CAMHS Assessment and Treatment Team is a dynamic, warm and vibrant team providing assessments and brief interventions in both 1:1 and group formats to Children and Young People and their families.

We work from clinic bases at Neath Port Talbot and Swansea as well as in schools and the community.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

Provide assessments for Children and Young People referred in to the service, to establish the most appropriate sign posting and allocation of the referral to meet the needs of the young person and their family/support network.

Utilise your mental health nursing skills to provide brief CBT informed interventions to Children and Young People and their families/support networks in creative and age appropriate ways.

Facilitate CBT informed courses to young people and their families/support networks.

Deliver parent workshops and work closely with families to support them.

Liaise closely with other agencies and professionals and provide consultation when required to negotiate the best outcome for young people.

Plan a range of complex activities balancing client needs with other requirements of the post.

Support students and supervisees. Contribute to day to day leadership. Work in a multidisciplinary team.

Have a thorough understanding of legal/ policy issues relating to CAMHS and demonstrate confident decision making regarding consent and safeguarding issues.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• NMC Registration

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD relevant to CAMHS. Relevant post registration qualifications eg Family Therapy Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Eating Disorders Self Harm Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Borderline Personality Disorder
• Experience in teaching
• Extensive knowledge in normal and abnormal child development, extensive knowledge in child and adolescent mental health issues.

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience
• Experience of working within CAMHS or a therapeutic post eg eating disorders, challenging behaviour.
• Experience of mental health assessment and implementation of a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions.
• Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
• Ability to manage a case load.
• Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding children's mental health.
• Management skills.

Desirable

• Experience of audit
• Experience of group teaching.

Aptitude

Essential

• Excellent assessment skills
• Ability to manage anxiety effectively and work with young people with challenging behaviour
• Flexible and adaptable to working conditions.
• IT skills
• Ability to work on own volition Good communication and time management skills.

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

Values

Essential

• Demonstrate SBU Values

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel in work
• Ability to work flexibly

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Neath Port Talbot Hospital

Block D Baglan Way

Port Talbot

SA12 7BX

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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