37.5 hours/week Shift pattern to include on-calls and weekends
Do you have a passion for improvingthe lives young people? Are you able to provide excellent care to young peopleexperiencing a mental health crisis? do you have experience in the assessmentof risk and formulating safety plans? do you enjoy the challenges ofsupporting young people to be managed at home as an alternative to an inpatienthospital admission? We are looking for experienced staff to join Navigo CAMHScrisis and home treatment team. The team provide a 24hr, 365-day including theoccasional weekend and on call, generous enhancements are paid for these. Wewill ensure you are provided with suitable training and experienceopportunities that will allow you to thrive within our friendly team.
Interviews to be held on 22/10/2025.
Please note the expected start date for this position is not before 05/01/2026.
Main duties of the job
This role will require you to provide care toyoung people experiencing a mental health crisis. We are a 24hr, 365-dayservice working within a shift system including the occasional weekend and oncall, generous enhancements are paid for these. Providing assessment of riskand formulating safety plans and care plans with children, young people andtheir families. Supporting young people to remain at home as an alternative toan inpatient hospital admission.
Utiliseexcellent clinical skills and judgement to assess individual needs and provideappropriate interventions to manage crisis periods. Work closely with families,carers and partner agencies to collaboratively care plan for any furtherinterventions that may be required. This role will include team working andautonomous practice with responsibility for caseload management from firstcontact to discharge. Successful applicantwill have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge from all areas ofthe wider CAMHS service.
About us
Hello!
Weare Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health andwell-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental healthservices to the NHS and beyond.
Thewhole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for ourown family to use.
Weoffer a range of mental health services, including acute and communityfacilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adultsinpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and anoutstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Rankedas one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companiestop 100 large company list.
Asa social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have alsodeveloped income-generating commercially viable businesses that providetraining, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby GardenCentre.
Workingat Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but wereally mean it.
Welike to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Comeand Join us !
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Job responsibilities
Toprovide a 24/7, 365 day crisis andintensive home treatment service to children and young people and families whoare presenting with acute mental health or emotional disturbance to a degreewhere the risk they pose indicates that an inpatient admission may be required.This includes those presenting with a significant eating disorder. In addition to this, the service wouldrespond to mental health crises in children and young people out of officehours
ProvideCare Co-ordination, needs assessment and risk assessment, planning, andimplementation of evidence-based care to a defined group of patients and theirfamilies/carers within the service catchment area.
Toprovide an intensive home treatment service to prevent admission to inpatientbeds and to facilitate early discharge.
Toprovide professional advice and support to other teams, agencies, and membersof the multi-disciplinary team.
Toprovide clinical and managerial supervision
Toprovide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effectiveassessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highlydeveloped clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools
Providerapid response to children/young people presenting with urgent and emergencymental health presentations over a 24/7 rota including on-call duties, out ofhours
Actas Care Coordinator, as required
Participatein the On-Call rota on a regular basis
Engagewith young people to provide mental health and risk assessment, riskmanagement plans, and takingappropriate therapeutic risk for young people following crisis
Providefull assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning, individualand group interventions, in partnership with young people/carers and otherworkers involved in care delivery.
Workin accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professionalstandards in partnership with wider children's services and to engage fullywith Safeguarding, Common Assessment Framework and other processes whichrequires working together with other agencies
Proactivelyinvolve children/young people and their families/carers in service developmentincluding using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback.
Providea professional, non-stigmatising service to children/young people andfamilies/carers.
Workclosely with other colleagues within the service to enable effectivetransitions to and from other areas.
Ensurebest practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards.
Adhereto Navigo Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issuesand in maintaining accurate and effective written records.
DevelopBand 5 staff and provide supervision/line management on all of the above.
Useoutcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatments provided.
Participatein management and clinical supervision.
Activelycontribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice within the team.
Activelyparticipate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students.
Tobe able to travel independently and work flexibly.
Managecase-load and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contributetowards the attainment of, the Service / Navigo productivity requirementsincluding waiting times.
Participatein all clinical governance and audit developments including post registrationeducation, training and continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP.
* RNMH/ RNLD/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist with current registration, or RN/RSCN with CAMHS diploma/degree, or other relevant qualification e.g. IAPT qualification, Counselling, Psychotherapy with related CAMHS experience.
* Evidence of continued professional training and development in clinical practice
* Post qualification courses in childcare practice or experience of therapeutic work with children and families.
* Therapeutic training/qualification eg CBT, DBT, IPT,
Experience
* Post qualification experience of working in CAMHS or similar services that includes assessment, planning and intervention of mental health provision.
* Experience of using evidence-based practice.
* Experience of working in partnership with patients/carers/other agencies or voluntary groups.
* Experience of working with individuals in crisis.
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
* Experience of managing and developing staff including providing supervision.
* Service monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
* Experience of designing and delivering training.
* Experience of assessment, formulation, management and delivery of crisis interventions to children, young people in community settings.
Additional Requirements
* Excellent time management skills, organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and to manage own and other workloads efficiently.
* Able to travel independently and in a timely manner.
* Ability to work in partnership with universal services to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
* Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues anxieties.
* Highly developed communication skills
* Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
Knowledge
* Expert knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Risk Assessment.
* Excellent knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning Young Minds Matter (CAMHS), Childrens Services and mental health.
* Sound understanding of child and adolescent development, risk assessment and risk management of young people in crisis.
* Understanding of Information Governance principles.
* Knowledge of trauma informed approaches.
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.
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