Job summary
Integrated Schools Lead - CAMH Schools Community Access Services (SCAS), Band 8B,
3 x 1.0 WTE Permanent positions -Luton / Central Beds and Bedford Borough.
(Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Child Psychotherapist, Clinical Social Worker, Community Mental Health Nurse, Creative Arts Psychotherapist)
PLEASE STATE ON THE APPLICATION FORM WHETHER YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE POSITION IN LUTON, BEDFORD OR SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE CAMHS.
These posts provide a fantastic opportunity to lead either the integrated schools pathway in the areas of Luton, Bedford or Central Bedfordshire, forming innovative and forward-looking services that are developing substantially across Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS. In Luton this includes an established CAMH School Liaison Team, our Wave 2, 5 and upcoming Wave 9 Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). In Central Bedfordshire this will include the Central Bedfordshire CAMH School Liaison Team and our Wave 4, 7 and 9 MHSTs. In Bedford this includes our Wave 2, 5 and upcoming 9 MHST, as well as our established Schools Mental Health Team with embedded Early Help and CAMHS YOS Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
There is a specific focus on developing early community based access to advice and early help for the diverse communities of both Luton and Central Beds, and improving the general culture of emotional support within all education settings including: primary/secondary/colleges/special educational provisions/pupil referral units. The teams are focusing on reducing health inequalities within our local neighbourhood by improving their resilience, using a co-productive and relational approach to mental health.
Working alongside community partners and other stakeholders, including citizen stakeholders, the school teams are on the one hand fully integrated with their locality specialist community CAMHS as part of a comprehensive specialist stepped care pathway, and on the other, working closely with the educational and community settings they work in. In particular in Luton the post holder will lead on the establishment of a peer-led parenting programme in the communities, as part of the strategy in developing community assets.
The post holders will be the Integrated Leads for the schools pathway teams across either Luton or Central Beds localities as we move towards an integrated schools offer in each area, they will work with team operational leads and the overall strategic Clinical Lead for CAMH Access Services to offer a comprehensive first step in mental health support, accessible and acceptable for all communities living in Luton and Central Beds, following the Thrive model.
About us
Luton and Bedfordshire specialist CAMH services offers a comprehensive and seamless stepped model of support for all communities in Luton and Bedfordshire. As a first step, CAMH Access Services offer (Giving Advice and Early Getting Help) services through all schools in Luton and Central Bedfordshire, with the addition in Luton of the Primary Care Access Service (or, PCAS) offering services through all GP practices.
We also have clinicians embedded within both the Early Help Services in Luton and Central Bedfordshire, all forming a strong early intervention and community based service in communities.
As a second step, we have our multi-disciplinary teams offering Later Getting Help and Risk Management support, and as a third step we have recently opened a local Inpatient Unit for young people, alongside an Intensive Home Treatment Team, the last two of which are an exciting new development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will lead the development of a wide range of targeted interventions, projects and system change with the aim of delivering whole school and community approaches to supporting young peoples mental health. We aim to develop an integrated neighbourhood-based core offer to all schools across the localities, and an enhanced offer where there is greater need (such as in communities with greater health inequalities) over the next two years.
The post holders will play a lead role in integrating an early intervention offer with partners, including the third sector, who offer emotional well-being support, and broader strategies, in particular in Luton, strategies such as Luton aiming to become a child friendly town, with the aim of a clear integrated multi-agency pathway from all schools to first step mental health support.
They will also help lead on the realisation of an integrated systems model of resilience and relationally focused model of early mental health for and with communities. The post holders will also take the lead in assimilating national guidance, policies and learning into local operational policies and working procedures for a number of innovative projects across the schools pathway across the locality, within a community resilience model, and ensure the adherence to performance monitoring and reporting of the pathway.
For any questions or further information, please feel free to contact Dr Marc van Roosmalen, Psychological Therapies Lead and co-Clinical Team Lead for CAMH Access Services (CAS), or Dr Vicky Taylor, co-Clinical team Lead for CAMH CAS, both in Luton and South Bedfordshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will lead the development of a wide range of targeted interventions, projects and system change with the aim of delivering whole school and community approaches to supporting young peoples mental health. We aim to develop an integrated neighbourhood-based core offer to all schools across the localities, and an enhanced offer where there is greater need (such as in communities with greater health inequalities) over the next two years.
The post holders will play a lead role in integrating an early intervention offer with partners, including the third sector, who offer emotional well-being support, and broader strategies, in particular in Luton, strategies such as Luton aiming to become a child friendly town, with the aim of a clear integrated multi-agency pathway from all schools to first step mental health support.
They will also help lead on the realisation of an integrated systems model of resilience and relationally focused model of early mental health for and with communities. The post holders will also take the lead in assimilating national guidance, policies and learning into local operational policies and working procedures for a number of innovative projects across the schools pathway across the locality, within a community resilience model, and ensure the adherence to performance monitoring and reporting of the pathway.
For any questions or further information, please feel free to contact Dr Marc van Roosmalen, Psychological Therapies Lead and co-Clinical Team Lead for CAMH Access Services (CAS), or Dr Vicky Taylor, co-Clinical team Lead for CAMH CAS, both in Luton and South Bedfordshire.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as: Clinical or Family of Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Nursing, Social Work, including a substantive psychological therapy/clinical qualification, and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Supervision qualification
- Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
- Management or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience of working in a senior post in CAMHS at a Band 8A level, Tier 2 and education settings, working with complex and serious aetiology of mental health difficulties, and in promoting and developing collaborative partnership approaches in the community to improve mental well-being
- Previous experience of supervising clinicians and training colleagues, where LI-CBT is part of the wider offer
- Previous experience of developing partner relationships, particularly in relation to service development capacities, using an asset-based and resilience based approach to mental well-being.
- Experience of care planning /care coordination
- Experience of consultation within CAMHS and with the multiagency network, underpinned by systemically informed formulations
- Experience in crisis work, and assessing/triaging/working with young people presenting with substantive clinical risk
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as: Clinical or Family of Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Nursing, Social Work, including a substantive psychological therapy/clinical qualification, and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Supervision qualification
- Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
- Management or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience of working in a senior post in CAMHS at a Band 8A level, Tier 2 and education settings, working with complex and serious aetiology of mental health difficulties, and in promoting and developing collaborative partnership approaches in the community to improve mental well-being
- Previous experience of supervising clinicians and training colleagues, where LI-CBT is part of the wider offer
- Previous experience of developing partner relationships, particularly in relation to service development capacities, using an asset-based and resilience based approach to mental well-being.
- Experience of care planning /care coordination
- Experience of consultation within CAMHS and with the multiagency network, underpinned by systemically informed formulations
- Experience in crisis work, and assessing/triaging/working with young people presenting with substantive clinical risk
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).
