Job summaryAre you a compassionate, motivated and experienced mental health professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? We are seeking a full-time Band 6 CAMHS Core Practitioner (RMN/SW/OT) to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team. You will be required to work independently and with others in the MDT Team to deliver a high standard of evidence-based clinical care for young people who are experiencing significant deterioration in their mental health, requiring specialist interventions. Please note that this is a 12-month secondment/fixed term post.
Main duties of the jobYou will hold a caseload of complex cases, provide leadership and work in partnership with service users, their carers, colleagues across Children's and Young Persons Services as well as external agencies such as schools and Social Care. The successful candidate will provide effective formulation, clinical supervision, management supervision and play an active part in the professional development of the clinical team You will be joining an incredibly supportive Team, with substantial training and career opportunities. If you are interested please contact Samantha Edwards, CAMHS Team Manager or Amy Flanagan, Clinical Lead for further information 01474 464949.
About usLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Registered Nursing (RMN,RLDN), Social Worker (CQSW, DipSW), Occupational Therapy or other relevant qualification e.g.IAPT qualification and Counselling
Desirable- Mentorship or similar qualification in supporting students in practice
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
- Post registration training in supervision
ExperienceEssential- Relevant post-registration experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with severe and enduring mental ill health
- Experience of managing and developing staff including providing management and/or clinical supervision
- Experience of using evidence based practice
- Post registration experience of working with children and young people and their families
Desirable- Post registration experience of working within CAMHS
SkillsEssential- oSound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the Care Programme Approach
- Sound knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children's Services and mental health
- Excellent understanding of child and adolescent development and it's possible impact on emotional well-being
- Excellent knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and risk management of young people in crisis
- Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues anxieties
- Comprehensive understanding of Information Governance principles
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
