At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic CAMH service to support young people's mental health through innovative interventions.
- Company: East London NHS Foundation Trust, committed to improving lives and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Valuable career development, supportive supervision, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for training and collaboration within a supportive team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young people's mental health in schools and communities.
- Qualifications: Qualified CAMHS professional with relevant registration and experience.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial, stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework.
These posts are within an established Mental Health Support Team in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.
Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system changes, with the aim of the whole school and whole community approaches supporting young people's mental health.
In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the post-holder will also clinically supervise colleagues.
There may be a possibility of supervisor training at Reading University, which we would strongly encourage the post-holder to take up.
We offer an exciting and a dynamic environment, where your ideas and career development will be valued.
You will be supported directly by a senior colleague, and we will develop the service together.
You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and an annual performance appraisal.
You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team.
East London NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing, and there are a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
We are looking for a confident CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record, within CAMHS, of providing good quality, evidence-based interventions and improving service quality.
You will be a Mental Health Nurse, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Art Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist, Counsellor or Occupational Therapist, with the requisite professional registration.
We welcome applicants who have experience of working or living in Central Bedfordshire or Luton.
There is a national focus on increasing the reach of Mental Health Support Teams, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community.
The recently published NHS 10 Year Plan has an ambition to increase MHSTs’ coverage to all schools by 2030.
There is a specific focus on developing more access to help and aiding and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools, including special educational provisions and PRUs.
Working alongside community partners, the Mental Health Support Team will be fully integrated with community CAMHS and educational settings.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For further information regarding this post, please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
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