Job summary
37.5 hours per week Band 6 CAMHS DBT Mental Health
Practitioner .
18 month fixed term contract
Are you looking for a new
challenge and rewarding career in Children and Young peoples Mental Health
Services within an evolving
team? CAMHS
Crisis and Home Treatment Pathway
are looking for a CAMHS DBT Mental Health Practitioner who is a resilient,
innovative, and motivated individual who is
passionate about improving the lives and mental health of our young people. We
will provide DBT training to the successful candidate if they are not already
trained.
Our pathway provides crisis support and intensive home treatment to young
people who are experiencing mental health crisis and emotional distress. The
service can be fast paced, and the ideal applicant will be extremely organised
and self-motivated to provide high quality care for the young people within the
service. We provide evidence-based assessments and interventions for young
people keeping with the principles of the iTHRIVE model. The team provide a
creative,
trauma informed and pro-active approach
in engaging young people and their families. The individual will be able to
work independently but also work well in a team.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Main duties of the job
DBT is a NICE guideline recommended evidence-based therapy.
DBT has been shown to be effective with clients with suicidal behaviours and
symptoms associated with emerging BPD (e.g. impulsive behaviours, emotional
dysregulation, difficulties with relationships etc.). The treatment targets
self-harm behaviours and other high-risk behaviours and helps people to manage
their emotions, develop mindfulness skills, improve their relationships with
others and to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings.
The pathway has five functions:
Crisis Liaison
To respond to CYP presenting in mental health crisis at the
local general hospital using a psychiatric liaison model to facilitate safe and
timely discharge.
Crisis Community
To respond to CYP who present in crisis within the
community that have been referred in. Clinicians will complete a psychosocial
assessment, risk management and signpost.
Home Treatment
The team offer CYP an intense community approach to avoid
hospital admission and provides step down support when discharged from a mental
health inpatient unit.
ITASC
CYP who have experienced multiple and complex trauma which
is impacting on their mental health. Clinicians will further assess need with
the aim to get the CYP therapy ready as well as liaising with their
professional network.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1a
This post holder will predominately work within the CAMHS Crisis and
Home Treatment pathway. The MHP will
be able improve children and young peoples mental health through the
delivery of an integrated and coordinated system of community based mental
health care to children, young people, and their families, providing safe,
culturally competent, effective, cost efficient, timely and accessible
services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and are
responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people, and their
families.
2a
To work as an
autonomous professional within BPS and Health and Care Professionals Council
(HPCP) guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full
responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decision,
caseload, and supervision responsibilities. The post holder will receive
regular individual and team supervision and will be expected to seek advice
whenever necessary.
3a
To administer
and interpret psychological and risk assessments, and to have experience in
the use of psychometric measures in the assessment of young people with
symptoms of emerging BPD/EUPD, in particular suicidal behaviours and
self-harm.
4a
Provide
specialist Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and have knowledge of
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for the young people on your caseload in
line with NICE guidance and recognised good practice.
5a
Provide good
quality group work and take a role in facilitating groups to teach the young
people new skills and to support parents/carers. The post holder may need to
be flexible in the timing of the groups (e.g., after school).
6a
Participate
and lead in joint complex assessments and care plans with DBT staff, other
disciplines, and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families,
and other agencies as required.
7a
Participate in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the pathway to
ensure the needs of the children and young people it serves are being met.
8a
Liaise with other services within LSW and other external agencies.
9a
To provide specialist assessment and consultation across community
CAMHS and Multi Agency / professional forums.
10a
To ensure that you are up
to date with Safeguarding and Child Protection Policys within LSW. Regularly
assess safeguarding issues and risk for each case and refer concerns to Child
Protection teams (etc) where appropriate.
11a
Contribute to the single point of access process to ensure referrals
into the service are addressed in a timely manner, this may include
electronic triage.
12a
To provide autonomous specialist clinical practice within the CAMHS
a. Clinical assessment and formulation
b. Making an autonomous judgment about whether the
Child or young person requires further DBT CAMHS assessment or intervention
c. Assess and manage risk.
d. Care planning
e. Intervention using a range of therapeutic
modalities
f. Hold a case load as identified in the post holders
job plan
g. Determining the point of discharge and agreeing
this with the child, young person, and family.
h. Communicating appropriately the clinical
information to the General Practitioner, relevant professionals, and
parent/carers where appropriate.
i. All documentation must be compliant with LSW
policys including CPA
13a
To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
14a
Be available for and make use of clinical supervision, child protection
supervision and operational line management supervision.
15a
Ensure the agreed outcome measures are adhered to within the post holders
area of work.
16a
Ensure participation with children and young people to improve service
provision is included within CAMHS and undertaken at every opportunity.
17a
The MHP will develop skills and knowledge enabling them to make an
autonomous decision about the time of discharge, and agree with the child,
young person, and family/carers as well as multi-agency key partners. Communicate a summary of the work
undertaken and how to sustain improvements made and include correspondence to
General Practitioner.
18a
The MHP is required to maintain high effective standards in the
recording of clinical observations and actions, risk and risk management
including child protection in health records.
19a
The MHP will strongly adhere to culturally competent and
anti-discriminatory practice, promote equity of opportunity, and use their
professional position to empower others and challenge power imbalances where
they are found to exist.
20a
Contribute to the development of team protocols and clinical practice,
proposing changes for discussion. Maintain good activity records and input
them onto the electronic recording system in a timely manner.
21a
To participate in audit and quality and patient safety activity in line
with service objectives.
22a
To be aware of and familiar with LWSW policy and procedure and operate
within that e.g., lone working policy.
23a
To maintain high standards of infection prevention and control in day-to-day
delivery of practice.
24a
To measure and make available clinical outcome measures within an
agreed system. This is most likely to be the CAMHS Outcomes Research Consortium.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of at least 3-years working in CAMHS which includes all of the following -
- Clinical mental health assessment and formulation.
- Assessment and management of risk.
- A range of therapeutic interventions relating to mental health and behaviour.
- Culturally competent practice with people from a range of diverse backgrounds.
- Consultation to professionals and non-professionals.
- Working with individuals who have experienced trauma and abuse.
- Experience of working with clients across the whole age range in a wide variety of settings and circumstances
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing circumstances.
- Experience in working with families
- Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
- Experience of consulting with other staff and multi-agency collaboration.
- Experience of running and facilitating groups.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering a full DBT programme in a clinical setting.
- Experience of being part of a full DBT consultation team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification at degree level relevant to CAMHS e.g. mental health nursing, social work, psychology.
- Registration with appropriate professional body.
Desirable
- Post-graduate training in a specific treatment modality.
- Has completed a formal (U.K based) DBT training, DBT foundation training through British Isles or equivalent.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate cultural competence in practice
- Demonstrate a good understanding about the policy and practice of safeguarding children and young people.
- Capacity to be reflective and adapt therapeutic practice accordingly.
- Competent and confident in managing distressing situations or the care of young people who are at risk of harm.
- Enthusiastic, empathic and curious.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills including being able to write clear, comprehensive reports.
- Good interpersonal skills, being able to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Resilient and able to manage a degree of stress and uncertainty.
- Maintains continuous professional development
- Demonstrates an ability to manage own time and work independently.
- An understanding of relevant policy and legislation.
Desirable
- Apply approaches using innovation or creativity.
- Skills in conflict resolution
- Car owner/driver
- Ability to travel across Plymouth
- Adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act
- Skills in delivering training / presentations
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
200 Mount Gould Road
Mount Gould
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7PY