Senior Practitioner CAMHS Learning Disabilities

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 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 & 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 health 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.

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

HR2 9RP

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

HR2 9RP

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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