CAMHS Crisis Clinician and Crisis Hub in Selby

Are you looking for a rewarding career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)? We have an exciting opportunity for a professionally registered clinician to join the North Yorkshire, York and Selby (NYYS) CAMHS Crisis team for a fixed term of 12 months or secondment to cover maternity leave.

The NYYS CAMHS Crisis Team is a locality wide service that provides a 24/7 service to young people under the age of 18 and their carers/families in most parts of North Yorkshire, York and Selby (excluding Craven area as this is covered by a different trust). This postholder will conduct psycho-social assessments for a young person experiencing a crisis and create a robust safety plan with the child, young person and carers, so they can return home safe.

Main duties of the job:

• Conducting psycho-social assessment of the mental health and emotional needs of a young person.
• Conducting thorough risk assessment and formulating a care-plan that includes a robust safety plan.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a young person, their carers and other professionals during times of high levels of distress.
• Offer a consistent approach when facing the most clinically challenging situations to deliver safe care to young people and their families/carers.
• Confidently lead the shift and direct junior staff.
• Providing sound clinical decisions in crisis situations to help reduce and manage the potential risk of harm.
• Good communication skills when dealing with young people, families and other professionals to ensure they receive the right level of support at the right time.
• Offer telephone support to children, young people, carers and other professionals who need advice and guidance around emotional distress and provide strategies to help reduce and manage the risk of harm.

Experience in mental health services and knowledge of child and adolescent mental health is desirable; however, having the right values and attitude plus a desire to learn new skills is essential. You will understand relevant legislation (e.g. MHA, MCA, Children’s Act), detailed understanding of Safeguarding, Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

This post is to cover maternity leave for 12 months fixed term or could consider a secondment opportunity. Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post, the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

The post requires the successful candidate to work a shift pattern that includes days and nights over a 7-day period, including Bank holidays pro rata. The candidate will be skilled in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be able to communicate effectively with others. You will be expected to work shifts which cover 24/7 service provision covering NYY locality, with bases including York, Scarborough, and Ripon.

You will be responsible for the provision of excellence in clinical care, promoting a culture of evidence-based practice whilst acting as shift coordinator on a rota basis, ensuring the efficient and effective running of the team. You will also be responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk of harm.

In exchange, you will be well supported, with continuing opportunities for your ongoing professional development. You will be offered a staff induction period where you will be supported to build on your knowledge and skills. Applicants must have a minimum of 18 months post-qualifying experience for this post, including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Additional Information:

Enquiries Team Manager Leanne O’Connor Tel: 07794287934 or email leanne.o’connor@nhs.net Or Clinical Nurse Specialist- Claire Penney Tel: 017650632936 or email cpenney@nhs.net.

Person Specification:

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.

Skills:

• Provide leadership and monitor, coordinate and prioritise the activities of the team.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/family and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Able to engage children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.

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.