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Job summary

Main area
CAMHS
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Job ref
342-CAMHS158-1224
Employer
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
South Gloucestershire CAMHS (Kingswood Hub)
Town
Kingswood, Bristol
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59

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Band 7 - CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist - South Gloucestershire

Band 7


Job overview

Band 7 CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist - South Glos Early Help

3 days (22.5 hours) per week. Flexible working pattern considered.

Kingswood Hub, Alma Road, Kingswood, BS15 4DA

Due to retirement of current post holder, an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner skilled and experienced with children, young people and families to take on the role of Band 7 CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist located inÌý the South Families Plus team, South Gloucestershire LA (Council) Early Help Team (more information at The-Right-Help-in-the-Right-Way-at-the-Right-Time-January-2021.pdf (southglos.gov.uk)

As a fully registered CAMHS Specialist in this team you conduct assessment on the psychological / emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people. You will lead and participate in multi-agency meetings and and will engage in direct therapeutic work with children and families s and will self-manage a caseload. You will design and deliver presentations and training events for other professionals and carers / parents as required.

Main duties of the job

The PMHS role is embedded within the LA team and will provide consultation to Families Plus (Early Help) staff about secondary aged young people with emotional and mental health needs, providing advice and support to upskill professionals to identify mental health needs and appropriately intervene. Some of these young people/families will require assessment and interventions from the post holder and may require an assertive outreach approach to aid engagement. The post will also provide training to Families Plus staff and other professionals working with children and young people.

You will be welcomed into an established and experienced Primary Mental Health Specialist team within South Gloucestershire and Bristol. This role will be a job share with an experienced CAMHS clinician who has been in post for several years. You will also access support, training and regular supervision from the South Gloucestershire locality CAMHS team.

South Gloucestershire CAMHS service has radically transformed in recent years. This includes significantly improved waiting times; fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice. We also strive to provide compassionate leadership as we recognize the importance of staff well-being. As part of the wider local CAMHS service we are moving towards an I-Thrive approach to ensure our service is more responsive, accessible and effective.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and some parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and well-being. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ÌýTo upskill and support Families Plus staff by providing specialist mental health consultation, reflective space, training, advice, support, and liaison to staff working with children, young people and their parents/carers

To be link between CAMHS and Early Help services, providing referral information, support and guidance and signposting to appropriate services. To explore and help facilitate access to community CAMHS where access issues are difficult.

To assess and formulate the mental health, emotional and psychological needs of children and young people who are accessing Families Plus

To provide brief intervention where indicated to children, young people and their families. To include, attending multi-agency meetings

To contribute to the CAMHS triage rota.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Professional qualification eg Nursing, Social Work, Family Therapy, Arts Therapies, OT, Psychology and Psychotherapy
  • Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (HCPC, NMC etc)
  • Formal post-graduate level qualification in a relevant field eg CYP-IAPT training, AMHP, CBT, Brief Therapy or can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and expertise

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
  • Significant post-qualifying clinical experience of working with multiple agencies
  • Experience of providing consultation and/or training to professionals
Desirable criteria
  • Significant post qualification experience in NHS CAMHS

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds.
  • Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload
  • .Experience of care co-ordinating complex cases

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran Aware

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Blackler
Job title
Clinical Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01454862431
Additional information

Sara Melia - Clinical Lead for Primary Mental Health Specialists

[email protected]

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