Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

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Job summary

We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join our CAMHS Team based at Knowle Clinic.

This is a fixed term maternity cover post. The South Bristol team is a busy thriving inner city CAMHS team that is passionate about delivering highly effective and accessible services to the young people and families of South Bristol.

The team is a well established multi disciplinary team offering evidence based interventions. The team are a diverse team and are committed to staff development and staff well being with excellent supervision and CPD opportunities. We offer established specialist clinics such as family therapy, CBT, psychotherapy , specialist eating disorder clinics and assessment clinics alongside staff working autonomously holding there own caseload. We have regular reflective groups and process groups to support with the clinical work.

Main duties of the job

Managing own caseload from referral to discharge, holding medium to high risk cases working autonomously and with the wider MDT.

Providing a specialist assessment, and evidence based treatment service to children, their families or their professional carers, referred to CAMHS team.

Providing reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions and meetings.

Working to a job plan and participate in Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) in the delivery of Tier 3 CAMHS. This will include specialist assessments and evidence based treatment for children, adolescents and their families.

Working with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their engagement and involvement in formulations and care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.

Ensuring throughput of clients and to create regular assessment slots in work schedule. To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team.

Liaising with other disciplines and agencies to ensure the best practice is shared.

Travelling to other sites and clinics, to schools and to the child's home

Be part of a highly skilled and developed multi disciplinary team.

Participating in suitable clinical supervision (as provided) and ensure that time is available to undertake this effectively.

Having excellent engagement skills with young people.

Being computer literate.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

21 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS149-0722

Job locations

Knowle Clinic

Broadfield road

Bristol

BS4 2UH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community.

To be highly skilled in clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour. To be able to implement risk management and safety plans collaboratively.

To be able to offer evidence based interventions to children, young people and families according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care.

Holding and managing a case load and using resources creatively to provide excellent intervention for children, young people and families; uniquely tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of service users

To be able to work as an autonomous practitioner as well as with the wider team and partner agencies within the South Bristol CAMHS team and the wider systems within a collaborative care model approach.

To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties.

To work individually holding a caseload and jointly with the team to provide a specialist, assessment, treatment and consultation service to children, adolescents and their families within the South Bristol CAMHS team and to work with the wider care systems which impact on the welfare of the child.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out assessments for young people presenting with mental health difficulties in the community.

To be able to offer evidence based interventions to children, young people and families according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care.

To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Core professional and professional registration
CAMHS experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention
oExperience of using assessment skills especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health in children and young people.
2 years post qualifying experience in relevant mental health services

Desirable

a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families.
oPost qualification experience

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Core professional and professional registration
CAMHS experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention
oExperience of using assessment skills especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health in children and young people.
2 years post qualifying experience in relevant mental health services

Desirable

a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families.
oPost qualification experience

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.

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

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

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Knowle Clinic

Broadfield road

Bristol

BS4 2UH

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Knowle Clinic

Broadfield road

Bristol

BS4 2UH

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)