Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner
£51657-£58785
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 6 Jun | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 00a16c6406964529b0a2eb7a34ba5e02
Location ref: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Full Job Description
- To be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment & consultation work with children, adolescents and their families/carers and caring networks for those with problems of behavioural, emotional, attachment and trauma, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
- To work as a member of the MDT providing high quality mental health services to children and young people.
- To work sensitively and appropriately for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families, foster carers and people with mental health difficulties.
- To undertake risk assessment and management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.
- To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client's care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To maintain a personal and professional profile in accordance with Post Registration., · To be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children, adolescents and their families/carers and caring networks for those with problems of behavioural, emotional, attachment and trauma, emotional, psychological or mental health issues. · To operate as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing child and adolescent mental health services in line with the principles and practice of CYP-IAPT. · To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families, foster carers and people with mental health difficulties. · To act as a role model in the delivery of care and uphold public confidence. · To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individual children and young people, carers and families with complex behavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues. · To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships. · To be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and using appropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goals privileging core skills as appropriate. · To develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within the child/young person's context, employing evidence based practice. · To evaluate and adjust practices based on feedback. · To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client's care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/ professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions. · To carry out assessments and interventions. · To work jointly with co-workers from the multi-disciplinary teams as appropriate. · To contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance. · To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health · To maintain a personal and professional profile in accordance with Post Registration Educational Practice (PREP) All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity. Key Relationships · To have good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues. · To maintain close working relationships with colleagues from the same professional group across the county. · To promote and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in all areas of the service and develop and maintain effective working relationships with other agencies and service areas · To promote and maintain good working relationships with clients, their families and carers. · To enhance public relations, taking active steps to project a positive image of service users, the service and the Trust.
- Social Worker with SWE registration OR Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
- Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
- Further training/qualification in relevant area of practice Evidence of CPD Desirable criteria
- Training in Sensory Assessment and Integration, Post qualification experience in a CYPMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches especially in relation to trauma and attachment
- Ability to provide supervision, appraisal, preceptorship/practice education and staff support methods and teaching and training
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children and adolescents.
- Knowledge of child protection procedures, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
East CYPMHS is part of HPFT CYPMHS, a service at the forefront of national developments in CAMHS, including CAPA and CYP-IAPT. We pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality, responsive service through strong multidisciplinary teamwork. The service continues to expand in line with the evolving needs of young people across Hertfordshire., Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services. We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner within our East CYPMHS Service. We are an enthusiastic and supportive team, motivated to work collaboratively with young people and their families experiencing moderate to severe mental health needs across East Hertfordshire.,
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