Mental Health Practitioner
- Employer
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- Halifax
- Salary
- £35,392 to £42,618 a year PRO-RATA
- Closing date
- 13 Aug 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Mental health practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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1 x 37.5 Hours Per Week Full Time
1 x 30 Hours Per Week Part Time
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered professional to join the Calderdale and Kirklees CAMHS crisis team. The team works 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 can work jointly with other CAMHS pathways, and we offer support to professionals, parents, carers and young people via our crisis advice line.
The service works closely with the local hospitals and partner agencies. The service is a 7 day week service and we can offer flexibility with working hours as long or short days can be requested. The team works from 8.00am-8.00pm.
We work closely as a team and can share case loads to support visits at hospital and in the community.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
The Crisis service is a busy service and support is offered through morning and evening handovers which supports daily planning. There is also a shift co-ordinator who is available for support throughout the day and all staff are offered line management and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
As a service we like to encourage innovation and staff development and are open to new ideas and new ways of working so there are opportunities to contribute to development within the team and within the service.
If you are interested in working within the CAMHS crisis service or want to come meet the team/find out more, please make contact with us.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs
Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals.
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
To provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system.
To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need. This will include working with the CAPA model.
To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work.
To be committed to a quality approach for patient care.
The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues.
To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need.
To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework.
To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families.
To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision.
To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners.
To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups.
To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Physical Attributes
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Laura Mitchell Health & Wellbeing Centre
Great Albion Street
Halifax
HX1 1YR
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9378-CK2001
1 x 30 Hours Per Week Part Time
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered professional to join the Calderdale and Kirklees CAMHS crisis team. The team works 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 can work jointly with other CAMHS pathways, and we offer support to professionals, parents, carers and young people via our crisis advice line.
The service works closely with the local hospitals and partner agencies. The service is a 7 day week service and we can offer flexibility with working hours as long or short days can be requested. The team works from 8.00am-8.00pm.
We work closely as a team and can share case loads to support visits at hospital and in the community.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
The Crisis service is a busy service and support is offered through morning and evening handovers which supports daily planning. There is also a shift co-ordinator who is available for support throughout the day and all staff are offered line management and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
As a service we like to encourage innovation and staff development and are open to new ideas and new ways of working so there are opportunities to contribute to development within the team and within the service.
If you are interested in working within the CAMHS crisis service or want to come meet the team/find out more, please make contact with us.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will:
Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs
Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals.
Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.
To provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system.
To provide assessment, interventions, therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need. This will include working with the CAPA model.
To apply a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and guidelines in clinical work.
To be committed to a quality approach for patient care.
The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in assessment of complex family issues.
To manage own caseload, accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual need.
To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework.
To provide training, consultation and supervision to other service providers, partner agencies and junior members of staff as required regarding intensive interventions with children, young people and families.
To participate in the development, audit and review of this extension to existing service provision.
To undertake extended hours of work alongside fellow specialist CAMHS practitioners.
To work collaboratively with all services to provide coherent and co-ordinated mental health services for children and young people as well as other significant partners, ensuring timely transition and relevant consultation, training and support to universal services and targeted groups.
To use a range of Information Technology systems (including Rio) ensuring high quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS.
- Experience of delivering training to others.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative
- and assertive.
- Clarity of decision making.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
- To demonstrate good self care and encourage the same in team members.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- Have training or undertake training to participate in the CAMH Service 24/7 on call rota.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- Membership of professional body.
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification e.g. degree.
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation
- Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Childrens act, Education Act, Working Together, Childrens NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload.
- Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills
- Customer service orientation.
- Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Have good team working skills. Be able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Laura Mitchell Health & Wellbeing Centre
Great Albion Street
Halifax
HX1 1YR
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9378-CK2001
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