Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we’re hiring people who want to shape what comes next. Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we’re now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme. What we do · Adult and older adult mental health · Children and young people’s mental health · Specialist learning disability services · Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley Why join now · We’ve got real momentum right now. New strategy, clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast. · Our values aren’t just posters. People are genuinely compassionate, take responsibility, treat you with respect and help you feel confident and empowered. · You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and chances to learn with coaching and development. · There’s room to grow. Loads of services to explore and real space to try ideas and be heard. · It’s a good place to live. Friendly diverse communities, easy transport, good schools and colleges, shopping, food, lots to do, plenty of green space and a lower cost of living than many other city regions. What it’s like to work here You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share caseload pressures, and celebrate wins. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate. You’ll have space to do good work, speak up, and see the difference you make. Who we are We’re 4,000 colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, please apply. We value potential and transferable experience. Job overview We are excited to offer an opportunity to someone who is passionate and skilled with working with children and young people in care that have experienced significant trauma and have needs pertaining to their attachment, to join our developing Children in Care team at Walsall CAMHS. The post is a band 6 post and is open to any professional who has a qualification and experience in a mental health related field such as a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Creative Therapist etc. You will need to be appropriately qualified and registered with your professional body i.e. RCN, HCPC, SWE, BABCP or an equivalent body, and be adhering to the relevant code of ethics and practice. Advert Your role in the Children in Care team will be: To provide a specialist clinical service for Looked after Children, young people and their carers To provide advice and consultation to colleagues from other agencies and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within your professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To participate in audit, policy and service development within the specialist area of the Children and Young People in Care team. To be an important member of the Looked after Children team whose therapeutic approach integrates attachment, systemic, cognitive and psychoanalytical traditions and practice. Working for our organisation We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidence based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. The team is embedded within the Specialist CAMHS team which is one of four CAMHS teams in the Trust. Each CAMHS team is a large, dynamic and successful service comprising of a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. Each of the four teams also has a specialist Children in Care Team. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation that cares for their staff. There are various offers to encourage staff to look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health. There is a monthly CPD training event offered to all CAMHS practitioners and an opportunity to attend case discussions and reflective practice. CPD and training is recognised as an important part of professional development and this is considered in a yearly Performance Development Conversation. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Duties/Responsibilities - please see Job Description for more information Act as a source of advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the Child in care team for professionals within the service and other relevant professionals in the field of child and adolescent services. Act as a leading source of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in the child in care team, working collaboratively with health, education and social services with ‘Children and Young People in Care’. Accept referrals for looked after children and young people and their carers on the basis of urgency, complexity, experience and professional interest, as part of the Children and Young People in Care team. Take responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, acting as key worker if appropriate. Provide comprehensive, highly specialist assessment of mental health needs, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes of care within an appropriate environment. Contribute to meetings regarding service planning, development and the contribution to client care. Manage workload and manage time effectively. To promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning whilst respecting their individual rights. Act as an advanced source of knowledge for consultation, supervision and training of junior staff and other professionals. Contribute to the teaching of evidence-based practice for other professionals. Maintain accurate records in accordance with Record Keeping Policies. Provide clinical supervision for professionals within the Children in Care Team and wider CAMHS if necessary. Ensure own supervision is sought regularly and within professional guidelines. To work in conjunction with the service manager and Divisional Clinical Lead in developing policies and protocols for the Children and Young People in Care Team. To work in conjunction with the Division Clinical Lead to provide good quality care and evidence based practice for the Children and Young People in Care Team. Ensure attendance at mandatory training and keep up to date on the latest legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Children Act, Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act. Adhere to Safeguarding Guidelines and agency procedures. Adhere to the policies of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Ensure that service delivery meets agreed quality standards/contract agreements. Applying and timelines We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so please apply soon. We shortlist after the closing date and will contact shortlisted candidates usually within two weeks. If you haven’t heard by then, you haven’t been shortlisted. Please check your email for updates and contact Recruitment for feedback. Pay and contracts Most NHS roles are paid under NHS Agenda for Change. With us - your starting point is set against the advertised band and your relevant NHS service, with progression through annual increments. Medical and Very Senior Manager roles follow separate national pay frameworks, not Agenda for Change. Details are provided in each advert and during recruitment. Standards and checks · Clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the Care Certificate. If you don’t have it yet, we’ll support you to complete it in post. · Some roles require a Standard or Enhanced DBS check under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record won’t automatically prevent employment. We consider the role and individual circumstances. · We are an equal opportunities employer, offer flexible working, and are a smoke free Trust. Inclusion, equality and adjustments · We are an equal opportunities employer and offer flexible working. · We are an anti-racist, disability-inclusive and LGBTQ-inclusive Trust. · We welcome applications from under-represented groups and people with lived experience relevant to our services, including Black and Asian colleagues, Disabled people (including non-visible disabilities such as neurodiversity and mental health) and LGBTQ people. · Disabled applicants can request consideration under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme where essential criteria are met. You can ask for reasonable adjustments at every stage of the process. Our culture and values Best for the Black Country is our improvement journey. We share a clear vision and values, lead with compassion and visibility, listen to every voice, keep improving what we do and take ownership for delivery. You’ll feel it in how teams support each other and in the impact your work has on local people. If you want to contribute, learn and progress, this is a great time to join us.