Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
CAMHS within the London Borough of Havering are looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate about ensuring there are robust and informative assessments in place for your Young people and their families and are committed to collaborative working across the Borough and utilising the skills experience ad contribution of delivery partners across Health, Education and Social Care to ensure our young people are well looked after and are empowered to meet their potential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Access and Assessment manager and develop positive working relationships with senior staff across London NELFT particularly Havering locality.
1. To be responsible for the day to day organising, prioritising, and allocating of workloads in line with Key Performance Indicators
2. To work from Havering based children sites for the duration of working hours
3. To have oversite of the demands of the Access and assessment service, including referrals for mental health, referrals for Neurodevelopment.
4. To work in close collaboration with the service managers advising of current demands, work allocation, challenges, and solutions
5. To promote the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust
6. To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.
7. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 pro rata for part time).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and Person specification for more information about this role and working at NELFT. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
Person specification
Qualifactions
Essential criteria
8. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Assessment Post Graduate diploma or Undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, etc. Current NMC registration (RMN), HCPC, Social worker registration.
Experience
Essential criteria
9. At least 2 years post qualification experience at B6 working within Child and Adolescent services
10. Experience of offering clinical and management supervision to junior staff members
11. Experience of working with children and families with mental health and behavioural issues in a CAMHS setting. Experience of working with children and families who have experienced trauma. Experience of consulting with safeguarding professionals and involvement in making safeguarding referrals. Experience
12. working as an MDT
Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. knowledge around risk formulation
Desirable criteria
14. An awareness of NHS long term Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Knowledge of CYP- IAPT principles Knowledge of I-Thrive Principles
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Delivering the i-thrive principles
16. understanding and usage of outcome ROMs
17. managing a caseload and ability to work in difficulty and challenging clinical settings
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
18. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
19. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
20. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
21. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.