CAMHS Clinician Single Point of Access

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a clinician to join the CAMHS Single Point of Access team, supporting young people across North Yorkshire, York and Selby. This is a six‑month secondment.

The role involves triage assessments to ensure the right service at the right time within a multidisciplinary team, with collaboration across social care, acute care and community partners.

Qualifications

• Professional registration in child, mental health or learning disability nursing, social work or occupational therapy.
• At least 18 months post-qualification experience.
• Experience in CAMHS or pediatric mental health is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage assessments for young people with mental health or neurodevelopmental concerns.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team across North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
• Collaborate with social care, acute care and community partners.
• Support safe and effective access to the right services.

Education

Registration in Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nursing; Social Worker; or Occupational Therapist

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well-motivated, forward-thinking clinician to work as part of our CAMHS Single Point of Access team - working with young people with mental health problems living across North Yorkshire, York and Selby. For a 6 month secondment cover.

As a team we offer triage assessments for young people who are struggling with their mental health or have a neurodevelopmental concern. Our aim is to ensure young people receive the right service at the right time for their mental health and wellbeing.

This post requires the candidate to have a professional registration Child, mental health or Learning disability nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.

The CAMHS Single Point of Access team work across the locality of North Yorkshire, York and Selby, the post would include being able to travel across the locality if needed.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application

Main duties of the job

The team is multi-disciplinary and provides specialist triage/ screening assessments for young people suffering from moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health problems.

Ideally the candidate will have experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs.

If you enjoy working within a team who is passionate about children and young people's mental health, enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will work as part of a team but will need to be confident in your own clinical decision making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.