Senior CAMHS Duty Practitioner - Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom - Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines.

To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL

• To provide full clinical assessments of children, young people and their families referred to CAMHS in a variety of setting and situations including the ward duty rota. You may be required to work weekends and evenings.
• To manage a clinical caseload, comprising of assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their parents/ carers. This will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies i.e. social services and education.
• To regularly discuss clinical issues and concerns with the CAMHS Team Leader, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and colleagues regarding on going therapeutic work.

Working for our organisation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified and experienced registered professionals to work within the Blackpool Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) You will work as a Senior CAMHS Practitioner within a multidisciplinary team offering full assessments, intervention and evaluation of the mental health care to children, young people and their families in a variety of settings, and in line with local and national guidelines. You will also provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PROFESSIONAL

• Fully participate in the appraisals and personal development review process.
• Maintain and develop own professional skills and knowledge. Undertake all mandatory training and continuing professional development to ensure professional knowledge is current and complies with national guidelines and Trust policy.
• Maintain appropriate professional appearance at all times.
• Ensure Professional Registration is current.

MANAGERIAL

• To ensure agreed assessments and therapeutic work is undertaken within national and local target times.
• To undertake PDR meetings with junior staff.
• To provide caseload management/supervision to junior staff.

GENERAL
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.

Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, OT or other equivalent qualification

Desirable criteria

• Post registration qualification in child & adolescent mental health or qualification in therapeutic approaches with children, young people, parents or carers
• Qualification in teaching, assessing and mentoring of students.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post qualifying experience of working within children and families
• Significant post- registered qualification experience with children, adolescents and families in the area of mental health
• Evidence of experience working in a community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of carrying out comprehensive assessments and care plans
• Evidence of collaborative working with other services.
• Evidence of experience and/or training in supervising staff

Personal

Essential criteria

• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal.
• Evidence of ability to work as an effective member of a team
• Evidence of ability to work under pressure
• Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of Judgment and decision-making.
• Evidence of ability to priorities work appropriately.
• Evidence of awareness to extend knowledge and personal development
• Evidence of ability to collaborate effectively within and across services.
• Evidence of ability to adapt to changing environment.
• Evidence of car owner/driver or access to a suitable alternative transport to enable to undertake the role

Management

Essential criteria

• Evidence of ability to manage own time effectively.
• Evidence of ability to use and provide clinical supervision effectively.
• Evidence of ability to use basic IT and information systems
• Evidence of ability to keep clear and accurate records.

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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 578.8KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 408.6KB)
• Conditions Of Service (PDF, 306.1KB)
• Applicants Booklet (PDF, 786.3KB)
• Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks (PDF, 64.2KB)
• Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 43.2KB)
• Application Guide Booklet (PDF, 511.1KB)