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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for a new challenge and rewarding progressive career in Children and Young people's Mental Health Services? Then look no further our Durham and Darlington Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Crisis Team are looking for new recruits to join our amazing team.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, energetic and motivated individuals who are passionate about improving the lives and mental health of our young people.

If the answer is yes then the Durham and Darlington CAMHS Crisis service would like to hear from you
This is a pivotal role as our team helps to support the reduction of hospital admissions.

Our team provides Crisis support and intensive home treatment to young people who are experiencing mental health crisis and emotional distress.

The service can be fast paced and the ideal applicant will be extremely organised and self-motivated to provide high quality assessment and formulation for the young people within the service.

We provide evidence based assessments and interventions for young people. The team provide a creative and pro-active approach in engaging young people and their families. In exchange you will be well supported, with continuing opportunities for your on-going professional development.

The nature of this works requires a calm, consistent approach to some of the most challenging clinical situations alongside a willingness to be compassionate, creative and flexible in delivering care to young people and their families/carers.

The successful candidate will be able to confidently lead and direct more junior staff.

They will also be able to make sound clinical decision to help reduce and manage the risk of harm to the young person, liaising effectively with other agencies and professionals.

To apply for this role you will have experience in mental health services and whilst having knowledge of child and adolescent mental health is desirable having the right values and attitude plus a desire to learn new skills.

Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act), detailed understanding of Safeguarding and Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
please contact the CAMHS crisis team on

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups.
Significant experience working in a mental health service managing risk
Experience of engaging young people in a community setting.

Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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