Bank clinician post with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, supplied through its Temporary Staffing Team. The role centres on complex assessment, treatment and consultation with children, young people and their families, alongside risk assessment and care coordination. It stands out for its CYP-IAPT approach and for needing access to a car, which is beneficial given that the trust's settings are spread across the county. Applicants must hold professional registration and be able to evidence it.
What the job involves
- Carry out complex assessment, treatment and consultation with children, adolescents and their families or carers, including those with behavioural, emotional, attachment, trauma and mental health problems
- Assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individuals, carers and families with complex issues
- Undertake risk assessment and risk management, including protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships
- Manage a defined caseload, selecting and using evidence-based interventions to meet care plan goals, and develop specialised interventions
- Act as care coordinator where appropriate, initiating, planning and reviewing care plans and monitoring multidisciplinary interventions
- Work jointly within the multidisciplinary team in line with CYP-IAPT principles
- Work sensitively with families from diverse racial, cultural, religious and family backgrounds, including single parents, same-sex couples, extended families and foster carers
- Act as a role model in the delivery of care and uphold public confidence
- Evaluate and adjust practice based on feedback
- Contribute to and develop skills in clinical governance
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policy for the client group and mental health
What’s required
Qualifications
- Specialist training in an appropriate area
- Knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Registration & licences
- Current professional registration relevant to the profession: NMC (CPN), Social Work England (SW), HCPC (OT and AHP)
Experience
- Post-qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years' experience before qualifying
- Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and a range of clinical interventions with children, adolescents and their carers or families
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- Some experience of working in a healthcare setting
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice with children and adolescents
- Experience of applying psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
- Ability to provide a therapeutic environment that supports young people's healthy development, including sexual development
- Effective time management
Checks & eligibility
- Current driving licence and car driver, unless a disability under the Equality Act 2010 prevents driving
Nice to have
- Experience of service quality monitoring such as clinical audit or evaluative research
What’s offered
- Development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
