Description
We are seeking applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social workers or Occupational therapists with significant post registration training, who have experience of working in child and adolescent in-patient and/or community services or adult community services.
The CAMH Practitioner will participate in delivering provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers across the West London NHS Trust 3 Boroughs CAMH Service and crisis pathway.
The role will involve the comprehensive assessment of children and young people with mental health needs (including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans) who present in crisis to CAMH Services, hospitals and sites covered by the Alliance Crisis Care Team.
The aim of the programme is to support development of Band 6 CAMH Nurses, CAMHS Social Worker and/or CAMH Occupational Therapists to develop the core knowledge, skills and competencies as set out in the Competence Framework for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, which will allow them to progress and practice as Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists, or Specialist Mental Health Social Worker, or Specialist Occupational Therapists with CAMHS.
The programme will also support the development of Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists and Specialist Mental Health Practitioners, who have no or limited experience working in CAMHS, but who have transferable training, skills and experience, to build on their existing knowledge and skills to develop the full set of competencies as set out in the Competence Framework for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Job Responsibilities:
- Participate in delivering provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers
- Comprehensive assessment of children and young people with mental health needs
- Develop risk management plans
- Work with children, adolescents and their families or carers
Person Specification:
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy with post graduate specialism in mental health
- Active Professional registration with the NMC
- Mentorship/ teaching and assessing qualification
- Demonstrable post registration experience of assessment and working within a mental health setting
- Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments
- Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working
Salary: £45,953 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive
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