Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to begin the journey of a rewarding career withinCAMHS.
A vacancy has arisen for a permanent Band 3 Healthcare support worker to gain knowledge, skills and experience of working with children, and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties and provide support their families within community services in the Cwm Taf Locality.
The CAMHS Service have a number of bases across the CTM Locality, Carnegie Clinic in the Rhondda, Child and Family Centre Tonteg, Keir Hardie Health Park in Merthyr and Bridgend Clinic in the Princess of Wales Hospital. The post holder's clinical work will be part of a robust and supportive multi-disciplinary community team working across the CTM Locality.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to develop their therapeutic skills. You will be carrying out physical observations to ensure the young person is not becoming physically compromised and there is also an opportunity to complete venipuncture training. There will be an introduction program to CAMHS and the successful candidate will be required to work within their level of competence.
Main duties of the job
To support the provision of Health and Social Care to young people experiencing mental ill health in a range of settings within the context of a multi-disciplinary Eating Disorder service and support the delivery of evidence based mental health care to clients in resource centres and a range of community based premises.
The post holder will on occasions be required to work without direct supervision.
The post holder will be expected to assist with the organisation and facilitation of the medication monitoring clinics and therapeutic groups.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organization but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent level of competency assessed training
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Venepuncutre training
- Trained to undertake ECG's
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in mental health setting.
Desirable
- Experience of group work.
SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.
- Ability to demonstrate a person centered approach.
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding and appreciation of mental health issues.
- An understanding of the need to maintain professional boundaries.
- Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Health measures.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Flexible, confident and positive in approach. Reliable and resilient.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent level of competency assessed training
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Venepuncutre training
- Trained to undertake ECG's
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in mental health setting.
Desirable
- Experience of group work.
SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.
- Ability to demonstrate a person centered approach.
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Understanding and appreciation of mental health issues.
- An understanding of the need to maintain professional boundaries.
- Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Health measures.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Flexible, confident and positive in approach. Reliable and resilient.
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).
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).
