness/knowledge of the issues surrounding social inclusion for mental health service users.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Mapother House

Southwark

SE5 8AB


Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital

Mapother House

Southwark

SE5 8AB


Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Service Lead

Emma Baker

Emma.Baker@slam.nhs.uk

07810863255

Details

Date posted

01 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum incl. of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-6021416-MU

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital

Mapother House

Southwark

SE5 8AB


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