Senior Mental Health - Social Worker - Swindon
Job Summary
Are you dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people?
Do you thrive in environments where you can help to deliver impactful, short-term interventions? We, the Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS), embedded within the Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join us, based in Swindon.
We work closely alongside and liaise with the Getting More Help Teams on supporting children, young people (CYP) and their families experiencing complex mental health needs.
Our CYP might be at risk of inpatient hospital admission or transitioning out of inpatient care; our role is to provide intensive, short-term support within the community. No two days are the same, with plenty of variety in this role and lots of opportunities for learning.
This role carries an incentive premium of £3,500 which will be paid in instalments over an 18th month period.
Main duties of the job
In CAHTS, we're committed to deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health services for children, young people and their families who are experiencing additional mental health needs.
Children and Young people within our service are often experiencing an increased level of mental health needs, including exhibiting increased risk behaviours.
You might support CYP and their families with psycho-social education or provide practical support, drawing upon evidence-based interventions.
Liaison, advice and consultation with wider CAMHS, colleagues in Children Services and a range of external agencies such as Children's Social Care, Education and many more.
In this role, you would be responsible for initial assessments and delivery of time limited, short term interventions to address emotional and mental health needs of young people in crisis, with the aim of reducing longer term mental health problems.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very supportive team. Clinical supervision and professional development are priorities for the service and preceptorship is supported.
Person Specification
Essential
* RMN/Social Worker/OT/other relevant professional qualification
* Registered to practice in the UK
Desirable
* Knowledge of DBT and CBT
* Non-medical prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential
* Significant post qualifying mental health experience
* Caseload management/complex conditions & cases
* Experience of care coordination/lead professional
* Evidence based, reflective practice & clinical reasoning skills in assessment & treatment
* Formulating policies/ procedures
Desirable
* Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health difficulties
* Experience of being a Care co-ordinator or managing a case load
* Organising and participating in project work
Professional & Personal Skills
Essential
* Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
* Good time management skills
* Organisational skills for own & others workload
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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