We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered practitioner to join our CAMHS crisis service in the south of the county (12 month secondment or fixed term posts also considered).

The team work with children and young people under 18 years old who are acutely mentally unwell and require a mental health triage/assessment, crisis support, intensive home treatment or hospital admission. We strive to keep young people out of hospital by offering an enhanced home treatment model, if a young person is admitted to hospital we will work closely with them to repatriate them home as soon as possible. We work jointly with CAMHS eating disorder service.

The team's main office base is Boston however there is scope to negotiate your base for travel expense purposes (e.g. Grantham/Lincoln).

The service works closely with other CYP services and offers a 7 day week service. Working hours of the team are 8.45hrs-19.00hrs, 7 days a week. We work closely as a team, with a shared caseload.

We offer extensive training in the teams, including CBT, DBT, EMDR etc and run groups for young people within the service. As a service we like to encourage innovation and staff development.

If you are interested in working within CAMHS crisis service or want to come meet the team/find out more please contact Emily Wilson emily.wilson57@nhs.net or 01205 354202.

Main duties of the job

Working within CYP services to deliver a prompt and effective crisis service for CYP under the age of 18. Duties will include shift co-ordination on some days, triage and assessment, multi agency working and liaison, engagement and outreach, interventions for CYP with low mood, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, self harm management, safety planning, risk assessing, and offering family/carers support.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.comto find out more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To ensure the team provides a high standard of clinical care by providing safe and effective treatment for children/young people and their families/carers.
• You will be responsible for managing complex referrals and assessments coming into the service and the day to day running of the team and service.
• Work collaboratively with children and young people and their carers to formulate a care plan to be delivered by the team in the community.
• Provide ongoing leadership and support by taking on the lead professional role in complex cases during the treatment period and up to transfer/discharge. This role includes day to day shift to enable the service to provide a rapid response to children and young people presenting with urgent and emergency mental health presentations over a 24/7 rota. Core hours of CCETT are 8.45hrs-19.00hrs, 7 days a week. Out of hours provision is currently being picked up by the CYP Mental health liaison service based at Lincoln who are based within CCETT and doing waking night shifts. CCETT also provide an intensive home treatment service to prevent admission to inpatient beds and to facilitate early discharge.
• You will provide professional advice and support to other teams, agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

Childcare Vouchers

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate professional with current registration.
• Mentorship Module (degree level)
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Training in Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) or Family systemic practices
• Leadership training

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people with mental health needs.
• Experience of working with individuals in crisis
• Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
• Experience of managing and developing staff including supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people.

Skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach and Risk Assessment.
• Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
• Good understanding of child and adolescent development, risk assessment and risk management of young people in crisis.
• Experience of using evidence based practice.
• Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues anxieties.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate.
• Well-developed IT skills

Special requirements

Essential

• Able to travel around the county independently and in a timely manner

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Galaxy Suite

Archway Centre

Boston

PE21 8EG

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