Job summary
Do you have the drive to join an experienced and highly motivated Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Learning Disability (LD) team to
deliver responsive and effective services?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CAMHS LD Practitioner to
join the Hereford CAMHS Learning Disability Team based in Hereford City at 24
hours (0.6 WTE) a week. CAMHS LD sits within CAMHS alongside our Eating
Disorder and Duty teams, as well as our core CAMHS service. 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.
We are a high quality, high performing NHS trust. You will be part
of the exciting changes working within the CAMHS multi-disciplinary team
inputting into clinical pathways, developments and delivering therapeutic
interventions, with specific focus on meeting the mental health needs of Children
and Young People who have a learning disability. The successful candidate will
receive training and personal development opportunities enabling them to reach
their potential and progress towards their career aspirations.
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 & 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, residential homes, CDCs etc. 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.
This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all
mandatory training including Safety Intervention (subject to Occupational
Health Clearance).
As part of the national transformation of CAMHS,
some infrequent on call weekend working is required.
About us
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community nursing services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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
- 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
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
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
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
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
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Person Specification
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
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
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
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
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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
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).