Set Camhs Crisis Practitioner - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website.

If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

We are particularly looking for clinicians who can meet the following criteria:

Skilled in assessment, formulation, management and delivery of therapy to people experiencing acute mental health crisis in both community and hospital settings
Experienced in assessing and managing clinical risk, drawing on dynamic case formulation skills and working collaboratively with service users to agree their treatment and safety plans
Possess a current Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapist, Counselling, Psychotherapy or equivalent professional qualification and be skilled and experienced in the delivery of evidencebased approaches to therapy (including DBT/CBT/Systemic & Creative therapies).
Having knowledge, understanding and experience of working with the legal frameworks which relate to the care and treatment of children and young people, with particular reference to Children Act 1989, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007)
Flexibility to work within a service which operates 7 days a week 365 days per year which includes unsociable hours
Are flexible in practice and approach and able to carry out high quality Mental Health and Risk Assessments and deliver talking therapy and aforementioned evidencebased informed interventions in a variety of settings, including young people's homes, colleges, schools, community settings and A&Es
Able to formulate specific highly specialist care and treatment plans, providing skilled and specialist interventions and care to young people with complex mental health problems. Completing detailed written assessments in a timely manner.
Have a passion and enthusiasm for delivering high quality care to young people and their families
The use and management of clients electronic records.
Managing busy or complex workloads as part of a team.

This post is open to Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN's), Occupational Therapists (OT), Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychotherapistsand Psychological Therapists, Creative therapistswho will be responsible for providing evidence-based intervention to young people and families within the Intensive Support Service Community Pathway.

Applicants who do not have a registration but who do have significant CAMHS experience/relevant experience may be considered.