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CAMHS Primary Practitioner

CAMHS Primary Practitioner

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS TrustCastleford
1 day ago
Salary
£29,970.00–£36,483.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate abouthelping people understand mental health and learning skills to cope? Are you good at inspiring and up-skillingfamilies and professionals to understand the mental health concerns youngpeople face?

We arelooking for an enthusiastic and confident Primary Practitioner with appropriateexperience and skills to join our CAMHS team.

Yourwork will be the front line of CAMHS and therefore excellent communication,engagement and de-escalation skills are essential. A commitment to improvingservice delivery and developing new ways of supporting evidence-based practice.As a member of the team, you will also contribute to the wider aims of theservice through participation in service development / research.

Enquiresare strongly encouraged. Please contact Stacy Forrester- Team Manager withinthe Primary Intervention Team (01977 735865).

At the time of advertising, this role does meet theminimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates towork in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

As anautonomous practitioner you will be responsible for holding a caseload ofchildren and young people, providing holistic assessments including riskassessment and planning whilst also contributing to the delivery of theshort-term individualised treatment programmes.

Withinthe role you will also work within CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) beingresponsible for supporting families and professionals through providingspecialist consultation on the phone. You will be involved in the assessment ofreferrals into the service and deciding the appropriate treatment approach foreach referral.

Youwould be expected to offer support and supervision to identified members of theteam.

As a team we encourage Practitioners to developspecialist interests to work closely with partnership agencies.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants areusing AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over relianceon AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and wewill conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates toprogress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application,please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible andaccountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of skilledinterventions to address identified needs and risk for allocated clients on adefined caseload. Works within a multi-disciplinary team as a member of aPrimary Practitioner team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational therapist.

Desirable

  • Experience of mentoring / supporting learners or ability to demonstrate the skills required for effective mentoring.
  • Expectation to work toward Practice Educator.

    • Personal Attributes

    Essential

  • Ability to work on as part of MDT.
  • Good communication skills. Ability to work on own initiative, with reference to policies and procedures.
  • A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
  • A willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of services users and the team including extended hours.
  • Reliable and enthusiastic.
  • Motivated and resourceful.
  • Professional attitude.

    • Training

    Essential

  • Assessment and care planning skills and risk assessment and risk management.

    • Desirable

  • Relevant Post basic qualification and training.

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing people experiencing mental health problems.
  • Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings.
  • Proven ability in assessing the needs and strengths of people and their carers.
  • Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and / or group interventions.
  • Working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment and co-working with other teams within team meetings, case conferences and professional meetings.

    • Desirable

  • Ability to support colleagues and supervise students / trainees.
  • Experience of working.
  • holistically with adults with an emphasis on coexisting mental and physical health needs that impacts on wellbeing.

    • Special Knowledge / Skills

    Essential

  • Working knowledge of recent government legislation Mental Health Act, Health & Safety, Care Programme Approach, Care Act & Safeguarding.
  • Able to work incorporating principles of Clinical Governance.
  • Knowledge of working collaboratively with people and their carers to ensure their involvement in the assessment and care planning process
  • Shows awareness of cultural diversity and is able to incorporate this into care planning and the delivery of care.
  • Knowledge and evidence of using IT systems.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of audit processes.
  • Knowledge of carer services / issues / assessment.

    • Desirable

  • Knowledge of audit processes.
  • Knowledge of carers services / issues / assessment.

    • Physical Attributes

    Essential

  • Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and / or pregnancy).