This post is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CAMHS Practitioner/CBT therapist to join Bury CAMHS and support the development of the CYPMH offer into our local communities. You will work in partnership with third sector organisations, early help services and our local multi-agency safeguarding hubs to ensure that our referral pathways are accessible, delivered in true partnership and ensure children ,young people and families that need mental health advice and support can get what they need quickly and easily.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be the team leader and supervisor of NHS and voluntary sector staff members within the Hub and will oversee the provision of low intensity therapeutic interventions for the mental health needs of children and young people accessing the service. The post holder will be qualified in CBT and CBT supervision or have an interest in pursuing accredited CBT supervision training. The postholder will have experiencing line managing mental health professionals, and will have the following responsibilities:o To manage and develop the stepped care, low intensity CAMHS service for this age group.o To manage CAMHS clinicians and provide supervision for team members undertaking assessment and a range of interventions / managing caseloads.o To develop and implement therapeutic plans of care for children and young people with mental health needs.o Supporting the service to deliver training and consultation to other children's agencies.o To liaise with other agencies regarding the implementation of care plans and the management of risk for children and young people.o To promote and support mental health awareness in agencies supporting children and young people.

About us

You will be supported to achieve success by a highly motivated local across system leadership team who are committed to embedding a thriving culture within Bury. You will be a key member of the Bury CAMHS management team, receive excellent supervisory support both through clinical and managerial and we will work with you to support your development. We know that the support and development of our staff is fundamental in ensuring that those that need our services get the best possible experience.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will help ensure that CAMHS Getting Help and Getting More Help support offers are developed and that those CYP that need help and treatment from access it smoothly and at the earliest opportunity. The role will be based in our MH thrive hub, which is an integrated team of voluntary sector employed professionals and CAMHS professionals. The role will involve leading and overseeing the therapeutic interventions offered to children and young people accessing the service. The post holder will be qualified in CBT and CBT supervision to ensure effective supervision of staff members offering low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy.

Your days will be varied and your work will be completed largely within our third sector MH thrive hub with focus on developing pathways of intervention for children accessing the service. This role will have high impact locally and in order to be successful you will need:

• Strong CYP mental health knowledge and experience.
• Experience of using training, supervision and consultation as a means of helping other professionals to support the mental health of CYP.
• Good understanding and commitment to the CAMHS transformation agenda
• Experience of leading others in ways that inspire innovation and excellence.
• Values that match our own and always place CYP and families at the fore of all your practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC or BABCP registration
• CBT qualification
• CBT supervision qualification or have an interest in pursuing accredited CBT supervision training

Expeience

Essential

• o Highly Developed Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
• o Knowledge of relevant legislation and National Policies in relation to children and young people.
• o Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group

Desirable

• o Knowledge and experience of working with young people with learning disability
• o Evidence of Post qualifying training courses / certificates

Knowledge

Essential

• o Substantial experience of working within a health delivered child and adolescent mental health outpatient / community service or of Adult Mental Health Services
• o Experience of the CPA model
• o Experience of clinically supervising the work of others.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• o Ability to perform complex diagnostic assessments as an autonomous practitioner across a range of mental health conditions.
• o Ability to develop packages of care based on assessed needs.
• o Ability to develop a range of therapeutic activities across a range of settings
• Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
• Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
• Ability to act in consultation / supervision / training capacity with professionals.
• Ability to develop liaison / links and familiarity with other professional networks.
• Ability to prioritise key tasks, and targets for intervention.
• Ability to evaluate service initiatives for effectiveness / outcome.
• Ability to work as a member of a team within and beyond organisational boundaries.
• o Ability to keep accurate activity data for audit / evaluation.
• o Ability to work strategically to develop the 16-17yr service.
• o Ability to develop and audit the effectiveness of protocols.
• o Ability to manage other staff to meet targets and objectives of the service
• o Ability to implement HR procedures as appropriate
• o Ability to use systems approach.
• o Ability to provide leadership for the service
• o Ability to manage and to work autonomously with case load.
• o Ability to work flexibly and innovatively.
• o Good communication skills.
• o Ability to operate with an unpredictable work pattern.
• o Ability to work in situations that are often highly emotionally charged and were individuals may be antagonistic / aggressive

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Bury CAMHS

Fairfield General Hospital

Rochdale Old Road

BL9 7TD

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