Senior Clinical CAMHS Practitioner - GP in Reach in Wrexham

Wrexham CAMHS is excited to be expanding our provision to local communities. Our vision is to enhance early intervention provision to children, young people and their families by increasing access to early help at the right time, in the right place, from the right people. We will achieve this by increasing capacity available to community colleagues such as schools, GP’s, third sector and other multi-agency providers.

To support this vision, we are recruiting to a Senior Community CAMHS Practitioner post at Band 7, based primarily in GP surgeries in Wrexham. Successful candidates will provide a range of functions such as consultation and training, mental health assessments and delivery of evidence-based interventions in the community. In addition, they will have a solid understanding of the Mental Health Measure Wales 2010. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the successful candidate will support the further development of effective working relationships with colleagues from community agencies, including third sector and statutory providers. Effective leadership skills and relevant service development experience is required. Applicants will need to be compliant with the professional requirements as determined by Mental Health Measure 2010 and should have a relevant professional and registered qualification relating to Health or Social Care (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work). They must demonstrate a high level of competence, knowledge and skills (underpinned by knowledge of effective risk assessment and relevant evidence-based practice). Substantial experience in offering consultation and delivering training is essential. Service evaluation will also be key to this role. The successful applicant must be flexible in their approach to work, adaptable, and willing to embrace change as required. The ability to use initiative when dealing with unexpected situations is also an advantage. We are keen to recruit people with a passion for early intervention work and encourage any candidates interested in the role to contact us for further discussion about the service.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and full Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Essential criteria

• Registered Core Profession (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Work and adhering to appropriate Professional Registration (e.g. HCPC, NMC etc)
• Evidence of continuing professional development and/or achievement of or working towards post graduate training in a relevant therapeutic modality e.g Family Therapy/CBT/EMDR

• Post-graduate management qualification

Skills

• Essential criteria

• Assessment, diagnosis, referral and discharge skills
• Achieved competencies for advanced clinical practice
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills

Experience

• Essential criteria

• Substantial and recent experience relevant to CAMHS in a clinical post
• Leadership development/training
• Assessing and managing risk across a range of environments