Job summary
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!
We have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens community
services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our
friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong,
enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your
phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real
sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your
daily work, your career development and your support network.
We are looking for a Band 6 SeniorMental Health Practitioners based across Devon in our Eating Disorder Pathway.
In this important role, you will use your skills and experience as a mental health practitioner to deliver high-quality care, developing and sustaining relationships across agencies, and work as a core member of a multi-disciplinary team. We offer early specialist assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches to young people up to the age of 18 and their family/carers.
You will be working alongside experienced staff in family therapy clinics and will have the opportunity to develop skills working with young people on an individual basis. You will be offered regular supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
The individual recruited to this post will be take an active role within our cohesive MDT to provide specialist assessment and treatment for young people with clinical eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
You will be an experienced and qualified CAMHS professional (RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy). The ability to adapt communication and intervention style to meet the individual need is important and you will have knowledge of child development and child protection procedures.
You will be responsible for providing therapeutic intervention that is strengths-focused, evidence-based, and tailored to meet the needs of the child/young person and their family/carer. Supervision of more junior staff and trainees is expected to be part of your role as you share your skills and knowledge with those around you.
Were looking for an individual who is passionate about working with children/ young people in the community with the confidence to intervene to meet a range of mental health needs and a desire to work with others to continually improve what we do.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon
(CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve
health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and
treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we
deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our
services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our
service users and communities.
CFHD works closely with our local
universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we
support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our
own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment
has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their
families/carers.
Our children
and young people say
We
would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be
understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us
feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and
experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way.
When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that
is informal and without pressure.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant,
partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job
description attached to this advert which will provide further information on
this role
The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The role
involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment and
evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers. Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory
and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.
The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing
integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon. Bringing
professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post
holder will work with, and offer supervision/consultation/advice to others. With a focus
on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the
post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit,
evaluation and review.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job
description attached to this advert which will provide further information on
this role
The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The role
involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment and
evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health
difficulties and their parents/carers. Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory
and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.
The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing
integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon. Bringing
professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post
holder will work with, and offer supervision/consultation/advice to others. With a focus
on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the
post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit,
evaluation and review.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in
- OT, SROT, or equivalent
- Active registration as with the appropriate professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic, mental health interventions for
- children/young people and their families/carers
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Clinical Supervision qualification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
- An understanding of child development
- Understanding of child protection and the importance of multi-agency work for children and families in the community
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings, sharing own professional knowledge, skills and expertise, whilst valuing the perspective of others.
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Key requirements as identified by young people participating in the development of our services:
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and experiences of using these with children, young people and families
- Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families voice and inform meaningful change
- Experience of working in a person-centred way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
- Knowledge and understanding of what children, young people and families feel is important to them and their lives
- Able to recognise potential difficulties and participate in finding solutions
- Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk and safeguard children.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multiagency care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
- A willingness to use and learn IT Systems ,e.g. Electronic Record Keeping and online video platforms used for therapy, professionals meetings or training.
Desirable
- Able to participate and present information in a group setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations.
- Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy
- Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in
- OT, SROT, or equivalent
- Active registration as with the appropriate professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic, mental health interventions for
- children/young people and their families/carers
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Clinical Supervision qualification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
- An understanding of child development
- Understanding of child protection and the importance of multi-agency work for children and families in the community
- Understanding of CYP-IAPT principles including the use of evidence based therapies and Routine Outcome Measures
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings, sharing own professional knowledge, skills and expertise, whilst valuing the perspective of others.
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Key requirements as identified by young people participating in the development of our services:
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and experiences of using these with children, young people and families
- Knowledge and experience of gaining meaningful feedback from children, young people and families voice and inform meaningful change
- Experience of working in a person-centred way which shows you can demonstrate values that are important to children, young people and families
- Knowledge and understanding of what children, young people and families feel is important to them and their lives
- Able to recognise potential difficulties and participate in finding solutions
- Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk and safeguard children.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multiagency care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
- A willingness to use and learn IT Systems ,e.g. Electronic Record Keeping and online video platforms used for therapy, professionals meetings or training.
Desirable
- Able to participate and present information in a group setting
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations.
- Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy
- Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
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.
UK Registration
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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