CAMHS Crisis Clinician - Crisis Hub

Job Summary

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. The NYYS CAMHS Crisis Team is a locality wide service that provide 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 a psycho-social assessments for a young person experiencing a crisis and they create a robust safety plan with the child, young person and carers, so they can return home safe. They will have the skills to work as part of a team, helping to co-ordinate the team's clinical activities and manage the shared caseload across the locality. It can be fast paced, so good co-ordination and organisation skills are essential. The ability to work able to work autonomously is essential.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the whole locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

This post is for a band 6 Registered Professional who has a keen interest in working with children and Young people to help to improve their mental health.

Main Duties of the Job

• Conducting psycho-social assessment of the mental health, and emotional needs of a young person
• Conducting risk assessment and formulating a care-plan that include a robust safety plan.
• Ability to work collaborative with a young person, their carers and other professionals during times of high levels of distress.
• Offer a consistent approach when facing the most clinical challenging situations to deliver safe care to young people and their families/carers.
• Will confidently lead the shift and direct junior staff. Providing sound clinical decision in crisis situations to help reduce and manage the potential risk of harm.
• Have good communicate skills when dealing with young people, families and other professional so they receive right level of support at the right time.
• Experience in mental health services and whilst having knowledge of child and adolescent mental health is desirable 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.

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.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] nurtures 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.

CAMHS has an amazing collection of highly skilled professionals from various back grounds, which makes it a unique and interesting place to work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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
• Clinical Supervisor
• 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)
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession

Experience

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Provide clinical supervision
• Working collaboratively with young people and families
• Supervise or assessing students on clinical placements
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Understanding of safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate 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
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional/care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Able to engage children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances

Additional Information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

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Address: NYYS CAMHS Crisis Service Locality wide- Foss Park Hospital, Haxby Road, York, YO31 8TA

Employer's website: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/

Contact Information

For questions about the job, contact: CAMHS Crisis Team Manager Keri Brearey at [contact hidden] or Clinical Nurse Specialist Claire Penney at [contact hidden].