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Multi-disciplinary Pathway Worker (RMN/OT/SW/CBT Therapist)

Employer
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Gillingham
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 per annum pro rata
Closing date
30 Apr 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Band 6 - Multi-disciplinary Pathway Worker (RMN/OT/SW/CBT Therapist)

Come and work for NELFT, an organisation that values the best care by the best people.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and an experienced CAMHS Practitioner , who has an interest and knowledge of working with Children and Adolescents who present with mental health and significant behavioural difficulties.

If so this is the job for you.

Main duties of the job

As a key part of our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service, the post holder will undertake CAMHS assessments of children and young people up to age 18 to inform formulation, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment within a spectrum of mental health presentations. You will have a caseload, offering evidence based interventions to children and adolescents with complex mental heath needs and their families .

You will have the ability to deliver a range of evidence based clinical interventions for children and young people and will be supported to train in other treatment modalities . Develop and maintain close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies e.g. Social Services, Education and others is essential.

You must demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice in children's mental health. There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching and supervision within the team and the Trust.

You must be able to work independently and have good clinical / therapeutic and case management skills to engage this group of young people.

About us

Probationary Period

This post holder will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist)


Desirable

  • To be trained in CBT


Experience

Essential

  • To be eligible for for registration as a full member of appropriate professional body (e.g NMC, HCPC)


Desirable

  • To have CAMHS experience


Complex interventions

Essential

  • Experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions


Desirable

  • To have a flexible approach to working around the needs of the service


Flexible approach

Essential

  • To be able to travel to both South Kent Coast clinics - Folkestone and Dover


Desirable

  • To be willing to take on new training opportunities to increase the clinics skills


Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Young Persons Wellbeing Service

1 The Courtyard, Campus Way

Gillingham

ME80NZ

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