Multi-disciplinary Pathway Worker in Gillingham

Come and work for NELFT, an organisation that values the best care by the best people.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and an experienced CAMHS Practitioner, who has an interest and knowledge of working with Children and Adolescents who present with mental health and significant behavioural difficulties? If so this is the job for you.

Main duties of the job:

• As a key part of our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service, the post holder will undertake CAMHS assessments of children and young people up to age 18 to inform formulation, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment within a spectrum of mental health presentations.
• You will have a caseload, offering evidence based interventions to children and adolescents with complex mental health needs and their families.
• You will have the ability to deliver a range of evidence based clinical interventions for children and young people and will be supported to train in other treatment modalities.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies e.g. Social Services, Education and others is essential.
• You must demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice in children's mental health.
• There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching and supervision within the team and the Trust.
• You must be able to work independently and have good clinical / therapeutic and case management skills to engage this group of young people.

About us:

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period:

This post holder will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Use of AI:

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist). Desirable: To be trained in CBT.
• Experience: Essential: To be eligible for registration as a full member of appropriate professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC). Desirable: To have CAMHS experience.
• Complex interventions: Essential: Experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions. Desirable: To have a flexible approach to working around the needs of the service.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.