Job summary
We are seeking keen and capable clinicians for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner role within the South Bristol CAMHS team.
We are a service working with children and young people with complex mental health needs. We use the CAPA model of assessment and treatment, which would involve working with a variety of clinical presentations and needs, including suicidal thoughts, low mood, anxiety, OCD and emerging psychosis, often alongside neurodiversity. We also have a lot of referrals for young people with disordered eating and diagnosed eating disorders, and there are opportunities to work within this clinic if this is something you are interested in.
We are looking for a practitioner with a core professional registration, including registered nurses, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, art therapists and CBT therapists.
South Bristol is an area of significant disparities in health, wealth and access. We are committed to working in a manner which is inclusive and anti-oppressive and invite applications from staff who share these values.
Main duties of the job
To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team to provide assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties.
To work with and support the system around the child or young person including family and wider professional network.
To contribute to the rota/duty system providing telephone support and advice to young people, carers and professionals who are open to South Bristol CAMHS.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Where required, contribute to the CAMHS Getting Advice team to support in triaging referrals made to the wider CAMHS service.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW's are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities To carry out assessments of a child or young persons mental health needs and associated risk when required including self-injury assessments. To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge. To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families. To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences. When appropriate within the role to engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with line manager. As required, contribute to the triage of CAMHS referrals. To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body. To complete Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) in direct clinical work. To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality.
Professional Responsibilities
To participate in suitable personal clinical and management supervision (as provided) and ensure that time is available to undertake this effectively. To keep records and to provide clinical reports on interventions and outcomes. To develop and sustain links and working relationships with the different community based CAMHS teams in AWP. To liaise with relevant Professional Leads and attend Professional Body meetings, as required. To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines. To work within relevant Professional Body guidelines. To work within the guidelines of Clinical Governance and employing NHS Trust policies. To ensure that, as far as possible, practice is evidence based, keeping informed of currentpractice by undertaking training as appropriate and as required by professional guidelines (e.g. NMC training requirements). To explore, research and develop further innovative ways to promote positive mental health.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities To carry out assessments of a child or young persons mental health needs and associated risk when required including self-injury assessments. To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge. To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families. To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences. When appropriate within the role to engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with line manager. As required, contribute to the triage of CAMHS referrals. To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body. To complete Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) in direct clinical work. To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality.
Professional Responsibilities
To participate in suitable personal clinical and management supervision (as provided) and ensure that time is available to undertake this effectively. To keep records and to provide clinical reports on interventions and outcomes. To develop and sustain links and working relationships with the different community based CAMHS teams in AWP. To liaise with relevant Professional Leads and attend Professional Body meetings, as required. To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines. To work within relevant Professional Body guidelines. To work within the guidelines of Clinical Governance and employing NHS Trust policies. To ensure that, as far as possible, practice is evidence based, keeping informed of currentpractice by undertaking training as appropriate and as required by professional guidelines (e.g. NMC training requirements). To explore, research and develop further innovative ways to promote positive mental health.
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
- Experience of risk assessment and management preferably with children and young people. Including those who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others
- Knowledge of working together arrangements in particular, Children in Need assessments Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds
Qualifications/ registration
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy)
- To maintain professional registration
Desirable
- Additional post qualification training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to CAMHS
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
- Experience of risk assessment and management preferably with children and young people. Including those who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others
- Knowledge of working together arrangements in particular, Children in Need assessments Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds
Qualifications/ registration
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy)
- To maintain professional registration
Desirable
- Additional post qualification training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to CAMHS
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).
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