CAMHS Practitioner - Bedford
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated CAMHS Practitioner to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural Community CAMHS Team based in Bedford, within the North Bedfordshire Specialist CAMHS Service.Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about varying contexts we work within (i.e. racial, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care.
We would be happy to consider requests for flexible working, for example taking into account any caring responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a UK registered Mental Health Nurse with community CAMHS experience (Must have valid UK NMC pin at point of application, without this you will not be short listed for interview). The post holder will be offering assessments, supporting group offers, and treatments to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, involving parent/carers, schools and other agencies as appropriate.The post holder will help collogues and service users through administrative tasks that advocate for their needs which includes screening for neuro-diversity, referrals to other services, statutory documents regarding education and social needs.
You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self-management, and the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals.
You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the teams, monthly complex case discussions and a monthly reflective space.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached JD and PS for detailed description of role and responsibilities The successful candidate will be part of the discipline they have trained in or intend to develop in, and will receive specialist clinical supervision. There are opportunities to take part in discipline-specific meetings within Bedfordshire CAMHS and ELFT.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Mental Health Nurse, Child Psychotherapies, CBT, Counselling, Art Psychotherapy, Social Work, Systemic Practitioner, Occupational Therapy with MH experience.
- Registration with relevant UK governing body is required, you will not be short listed without providing evidence of this. Examples: HCP, UKCP, BACP, ACP, NMC, CQSW.
- Graded exposure, solution focused basic CBT or DBT training
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working in a UK community mental health setting with adolescents or young people, families/ carers.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience risk assessing and safety planning with young people, families, and supporting network.
- Experience of working in or liaising closely with multi agency teams working with adolescents or young adults e.g. Youth Services, YOT etc
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area
- Experience of supporting service development
- Experience of using CBT or other evidence based therapeutic interventions
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of potential barriers and resources within a multi-agency setting that affect mental health and are relevant to children, young people and their families
- Knowledge of systems and the environment can impact on child/adolescent mental health
- Knowledge of evidence based mental health interventions
- Knowledge and application of outcome measures.
- Awareness of current national legislation, guidelines, and polices in the field of CAMHS (Children Act, Mental Health Act and associated legislation including Child Protection Procedures)
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability and motivation to further develop by meeting developmental objectives by their deadline and a high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback.
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances
- Ability to work independently and manage a caseload while meeting deadlines and keeping patient information up to date
- Ability to assess mental health needs, develop care plans, implement and review care
- Interest and motivation to continue professional development, including training in evidence based therapies.
- Ability to risk assess, safety plan, and safeguard young people and their families. Including supportive network as appropriate
- Motivation to work towards to co-facilitate therapeutic groups
- Ability to work sensitively and compassionately with patients and their families, especially when they are distressed, and when delivering sensitive information
- Ability to liaise with multi-agency professionals in the young person's life, provide consultation, and deliver sensitive information in professional manner.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to contain and work with organizational stress and identify when additional personal support may be necessary.
- Ability to be reflective and utilize clinical and peer supervision to support patient care.
- Motivation to work towards delivering training and CPD to multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies
- Competent use of IT packages e.g. Word, excel, etc
- Ability to provide psychosocial/ cognitive therapeutic intervention to people with mental health difficulties and adjust the care/resources based on their individual needs. (E.g. CBT, DBT, Solution focused therapy, Motivational interviewing, etc.)
Other
Essential criteria- Valid UK driving license and have access to a vehicle.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London.We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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