CAMHS Co-Occurring Practitioner

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in North Wales is seeking a Specialist Community Co-Occurring Practitioner to provide leadership and develop the Co-Occurring pathway. The role involves collaboration with CAMHS and Substance Misuse Services. Candidates must be registered mental health professionals with experience in child and adolescent care. The salary ranges from £39,263 to £47,280 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Evidence of personal and clinical development.
• Evidence of post-graduate training for supervision and teaching of junior staff.
• Extensive knowledge of mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership as a Specialist Community Co-Occurring Practitioner.
• Maintain a clinical caseload and set clinical standards.
• Work with MDT to lead implementation of the Co-Occurring Framework.

Skills

Leadership

Mental health knowledge

Team motivation

Child development understanding

Education

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse, Mental Health

Registered Social Worker

Registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

This post is Fixed term/Secondment for 19 months to meet the needs of the service.

Gwynedd and Ynys Mon Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service/Be Di'r Sgor service post:

The post holder will provide leadership as a Specialist Community Co-Occurring Practitioner working closely with both Child and Adolescent Mental Health Teams (CAMHS) and Children and the area Young People Substance Misuse Services (CYPSMS) to develop the Co-Occurring pathway in local County based services. They will work with the MDT to lead the implementation, monitoring and management of the Co-Occurring Framework Pathway across both CAMHS and CYP Substance Misuse services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will have responsibility to maintain a clinical caseload and will include setting and maintaining clinical standards within the governance framework, motivation and leadership of team members from both CAMHS and SMS services in reaching specific clinical, health and Co-Occurring framework targets. There will be protected time given in CYPSMS services, ensuring flexibility across both services to address need and demand. This will be a common sense approach involving a split of 50/50 or 60/40 across the services. This will be agreed locally and reviewed as required.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse, Mental Health. OR o Social Worker registered with the Care Council. OR o Occupational Therapist registered with the Health Professions Council Evidence of personal and clinical development Evidence of post graduate training for the supervision and teaching of junior staff. Extensive knowledge of mental health issues Up to date knowledge and application of consent, data protection, patient confidentiality and risk management with Health and Safety issues. Up to date working knowledge of the Mental Health Act. Knowledge of relevant national strategies. Evidence understanding and knowledge in child development.

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience of working with children, young people and families in a health or social care environment or mental health setting

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.

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearper annum, pro rata