Job overview
The CAMHS Schools’ Teams are part of an exciting trailblazer project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community.
There is a specific focus on developing more access to helping and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools and school provisions. Working alongside community partners, the Schools’ Teams will be fully integrated with community CAMHS and educational settings.
You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system change, with the aim of whole school and whole community approaches supporting young people's mental health.
In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the post holder will supervise more junior colleagues.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a confident child and adolescent mental health professional, with experience of providing evidence-based interventions. You will be a child/young person (CYP) mental health practitioner (Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse / Social Worker / Arts Therapist / ?Senior CWP or EMHP).
The Luton Schools’ Teams will be working to reduce health inequalities in communities where these are most prominent, working closely with the schools and other external partners to address their most prominent needs by implementing whole schools approaches and targeted interventions. Luton is a very diverse locality, with high levels of the young population having English as an additional language.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The CAMHS Schools Liaison Team (CSLT) focuses on early interventions, working closely with schools and our partners to improve access to mental health services for children and young people. The team will focus on the needs of the community to help reduce health inequalities, whilst delivering our whole school approach.
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment, where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and we will develop the service together. You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached the Job Description and Person/Role Specification.
For further details, please contact Brendi Waks ().
*We reserve the right to bring forward, at any time, the closing date for this vacancy, should we receive an overwhelming number of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. An EMHP/a CWP qualification, with experience, or a core profession (Family Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Arts Therapist, ?Play Therapist, Occupational Therapist)
2. The appropriate level of qualification for your profession and be accredited or eligible to apply for accreditation within 6 months
3. Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCPC, etc.), once available
4. Evidence of continuous and relevant, post-qualification professional training and development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
5. Post-graduate training or experience to support the needs of different children, young people and their families
6. A Mentor/Practice Educator qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience of working with CYP across the full age-range (6-18)
8. Experience of working with parents/caregivers
9. Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for children’s behaviours that challenge, children’s/young people’s anxiety and/or young people’s low mood
10. Experience of delivering low-intensity interventions for mild to moderate low self-esteem and/or emerging body image concerns
Desirable criteria
11. Recognising when core interventions are appropriate for neurodiverse CYP and being able to make necessary adaptations
12. Experience of delivering low intensity interventions for OCD
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Experience and skills of giving appropriate constructive feedback to professional colleagues at a range of levels in the system and of following necessary procedures when required
14. Managing your own time and caseload
15. Working effectively across organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
16. Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
17. Teaching skills, both in clinical settings and education centers
Knowledge
Essential criteria
18. An understanding of an overarching, multi-component Whole School Approach and how elements of this interact with one another
19. Knowledge, experience and competence in following and applying safeguarding legislation and pathways (including contextual safeguarding)
20. A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
21. An awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS, such as Long-Term Plan and Thrive
Desirable criteria
22. An understanding of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts
23. A knowledge of developments in inter-agency partnership