Job summary
East CAMHS is excited to be recruiting to a Senior CAMHS Practitioner post within the GP In-Reach Team. We are focused on expanding our support to children, young people and their families at an early stage, to promote wellbeing and prevent the development of significant mental health difficulties. Our vision is to enhance and develop early intervention provision by increasing access to help at the right time, in the right place, from the right people.

You will be joining a skilled team of CAMHS Practitioners across Wrexham and Flintshire who are leading on this work and have begun developing this vision; initially through working with GP practices.

We are looking for people who are confident in their skills and knowledge of children and young people's mental health and who can communicate this effectively to others. The successful candidate will offer brief assessment, advice and intervention to children and young people who access their GP for support with emotional and mental health difficulties. Other duties will include: offering consultation and advice to GPs and other agencies; delivering training; supervision of others, and undertaking service development activities.

Main duties of the job
Applicants will need to be compliant with the professional requirements as determined by Mental Health Measure 2010 and should have a relevant professional and registered qualification relating to Health or Social Care (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social work). Applicants should also be able to demonstrate a high level of competence, knowledge and skills (underpinned by knowledge of effective risk assessment and relevant evidence-based practice, which is crucial to this role).

Applicants should be able to demonstrate evidence of their clinical understanding and decision-making skills; be a committed team player with the ability to prioritise their own workload, and work well under pressure. Good IT skills are essential with confidence in Outlook, Word and Excel.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We are keen to recruit people with a passion for early intervention work and we would strongly encourage any candidates interested in the role to contact us for further discussion about the service.

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and full Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Core Profession (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Work and adhering to appropriate Professional Registration (e.g. HCPC, NMC etc)
• Evidence of continuing professional development and/or achievement of or working towards post graduate training in a relevant therapeutic modality e.g Family Therapy/CBT/EMDR

Desirable

• Post-graduate management qualification

Skills
Essential

• Assessment, diagnosis referral and discharge skills
• Achieved competencies for advanced clinical practice
• Excellent inter - personal and communication skills with good listening skills

Experience
Essential

• Substantial and recent experience relevant to CAMHS in a clinical post
• Leadership development/training
• Assessing and managing risk across a range of environments

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).