Job summary
Luton - CAMHS CAS North Schools' Team Band 7 (12 months maternity cover)

You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH Service, delivering a substantial, stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. This is a post within an established Mental Health Support Team in Luton. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system changes, with the aim of the whole school and whole community approaches supporting young people's mental health. In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the post-holder will also clinically supervise colleagues.

We offer an exciting and a dynamic environment, where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by a senior colleague, and we will develop the service together. You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions and an annual performance appraisal. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team. East London Foundation NHS Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing and there are a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a confident CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record, within child and adolescent mental health, of providing good quality, evidence-based interventions and improving service quality. You will be a Mental Health Nurse, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Art Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist, Counsellor or Occupational Therapist, with the requisite professional registration. We also welcome applicants who have experience of working or living in Central Bedfordshire or Luton.

There is a national focus on increasing the reach of Schools' Teams (also known as Mental Health Support Teams [MHSTs]/Community Access Support [CAS] Teams), with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community. The recently published NHS 10 Year Plan has an ambition to increase MHSTs' coverage to all schools by 2030. There is a specific focus on developing more access to help and aiding and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools, including special educational provisions and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs). Working alongside community partners, the MHST will be fully integrated with community CAMHS and educational settings.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this post, please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this advert.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Amanda Wallace
Integrated School Lead - Luton
amanda.wallace2@nhs.net / 01525 638614

Qualifications
Essential

• A qualification of Mental Health Nurse, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, Art Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, Occupational Therapist, CBT Therapist & Registration, Counsellor
• Understanding of current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to Mental Health and Services and understands the Child Protection Policy

Desirable

• Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification
• Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT
• IAPT supervisors' course

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in CAMHS
• Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
• Experience of care planning
• Knowledge and experience of working within a CBT framework to support trainee practitioners

Desirable

• Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR, etc. Previous experience working with schools in a mental health capacity
• Supervision of clinicians delivering parenting and manualised CBT interventions
• Experience of working in a culturally diverse, inner-city area

Skills
Essential

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
• Able to manage own time and caseload
• Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others

Knowledge
Essential

• A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
• Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
• In-depth knowledge of CAMHS' issues, including assessment and interventions
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
• Knowledge of specific inner-city issues which impact on care delivery

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