CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). As part of the team you will take a leadership role in the delivery of high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families and carers. Working within a systemic and holistic framework you will undertake needs led, evidence based, highly skilled assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and young people, their families and carers, who present to the service. These assessments will also include young people needing support due to deliberate self-harm.

We are looking for a registered nurse, qualified social worker, occupational therapist or equivalent non core qualification - ideally with a minimum of 12 months recent experience within a CAMHS setting or experience in working within Mental Health. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivating, have the ability to case manage and will display excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to establish good working relationships essential to the success of the service.

The CAMHS services within LSCFT are undergoing a transformation programme to implement the THRIVE model as a response to the Five Year Forward View. To meet this forward thinking view we are specifically looking for practitioners with a modern mind-set and an enthusiasm for the new model.

Main duties of the job

o To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team:-

o To take a role in the delivery of high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families and carers.

o Within a systemic and holistic framework undertake needs led, evidence based, highly skilled assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and young people, their families and carers, who present to the service, including as a result of deliberate self-harm.

o As part of an integrated CAMHS service actively liaise and support robust partnership working arrangements between the CAMHS Team and community partners and other key stakeholders involved with the child across agencies in order that an integrated package of care is developed.

o Provide a high level of generic skills and competencies and work towards development of areas of clinical expertise within the field of CAMHS, complimenting other members of the team.

o To provide clinical leadership and supervision to a skill mixed team, and to facilitate a culture of learning and reflective practice.

o To work in collaboration with the (service manager / team leader) to support the clinical governance / public health and NHS modernisation agenda.

o To actively contribute to the implementation of the safeguarding agenda within the service, in partnership with the Lancashire Care safeguarding team.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted

07 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1315-CL

Job locations

CYPMH West Lancs

Westgate House

Skelmersdale

WN8 6DS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

First level qualification, RMN or equivalent such as CQSW or occupational therapy
Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to think systemically and holistically.
Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group.
Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills.
Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of child related work.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously.
Working within a team and /or multi-agency arenas.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

First level qualification, RMN or equivalent such as CQSW or occupational therapy
Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post.

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to think systemically and holistically.
Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers.
Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of this client group.
Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills.
Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of child related work.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously.
Working within a team and /or multi-agency arenas.

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).