Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for 1 Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker (CAMHS clinician) to join the Central locality based in Ashington and covering the Central locality.
The aim of this post is to expand our current early intervention and prevention service to children and young people within the County. The role will provide targeted evidence‑based interventions to support those with moderate mental health needs, in the 'getting help' sector of the Thrive model.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician who is committed to delivering innovative ways of working, building on the success of our PMHW core offers and our mental health in school teams across the County—both supporting our early help/prevention offers.
This post will be based in the Family Hub in Hadston, to promote closer working with our universal services. We will ensure suitable arrangements are made to your work and home base to guarantee suitable travel expenses are provided to support you in this role.
We support a blended/hybrid model of office and home working to promote flexible working, recognising the value of work‑life balance.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 you will demonstrate an ability to deliver a direct clinical role, providing triage assessment and brief evidence‑based interventions to children, young people, their families and carers, in an accessible and non‑stigmatising environment.
With a strong emphasis on partnership working, this role will include building strong links with a range of universal, targeted and specialist services. Support, advice and education will also be provided to a range of universal services through telephone and group‑based consultation models, teaching and training, and multi‑agency forums and pathways to improve access and capacity building across the wider system.
As Band 6 you will provide clinical and case‑management supervision to Band 5 Primary Mental Health Workers within the service. We are also committed to promoting continued professional development through access to a range of training opportunities. High‑quality internal and external peer and individual clinical supervisions are provided.
Responsibilities
* Support and strengthen Universal services through building capacity and capability within the extended community services partnership of staff (e.g. health, social care, education, voluntary sector) in relation to early identification of and intervention with children's mental health needs.
* Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community, in line with national and local policy and guidance.
* Provide a direct service to children, young people and their families in an accessible and non‑stigmatising environment.
* Build and maintain strong links with specialist CAMHS services, promoting good quality and appropriate referrals into this service.
* Role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which engages, enables and empowers others, uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.
* Provide clinical supervision to staff working with children aged 0‑19.
Person specification
Qualifications Essential
* Professional qualification (e.g. first level registered nurse, O.T., psychologist, social worker or equivalent professional qualification)
* Post‑graduate / post‑registration qualification or equivalent qualification and/or experience (e.g. Level 6 or above qualification appropriate to CAMHS such as counselling, CYP IAPT, qualified teacher status)
* Registered Mentor or willingness to complete certificate within 6‑12 months of appointment (required for those who are NMC registered)
* Degree in a route appropriate to CAMHS/child health or equivalent portfolio
Desirable
* Specific therapeutic models (e.g. CBT)
* Recognised teaching/training qualification or evidence of equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge Essential
* Post‑qualification experience including working successfully with children and young people mental health needs.
* Providing clinical supervision to staff working with children aged 0‑19.
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required 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 https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/visas. From 6 April 2017 skilled‑worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see https://www.nhs.uk/careers.
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