Senior CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 month ago

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    Job summary

    The Clinical Support Unit for CAMHS within Manchester Foundation Trust was awarded an "Outstanding" rating by the Care Quality Commission both in 2016 and 2019. This is an exciting time to join the trust to be part of the Greater Manchester footprint committed to dynamic and responsive engagement with our is a brilliant opportunity for a Band 6 who is interested in developing their skills at a Band 7 senior level or a newly qualified clinical psychologist to join our dedicated Duty & Assessment team and promote and improve the mental health and well-being of Children, Young People and those who care for them. North Manchester Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) work with Children, Young People and Families aged up to 18 years and who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. We are seeking to appoint a committed professional to join our experienced and highly motivated Initial Assessment & Duty Team, based at The Bridge.

    The team are supported by a vastly experienced multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, nursing and AHPs in a warm friendly environment where staff wellbeing is as equally valued as the high standard of patient care that we deliver.

    We have 3 posts available, one of which is fixed term for 12 months to cover a secondment within the service.

    Main duties of the job

    You must have a working knowledge of CAMHS and/or adult mental health and have an understanding of assessing complex mental health needs and levels of risk, including safeguarding and self-harm.

    You will manage your own caseload, providing a range of high quality care appropriate to the child or young person's needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation and interventions. You will receive support from the Pathway Lead, Service Manager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Consultant CAMHS Psychiatrists.

    This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is that the majority of time will be spent in face to face clinical practice. The majority of your working time is to be targeted towards initial assessments of mental health disorders and duty based mental health risk assessments. You will then formulate these cases and decide on the next steps in the case. This could be, for example to move them through to longer term treatment. There is scope in this role to hold a small portion of the job plan to provide treatment via Evidence Based practice and providing effective clinical supervision.

    About us

    MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

    Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

    We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

    We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

    At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

    Diversity Matters

    MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team .

    Were looking forward to hearing from you

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Either - RMN / RN Child / Social Worker / Clinical Psychologist / Occupational Therapist
  • Desirable

  • Qualifications in Psychotherapeutic approaches CBT
  • IAPT qualification and/or accreditation
  • Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
  • Research & audit
  • Relevant Post grad / masters
  • Registration

    Essential

  • You must be registered with a professional body
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding
  • Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages to children, young people and families
  • Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies
  • Experience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packages
  • Experience of caseload management working within a multi-disciplinary mental health setting
  • Community mental health experience
  • Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
  • Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Desirable

  • Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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