Clinician

The CAMHS Brighton Duty and Liaison team has an exciting opportunity for a full time Band 7, Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join an experienced team with a positive and relaxed team culture. The role of the Senior Clinician encompasses a split rota across the community and hospital settings. The Senior Clinician will be expected to respond to referrals made to the duty team from a variety of sources, to prioritise work according to the level of urgency and to work closely with young people, their carers and other professionals to facilitate a safe plan of care. The Senior Clinician will also be expected to respond to and triage referrals from A&E and acute hospital wards, carry out comprehensive psychosocial assessments including risk assessments and safety care planning. They will be expected to lead within multi-disciplinary network meetings using high quality communication and effective relationships and work collaboratively within the Duty and Liaison Team and with our general hospital colleagues, other agencies and carers. Strong relationship building skills are required alongside an understand of different clinical disciplines including general hospital staff providing interventions and support to patients who are staying on acute hospital wards awaiting the allocation of appropriate mental health services., Professional functions 1. To develop & maintain specialist clinical skills and expertise in the assessment of young people referred the duty and liaison team via Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 2. You will be supporting young people who are presenting with a mental health crisis via telephone, Attend Anywhere (online) or offering face to face assessments. 3. To offer advice on management of patients with mental health issues and non organically based physical symptoms. 4. To ensure assessment, care and support of each client is appropriate to individual needs. 5. To feed back outcome of assessment to the referrer and agree care and risk plans. 6. To ensure that children and young people requiring further assessment and help are referred on appropriately. 7. To provide consultation to other professionals regarding mental health issues in relation to young people and their families 8. To know how to access appropriate services and develop effective networks and channels of communications. 9. To adhere to relevant code of Professional Conduct. 10. To attend case conferences & meetings as relevant to the job description. 11. Work in accordance with Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS and University Hospital trusts' policies, guidelines and protocols.Working for our organisation General 1. This job description is not meant to be exhaustive and can be altered in consultation with the post holder. 2. Act with due care for the safety of self, other employees, clients and the general public and co - operating with nursing management of the Trust to ensure the provisions of the 'Health & Safety & Work Act 1974' are fully observed. 3. To understand how the work undertaken by the post holder relates to and effects the work of others, in order to achieve the best outcomes in terms of effective processes and quality of service. Equal Opportunities Sussex Partnership NHS Trust is working towards equality and has policies relating to the equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery. All staff are expected to comply with these policies. All staff are required to:

• Abide by the standards of behaviour expected by their professional body and the standards of behaviour expected of all staff in the Trust disciplinary policy and procedure.
• Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and are responsible for making themselves aware of these policies and procedures.
• Treat information relating to patient, employees and businesses of the Trust in the strictest confidence. Under no circumstances should such information be discussed with any unauthorised person(s) or organisations. At all times employees are required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act.
  
  Professional Health or Social Care Qualification (i.e. RMN, OT, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER) with postgraduate training or experience relevant to child and adolescent mental health or an accredited formal post-qualification training in Mental Health e.g. iapt OR Professional Health Qualification ( RGN, Paediatric Nurse, School Health Nurse) with formal post-graduation qualifications in child and adolescent mental health and experience of working in a mental health setting (as student or other), working with children, young people, Significant post qualification experience
• Experience of working with people with serious mental Health problems
• Experience of risk assessment of & research into suicide and self-harm
• Experience of working with self-harm client group
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Previous experience in the community, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn't based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we'll explore your examples further at interview, so it's important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.