We are excited to offer an opportunity, to someone who is passionate and skilled with working with children and young people in the looked after system and have experienced significant attachment and trauma, to join our newly developed Children in Care team at Walsall CAMHS. The post is a band 6 post and is open to any professional who has a qualification and experience in a mental health related subject such as a mental health nurse, creative occupation therapist, social worker etc. We especially welcome colleagues from the creative arts back ground who also have additional skills they can bring.

We are seeking a someone who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/ young people with complex mental health needs.

You will need to be appropriately qualified and registered with your professional body i.e. RCN, HCPC, BASW, BABCP or an equivalent body, and be adhering to the relevant code of ethics and practice.

Main duties of the job
Your role in the Children in Care team will be:

To provide a specialist clinical service for Looked after Children, young people and their carers and adopted children and their parents.

To provide advice and consultation on colleagues from other agencies and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within their professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

To participate in audit, policy and service development within the specialist area of the Children and Young People in Care team (CAMHS).

To be an important member of the Looked after Children team whose therapeutic approach integrates the attachment, systemic, cognitive and psychoanalytical traditions and practice.

About us
We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. The team is embedded within the core CAMHS team which is one of four CAMHS teams in the Trust. Each CAMHS team is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. Each of the four teams also has a specialist Children in Care Team.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation that cares for their staff. There are various offers to encourage staff to look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health. The Trust have a staff app that lists discounts that staff have access to in the high street.

There is a monthly CPD training event offered to all CAMHS practitioners and an opportunity to attend case discussions and reflective practice. CPD and training is recognised as an important part of professional development and this is considered in a yearly appraisal.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties/Responsibilities - please see Job Description for more information

• Act as a source of advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the Child in care team for professionals within the service and other relevant professionals in the field of child and adolescent services.
• Act as a leading source of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in the child in care team, working collaboratively with health, education and social services with Children and Young People in Care.
• Accept referrals for looked after children and young people and their carers on the basis of urgency, complexity, experience and professional interest, as part of the Children and Young People in Care team.
• Take responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, acting as key worker if appropriate.
• Provide comprehensive, highly specialist assessment of mental health needs, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes of care within an appropriate environment.
• Contribute to meetings regarding service planning, development and the contribution to client care.
• Manage workload and manage time effectively.
• To promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning whilst respecting their individual rights.
• Act as an advanced source of knowledge for consultation, supervision and training of junior staff and other professionals.
• Contribute to the teaching of evidence-based practice for other professionals.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with Record Keeping Policies.
• Provide clinical supervision for professionals within the Children in Care Team and wider CAMHS if necessary.
• Ensure own supervision is sought regularly and within professional guidelines.
• To work in conjunction with the service manager and Divisional Clinical Lead in developing policies and protocols for the Children and Young People in Care Team.
• To work in conjunction with the Division Clinical Lead to provide good quality care and evidence based practice for the Children and Young People in Care Team.
• Ensure attendance at mandatory training and keep up to date on the latest legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Children Act, Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act.
• Adhere to Safeguarding Guidelines and agency procedures.
• Adhere to the policies of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
• Ensure that service delivery meets agreed quality standards/contract agreements.

Person Specification Essential Essential

• oProfessional qualification in a mental health related subject, e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse (RCN), Occupational Therapist (HCPC), CBT Therapist (BABCP), Social Worker (BASW), Creative Therapists (HCPC), or equivalent.
• oDegree/equivalent experience in CAMH related field.
• oDemonstrates assessment, risk assessment and care planning skills.
• oDemonstrates experience of working in child and adolescent mental health and Looked after Children.
• oDemonstrates post qualification experience of care coordination and management of complex CAMH caseloads.
• oDemonstrates ability to apply therapeutic approaches within a CAMH setting
• oDemonstrates the ability to assess and manage the complex mental health needs of children and young people in care.
• oKnowledge and understanding of psychodynamic theory and practice
• oKnowledge and understanding of attachment theory

Desirable

• oTraining in DDP level 1

Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Canalside

Abbotts Street

Bloxwich

WS3 3AZ



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