Job summary
Do you want to be part of a developing and innovative CAMHS service? Are you passionate about promoting the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people through early intervention and partnership working?We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team. This exciting role focuses on working collaboratively across the Primary Care Network (PCN), providing specialist mental health consultation, advice, training and direct clinical interventions to children, young people and their families.The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the early identification of emotional wellbeing and mental health needs, delivering brief evidence-based interventions, undertaking psychosocial assessments and working in partnership with schools, GPs, education, health and wider community services. You will also contribute to the implementation of the THRIVE framework, helping to improve access to timely and appropriate mental health support across the locality.

Main duties of the job
We are committed to the ongoing development of our staff and offer a supportive learning environment with regular supervision, opportunities for continuing professional development and access to a range of training.

The hours of work are 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Experience of working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing or mental health needs is essential, alongside excellent communication and partnership-working skills.

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Professional qualification and training in either: Registered Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy

Knowledge (Essential)

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of children and young people's emotional and mental health.
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence-based needs led assessments of children, young people, their families and carers.
• Sound knowledge of drivers, policies, legislation and developments relevant to children and young people's emotional and mental health

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of working post qualified in a child and adolescent mental health team or equivalent
• Able to work autonomously with confidence in own abilities and knowledge
• Demonstrable leadership and change management skills Proven ability to analyse situations, evaluate options and produce effective solutions and outcomes

Skills (Essential)

• Proven ability to work in a team and be supportive of other team members
• Proven ability to work within boundaries of confidentiality
• Friendly and caring manner, able to demonstrate ability to respond empathically and sensitively

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).