Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and dynamic newly qualified mental health professional to join CAMHS Outreach in Gloucestershire.
CAMHS Outreach is a countywide service offering intensive home treatment provision for children and young people aged under 18 experiencing an acute mental health crisis. Our service focuses on admission avoidance, home treatment and supporting safe discharge from a Tier 4 in-patient Unit. We have a fantastic success rate of supporting children and young people in their recovery at home to ensure they receive the treatment they need and have received additional funding for service expansion.
The successful post holder will be expected to match the ethos of the team, and commit to ongoing personal and service development, while maintaining a high standard of professionalism and compassion. In return we will offer a friendly, secure, and professional experience, and investment in your development as a healthcare professional, the Trust offers a great preceptorship programme you would be eligible for.
We are a 7 day a week service, including bank holidays, and are looking to further extend the out of hours offer to the evenings, this will come with the perk of additional pay enhancements. In return we will be offering our candidates the flexibility to cover late shifts and weekend working, allowing them time off during core working hours.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job under supervision from an experienced Outreach clinician are the following ;
- Provide CAMHS psychosocial clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of urgent clinical work.
- Provide short- term clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan.
- Provide CAMHS consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of children's services within Gloucestershire as required.
- Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a range of CAMHS assessment and short- term treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) who are experiencing an acute crisis in their mental health and are presenting with significant risk/crisis behaviours whilst using a Think family approach to support their families and parents/carers.
Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.
Provide CAMHS psychosocial clinical risk assessments and risk management plans as part of urgent clinical work.
Provide short- term clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.
Provide CAMHS consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of childrens services within Gloucestershire as required.
Demonstrate commitment to working with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services.
The voice of the child will be central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oProfessional Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
- oDemonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC),
Desirable
- oEvidence of formal post registration learning
- oTraining/placement within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oDemonstrable experience of providing clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings.
- oExperience of clinical case management/care coordination (including clinical risk assessment & management) within a mental health or learning disability setting.
- oExperience of multi-agency collaborative working and joint care planning,
- oExperience of providing personalised care planning to meet mental health or learning disabilities needs
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering evidence based/best practice therapeutic interventions relevant to CAMHS
- oExperience of undertaking Self Harm assessments in children and young people
- oExperience of identifying/escalating safeguarding concerns regarding children and young people
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oDemonstrate profession based clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions, including awareness of current best practice.
- oBasic knowledge of therapeutic use and application of CAMHS specific interventions, i.e CBT, DBT
- oBasic knowledge of legislation, safeguarding issues and national policies/guidance in relation to mental health issues & learning disability needs
- oAwareness of issues related to mental capacity, consent and confidentiality when working with children and young people
Desirable
- oAwareness of complex mental health/learning disability issues and therapeutic approaches within adult and/or child mental health/learning disability settings
- oKnowledge of key principles and best practice regarding transition of care between services/ agencies
- oCommitment to develop/extend clinical skills through CPD opportunities and other initiatives
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- oGood standard of verbal and non-verbal communication skills including empathic and self-awareness skills
- oWith supervision, ability to work flexibly and independently to deliver high quality, safe, effective clinical services
- oEvidence of developing effective working relationships with team colleagues and multi-agency partners
- oAbility to operate within an unpredictable work pattern
- Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Positive Behavioural Management (PBM)/Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
Desirable
- oMotivation to contribute to driving service developments/ new ways of working as requested
- oCommitment to implement learning from service based continuous improvement cycles
Other Requirements
Essential
- oThis is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.
- oWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook oAbility to work flexible hours/out of hours as requested by CAMHS Management
- oWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook oAbility to work flexible hours/out of hours as requested by CAMHS Management
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
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acorn House
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3PX