Bank Band 7 CPN/SW/OT, Welwyn - SW1501

We are seeking an experienced Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) Clinician at Band 7 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Welwyn for our CAMHS Services.

The post holder will provide clinical support, manage urgent referrals and enquiries, and maintain service continuity in the absence of allocated staff. The role involves undertaking the Duty Clinician function, ensuring a responsive and safe service for children and young people accessing the team.

Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting and hold a valid Professional Registration.

Main duties of the job:

• Undertake the Duty Clinician role, responding to urgent referrals, queries, and requests for support from children, young people, families, carers, and professionals.
• Provide timely triage, risk assessment, and clinical decision-making for children and young people presenting with emotional, behavioural, psychological, or mental health difficulties.
• Manage and respond to welfare calls and wellbeing checks, ensuring appropriate follow-up and escalation where concerns are identified.
• Maintain contact with children, young people, and families when their allocated clinician is unavailable, ensuring continuity of care and effective communication.
• Undertake telephone, virtual, or face-to-face contacts with children, young people, carers, and professionals as required to support safe and effective service delivery.

Job responsibilities:

• Assess risk and implement appropriate risk management plans, taking account of individual, family, and environmental factors.
• Provide consultation and advice to colleagues, professionals, and partner agencies regarding the mental health needs of children and young people.
• Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to service delivery in line with Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) principles and evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessments and brief interventions where appropriate, supporting immediate clinical needs and facilitating access to ongoing care.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team and external agencies to ensure coordinated care and effective communication.
• Act as a role model in the delivery of care, maintaining professional standards and upholding public confidence in the service.

Person Specification:

• Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: Diploma/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy OR BA, BSc, MA, MSc, DipSW, CQSW in Social Work OR BSc/DipHE/MSc Mental Health Nursing.
• Post qualification experience in a CYPMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Knowledge and ability to positively manage change including the ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning.
• Hold a current driving licence and have access to a car insured for business use (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving).

Benefits: The Trust offers a range of benefits including a competitive salary, flexible working, and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture.

Equal Opportunities: The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.