Job summary
The North Yorkshire and York Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Crisis Team which operates 24/7 service are looking to recruit two band 5 CAMHS Crisis, Liaison and IHT clinician. Candidates will need a professional qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapist. This is an exciting development opportunity if you are somebody looking to progress your career with Children and young people who have mental health problems. This role will help to support the Band 6 Crisis clinician and Band 3 HCA. You will be offered a staff induction period where you will be support to build on your knowledge and skills. The team provides a supportive and nurturing environment. You will be well supported, with continuing opportunities for your on-going professional development. This is an exciting opportunity for some one to develop and progress
Main duties of the job
Our team provides 24/7 CAMHS Crisis support and intensive home treatment to young people who are experiencing mental health crisis and emotional distress. You will support the Senior Clinicians with the Assessment, review and treatment of young people with mental health problems who present in crisis. You will review the YP open to our service, and deliver Intensive Home treatment. You will be liaising with colleagues in partner agencies. You will use the CPA framework to facilitate the safe transfer of young people's care to CAMHS community team and other professionals/agencies, when they no longer require support from our service. Our CAMHS Crisis team has a very can-do attitude, with a strong work ethic.
About us
The North Yorkshire and York (CAMHS) Crisis Team now provide a 24/7 service to young people and their families and we want to expand our team. If you have a passion and a strong interest in children and Young people as a clinical speciality and if you are committed to multidisciplinary worker then we are interested in hearing from you. The successful applicant will be expected to work shifts patterns which cover 24/7 service provision and support the team to covers the North Yorkshire and York locality. We operate out of 3 bases including York, Scarborough and Ripon; the successful candidate will get to choose there base. However, the person will be expected to travel around the locality/bases during their shift to meet the clinical demand because we function as a locality team. This post requires the candidate to have good communication skills, interpersonal skills, good time management and organization skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read above, refer to attached Job description and person specification criteria.
Secondments will be considered, however applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read above, refer to attached Job description and person specification criteria.
Secondments will be considered, however applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health in an acute setting.
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- working in a community setting
- Working in partnership with other agencies
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
- Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health in an acute setting.
Desirable
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- working in a community setting
- Working in partnership with other agencies
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
- Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ripon or Scarborough or Foss park, York
Cross lane or Haxby Road
Ripon or Scarborough or York
YO31 8TA
Employer's website
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
