Job summary
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
South Bedfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Senior CAMHS Practitioner
South Bedfordshire CAMHS Home Treatment Team
Band 7 37.5 hours per week (shift pattern including weekends) - permanent
Though previous CAMHS experience is desirable, we are very happy to consider applications from candidates able to demonstrate experience in working with younger adults in crisis settings/situations and who exhibit transferable skills, evidencing the ability to engage therapeutically with young people experiencing mental health crisis.
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. The successful candidate will receive a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support this role.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Management Team within South Beds CAMHS is committed to staff development: there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives and new developments in the service, some associated with a higher banding during the time of the project. We also have a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. The East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing and we are introducing a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
If you would like the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people, are passionate about delivering high quality care and are committed to personal and professional development we are extremely happy to hear from you.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Recognized professional qualification/registration (e.g. Degree/ Diploma or equivalent in Social Work, RMHN, BACP or BABCP accredited, Systemic Practitioner with two years post graduate training, Counsellor.
Desirable
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching qualification/experience
- CBT training
- Master's Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific treatment modality
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience working in CAMHS or equivalent setting or able to demonstrate experience of working with young people in crisis
- Experience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network
- Experience of working in a crisis setting
- Experience of managing and supervising junior staff
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.
- Experience of working in or liaising closely with multi agency teams working with adolescents e.g. Youth Services, YOT etc.
- Experience of working with vulnerable young people who present with high risk behaviours
- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of Systemic work/ impact on child/adolescent mental health
- Knowledge of CBT principles/approaches
- Knowledge of evidence based mental health crisis intervention
- Awareness of current national guidelines and polices in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge of the Children Act, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures
- Understanding of best practice in staff supervision and development
- Issues which impact on care delivery
Desirable
- Experience of using CBT
- pecialty CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ Adolescent Inpatient ward/ work in substance abuse)
- Knowledge of audit and research
- Knowledge of outcome measures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in young people's mental health, including mental health risk assessments and therapeutic interventions
- Able to assess, hypothesize and prescribe nursing interventions
- Advanced skills in particular therapeutic approaches
- Proven ability to work with children and young people in distress or through psychiatric emergency
- Experience of working sensitively with distressing material that may have serious implications to young people and their families.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-agency team
- Proven ability in standard setting and audit implementation
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" stress of others
- The ability to or work towards delivering formal/informal CAMHS training/consultation within a multi-agency professional setting. (for example children's social care, youth services, YOT)
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritising assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
Desirable
- Training to others
- Establishing and running groups.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Recognized professional qualification/registration (e.g. Degree/ Diploma or equivalent in Social Work, RMHN, BACP or BABCP accredited, Systemic Practitioner with two years post graduate training, Counsellor.
Desirable
- Mentorship or equivalent teaching qualification/experience
- CBT training
- Master's Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific treatment modality
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience working in CAMHS or equivalent setting or able to demonstrate experience of working with young people in crisis
- Experience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network
- Experience of working in a crisis setting
- Experience of managing and supervising junior staff
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.
- Experience of working in or liaising closely with multi agency teams working with adolescents e.g. Youth Services, YOT etc.
- Experience of working with vulnerable young people who present with high risk behaviours
- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of Systemic work/ impact on child/adolescent mental health
- Knowledge of CBT principles/approaches
- Knowledge of evidence based mental health crisis intervention
- Awareness of current national guidelines and polices in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge of the Children Act, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures
- Understanding of best practice in staff supervision and development
- Issues which impact on care delivery
Desirable
- Experience of using CBT
- pecialty CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ Adolescent Inpatient ward/ work in substance abuse)
- Knowledge of audit and research
- Knowledge of outcome measures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in young people's mental health, including mental health risk assessments and therapeutic interventions
- Able to assess, hypothesize and prescribe nursing interventions
- Advanced skills in particular therapeutic approaches
- Proven ability to work with children and young people in distress or through psychiatric emergency
- Experience of working sensitively with distressing material that may have serious implications to young people and their families.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-agency team
- Proven ability in standard setting and audit implementation
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" stress of others
- The ability to or work towards delivering formal/informal CAMHS training/consultation within a multi-agency professional setting. (for example children's social care, youth services, YOT)
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritising assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
Desirable
- Training to others
- Establishing and running groups.
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).
