Job summary
37.5 hours per week
Calderdale and Kirklees Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Service (CAMHS) has an exciting opportunity to recruit to the Eating Disorder
team.
The successful candidate will be a part of the pathway and will
support the team in developing and driving this intervention within the Eating
Disorders service. This will include supporting service development based on
best practice guidelines and existing research and evidence. Further
requirements can be found within the person specification and job
description. You will deliver high
quality interventions following care planning, treatment and regular reviews
(CPA) from the qualified practitioners in your team for children and young
people who meet the criteria of the pathway.
Many eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
Nervosa, are well-known even among non-medical professionals. This is largely
thanks to ongoing media attention and education efforts, however we need to
ensure we engage effectively with the family to better support young people.
By identifying children and young
people earlier and providing the right support, we can work with families to
provide a dedicated treatment plan to be able to, prevent escalation and reduce
long term difficulties and decrease the pressures in the ED and acute services.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
All employees of the Trust are strongly
encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone highly motivated and enthusiastic who
has an interest and understanding of Eating Disorders. The service welcome professionals to join our
existing multi disciplinary team. If you are unsure if you would be able to
apply please contact to discuss further.
Support is offered both from the team and wider service with
regular team meetings, service wide development mornings, team development
mornings, regular clinical and managerial supervision and peer
support/supervision.
The service supports professional development. Calderdale
and Kirklees CAMHS also offers the opportunity to work as part of a community,
to build links within and across teams and other services within the trust. We
take pride in working together to maintain a supportive and friendly workplace
that enables our staff to thrive and influence positive change to the lives of
the young people and families who have the support of our service.
Calderdale and Kirklees CAMHS has an existing and
well-established Eating Disorder Team that the successful candidate would join,
with the support of the Team Manager and Lead Clinicians. You will also link
closely with colleagues from other teams where appropriate.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the
minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to
work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake
other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder
when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To provide highly
specialist skills and expertise, facilitating interventions of the highest
quality in the field of mental health, including emergency assessments and
intensive interventions with children, young people and their families.
To work autonomously and
collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and teaching for other
agencies and professionals.
To provider supervision
and teaching to all other disciplines within CAMHS and to deputise as agreed
for the team leader.
To promote safeguarding
and the welfare of children and young people
To work autonomously within
professional guidelines and exercise responsibility in accordance with the
Trust Policies and procedures
The post holder will have highly developed skills in assessing the
needs of children and their carers based on the analysis of highly complex
facts and situations. Interventions
will be planned based on the assessment information and interpretation of
this.
The clinical assessment will
include gathering appropriate historical information from the child and
family, allied to clinical observation of family relationships and mental
state of the child and other family members, and obtaining relevant information
from other agencies. Offering highly
specialist expertise in child and adolescent mental health, ensuring clear
documentation in all appropriate case notes and sharing assessments and
information with the family and all relevant professionals.
To
undertake highly specialist initial assessments of young people following
acts of serious self-harm and attempted suicide in line with evidence based
practice.
To undertake highly
specialised risk assessments following referral for presentations requiring
urgent mental health or psychiatric assessment and plan relevant
interventions.
To implement intensive
interventions with young people and their families, as relevant to the post-holders
main clinical role, i.e. group and individual work, systemic family
interventions. This will include analysis, interpretation and evaluation to
reformulate plans of care.
The post-holder will
provide therapeutic care to emotionally demanding clients in highly emotive
situations.
The
post-holder will develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with children
and carers. This will include cases of
high complexity which require more specialised
levels of assessment and therapeutic skills.
As part of
multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Mental Health Practitioner will deliver
and devise complex packages of care.
Provide individual and family review/follow-up sessions to children,
young people or their carers.
To take a lead role in
setting guidelines and standards that will ensure all young persons
identified with complex problems are discharged from Specialist CAMHS with an
appropriate package of care from universal services.
The post holder will
have skills to communicate highly complex information regarding personal
psycho-social problems in an emphatic and supportive way using the highest
level of interpersonal skills in situations which can be highly emotional and
sometimes antagonistic. Service users and families may have difficulty or be
reluctant to understand what is communicated to them.
We are aware that an increasing number
of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job
application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated
content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting
candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your
application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake
other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder
when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To provide highly
specialist skills and expertise, facilitating interventions of the highest
quality in the field of mental health, including emergency assessments and
intensive interventions with children, young people and their families.
To work autonomously and
collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and teaching for other
agencies and professionals.
To provider supervision
and teaching to all other disciplines within CAMHS and to deputise as agreed
for the team leader.
To promote safeguarding
and the welfare of children and young people
To work autonomously within
professional guidelines and exercise responsibility in accordance with the
Trust Policies and procedures
The post holder will have highly developed skills in assessing the
needs of children and their carers based on the analysis of highly complex
facts and situations. Interventions
will be planned based on the assessment information and interpretation of
this.
The clinical assessment will
include gathering appropriate historical information from the child and
family, allied to clinical observation of family relationships and mental
state of the child and other family members, and obtaining relevant information
from other agencies. Offering highly
specialist expertise in child and adolescent mental health, ensuring clear
documentation in all appropriate case notes and sharing assessments and
information with the family and all relevant professionals.
To
undertake highly specialist initial assessments of young people following
acts of serious self-harm and attempted suicide in line with evidence based
practice.
To undertake highly
specialised risk assessments following referral for presentations requiring
urgent mental health or psychiatric assessment and plan relevant
interventions.
To implement intensive
interventions with young people and their families, as relevant to the post-holders
main clinical role, i.e. group and individual work, systemic family
interventions. This will include analysis, interpretation and evaluation to
reformulate plans of care.
The post-holder will
provide therapeutic care to emotionally demanding clients in highly emotive
situations.
The
post-holder will develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with children
and carers. This will include cases of
high complexity which require more specialised
levels of assessment and therapeutic skills.
As part of
multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Mental Health Practitioner will deliver
and devise complex packages of care.
Provide individual and family review/follow-up sessions to children,
young people or their carers.
To take a lead role in
setting guidelines and standards that will ensure all young persons
identified with complex problems are discharged from Specialist CAMHS with an
appropriate package of care from universal services.
The post holder will
have skills to communicate highly complex information regarding personal
psycho-social problems in an emphatic and supportive way using the highest
level of interpersonal skills in situations which can be highly emotional and
sometimes antagonistic. Service users and families may have difficulty or be
reluctant to understand what is communicated to them.
We are aware that an increasing number
of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job
application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated
content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting
candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your
application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi agency approach and working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative
- and assertive.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Post qualification training in identified portfolio, e.g. LD. LAC, eating disorder.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Membership of professional body.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- Formal management/supervisory qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering training to others.
- Extensive experience in identified portfolio requirements.
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi agency approach and working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative
- and assertive.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Post qualification training in identified portfolio, e.g. LD. LAC, eating disorder.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
- Membership of professional body.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- Formal management/supervisory qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering training to others.
- Extensive experience in identified portfolio requirements.
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
