Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen
to be part of an innovative and supportive CAMHS Learning Disabilities Team.
We are looking for a highly
skilled clinician to join our us within our CAMHS LD team working across
Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This post is a 30 hour post.
The ideal candidate would be
someone who likes to have diversity in their job, is interested in working with
young people and their families with complex difficulties, and who likes to
think creatively and flexibly about what therapeutic interventions would be
useful and effective for young people with learning disabilities.
The
CAMHS team is a strong and supportive team and has excellent structures to
offer regular supervision and has a strong ethos of delivering high quality
evidence based psychological therapies and interventions.
You will be working within a wider
CAMHS multi-disciplinary team. No two days will be the same, so flexibility,
problem solving skills and a desire to make a difference are all vital for this
role. The team works closely with the local special schools and colleagues from
social care, as well as local paediatric services.
Main duties of the job
You will be a qualified professional with current registration with a
relevant professional body. You will hold a caseload of young people with
complex mental health needs and will take responsibility for providing
assessments and therapeutic treatment programmes for these CYP. You will care
co-ordinate a number of young people on your caseload. You will carry out risk
assessments appropriate for children and young people with a learning
disability and monitor and evaluate interventions using outcome measures.
You will have a proven ability to liaise with and work in collaboration
with other relevant agencies according to the needs of the young person. You
will promote and maintain good working relationships and effective
communication through liaison with service users, colleagues and other
professionals.
You will operate in any appropriate settings including CAMHS bases,
schools, families homes and residential homes. Occasional working within
highly emotional environments with families and staff groups will require a
high degree of self-awareness and effective communication skills at all levels.
You will work flexible hours to ensure the service can operate
effectively to meet individual needs.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post
holder will:
- Act as a role model to colleagues, always
seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
- Use their initiative and take responsibility
for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to
patients.
- Hold continuing responsibility and effective
management of the learning disability pathway case load in CAMHS, ensuring
recovery focused specialist health interventions are delivered to children and
young people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in a
multi-disciplinary team.
- Assist in monitoring the appropriateness of
referrals in relation to service access criteria, and monitor/develop the child
service offered.
- Asses the mental health/behavioural needs and
deliver therapeutic interventions with young people and their families, using
approaches such as functional and developmental assessment, Positive Behaviour
Support and family/parenting work.
- Act as a key worker for an individual caseload.
- Within their sphere of competence, be
responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children, young
people and/or vulnerable adults for whom they are responsible or may come into
contact with in.
- Facilitate/teach effective systems to
carers/parents to enable the transfer of skills required to maintain positive
management of behaviours.
- Deliver consultation to other professionals
and agencies.
- Work with complex individuals and groups to
prevent relapse of mental health and behaviours that challenge.
- Support generic CAMHS staff in learning
disability related issues.
- Promote knowledge of mental health and the
prevention of mental health illness with children and young people, members of
the public and families.
- Review and reflect on own practice and
performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision
and the staff appraisal system.
- Promote and maintain good working
relationships and effective communication through liaison with service users,
colleagues and other professionals.
- Carry out risk assessments appropriate for
children and young people with a learning disability.
- Monitor and evaluate interventions using outcome measures.
- Develop, monitor and audit standards of practice to
ensure compliance with best practice.
- Design and deliver training to carers and education
staff; team members; colleagues in the trust; and a variety of other agencies.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post
holder will:
- Act as a role model to colleagues, always
seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
- Use their initiative and take responsibility
for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to
patients.
- Hold continuing responsibility and effective
management of the learning disability pathway case load in CAMHS, ensuring
recovery focused specialist health interventions are delivered to children and
young people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in a
multi-disciplinary team.
- Assist in monitoring the appropriateness of
referrals in relation to service access criteria, and monitor/develop the child
service offered.
- Asses the mental health/behavioural needs and
deliver therapeutic interventions with young people and their families, using
approaches such as functional and developmental assessment, Positive Behaviour
Support and family/parenting work.
- Act as a key worker for an individual caseload.
- Within their sphere of competence, be
responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children, young
people and/or vulnerable adults for whom they are responsible or may come into
contact with in.
- Facilitate/teach effective systems to
carers/parents to enable the transfer of skills required to maintain positive
management of behaviours.
- Deliver consultation to other professionals
and agencies.
- Work with complex individuals and groups to
prevent relapse of mental health and behaviours that challenge.
- Support generic CAMHS staff in learning
disability related issues.
- Promote knowledge of mental health and the
prevention of mental health illness with children and young people, members of
the public and families.
- Review and reflect on own practice and
performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision
and the staff appraisal system.
- Promote and maintain good working
relationships and effective communication through liaison with service users,
colleagues and other professionals.
- Carry out risk assessments appropriate for
children and young people with a learning disability.
- Monitor and evaluate interventions using outcome measures.
- Develop, monitor and audit standards of practice to
ensure compliance with best practice.
- Design and deliver training to carers and education
staff; team members; colleagues in the trust; and a variety of other agencies.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Appropriate and adaptable verbal and written communication
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Good listening and interpersonal skills
- Able to design and deliver training to others (e.g. multi-agency groups)
- Ability to reflect and critically
- appraise own performance and make use of clinical supervision
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and behavioural / mental health needs that challenge services
- Experience of assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions with young people with learning disabilities and their families
- Provision of consultation to other agencies around learning disability issues
- Assessment and management of risk
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of behavioural/mental health issues in LD CAMHS work
- Knowledge of approaches to assessment and intervention with young people with learning disabilities and their families
- Good knowledge of safeguarding issues
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to team working
- Able to work on a flexible basis
- Ability to work independently
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Acknowledge and respect difference
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification RNLD, OT, SALT, Social Work, RMN etc.
- Postgraduate qualification relevant to child and adolescent mental health and learning disabilities or relevant further training
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Appropriate and adaptable verbal and written communication
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Good listening and interpersonal skills
- Able to design and deliver training to others (e.g. multi-agency groups)
- Ability to reflect and critically
- appraise own performance and make use of clinical supervision
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and behavioural / mental health needs that challenge services
- Experience of assessment and delivery of therapeutic interventions with young people with learning disabilities and their families
- Provision of consultation to other agencies around learning disability issues
- Assessment and management of risk
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of behavioural/mental health issues in LD CAMHS work
- Knowledge of approaches to assessment and intervention with young people with learning disabilities and their families
- Good knowledge of safeguarding issues
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to team working
- Able to work on a flexible basis
- Ability to work independently
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Acknowledge and respect difference
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification RNLD, OT, SALT, Social Work, RMN etc.
- Postgraduate qualification relevant to child and adolescent mental health and learning disabilities or relevant further training
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
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).
