CAMHS Crisis Clinician

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered clinician to become part of the Teeswide CAMHS crisis team. The post is for a band 6 clinician who has a keen interest in children's mental health and is able to work in a fast-paced but rewarding service. The post is to work as an autonomous clinician carrying out crisis assessments and being able to formulate plans for young people and their carers during times of distress. The crisis team is a 24-hour service that caters for children and young people up to the age of 18 living in the Teesside area and offers rapid assessment of mental health and emotional needs for children in crisis.

Candidates must have 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.

Main duties of the job:

• The main duties involve assessment of mental health and emotional needs of children who present in crisis.
• The clinician needs to be able to carry out thorough risk assessments and be able to formulate safety plans with children and their carers during times of distress.
• You will offer telephone support to children, young people, carers and other professionals who need advice and guidance around emotional distress.
• The successful applicant will complete short-term interventions around risk management and monitoring of mental state with a view to maintaining young people safely in the community wherever possible.

About us:

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -- our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities:

• The post requires the successful candidate to work shifts over a 7-day period - both days and night duties.
• You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be able to communicate effectively with others.
• You should demonstrate good leadership skills to be able to coordinate the day-to-day running of a shift.
• You require a good understanding of children's mental health and emotional wellbeing needs and should work well with partner agencies with an understanding of how services link together to meet the needs of children and young people.

Person Specification:

• Current professional registration with appropriate professional body
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
• CAMHS Degree Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience:

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Provide clinical supervision
• Working with young people and families
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience

Knowledge:

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

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.