Job summary
37.5 hours per week
We have three new exciting
posts in Wakefield CAMHS as Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioners. You need
to be a registered staff member to apply for this role e.g. Mental Health
Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Are you ready to take on a
role that is a fast-paced, rewarding role, where you can make a real difference
each day?
Our Responsive Adolescent and
Childrens Home-Based Treatment Team (ReACH) Team is seeking 3 dynamic Senior Mental
Health Practitioners to join our multi-disciplinary team, providing urgent,
recovery-focused support to individuals and their families that are
experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
This role is fast-paced and a
rewarding role where no two days are the same. Youd be expected to work
collaboratively with children, young people, families and external agencies to
offer intensive home-based assessment, support and treatment.
The ReACH Team is the front
line of urgent mental health care, supporting people at their most vulnerable
time and helping them stay safe and feel supported in a community setting.
As a senior member of the
team, you will be expected to lead on complex cases and support staff within
the team to manage challenging situations. You will also be expected to
attend/lead multi-professional meetings to ensure collaborative risk assessments
and care plans are in place.
The service runs 7-days per
week and on a shift basis of long days (no night shifts).
Main duties of the job
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Assessing children and young people in a
variety of setting (e.g. Accident and Emergency Department, home visits,
schools)
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Working with families and carers to implement
safety plans and collaborative care plans
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Undertaking risk assessments and reviewing risk
documentation
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Allocated as lead clinician on young people on
your caseload to implement home-based treatment
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Support staff in the team and offer clinical
supervision
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Support with delivering training and guidance
to the team
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Referrals to internal and external agencies for
young people and families
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Taking on the role as shift co-ordinator
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Delivering therapeutic intervention over a
short period to children and young people
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Submitting safeguarding referrals where
required
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Leading on support for those young people who
have been recently discharged from an inpatient unit
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Attending professionals meetings
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.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
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
JOB SUMMARY
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/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
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and 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
JOB SUMMARY
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/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
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and 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
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.
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/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.
Special Knowledge/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.
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.
Person Specification
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.
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/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.
Special Knowledge/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.
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.
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).
