CAMHS Crisis Practitioner | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a CAMHS Crisis Practitioner to join the CYP Crisis Team providing 24/7 crisis assessments and interventions across the region. You will perform comprehensive mental health risk assessments, plan crisis interventions, provide 7-day follow-ups, and safeguard young people.

HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC registration is required. The post offers induction, CPD and supervision within a supportive multidisciplinary team,

Qualifications

• Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC is required.
• Clinical knowledge and experience in mental health risk assessment and crisis care.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive mental health risk assessment of CYP in crisis.
• Plan crisis interventions and provide 7-day follow-ups.
• Safeguard young people and liaise with families and carers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external agencies to ensure care pathways.

Skills

Face-to-face work

Risk assessment

Travel to assessments

Emotional resilience

Job description

CAMHS Crisis Practitioner | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to transform the way in which Children and Young People’s Emergency & Urgent Care is experienced by CYP and those who care for them across Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber. As part of the NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24, RDaSH has undertaken the development of a crisis response services for CYP.

We are currently recruiting a number of enthusiastic and motivated clinicians to RDash's newly formed CYP Crisis Team. These dynamic team members will form part of our skilled, multidisciplinary team, and will play a key role in the implementation and delivery of the service. Clinicians will be offered the opportunity to develop skills and experience in this area through the induction process, internal training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and supervision.

The service operates 24/7 to provide crisis mental health assessment and interventions in a range of settings.

Clinical knowledge and relevant experience of assessing and managing risk within a mental health or social care setting is essential. Continuing support and development opportunities will be provided. Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC is required.

Key components of the role include comprehensive mental health risk assessment, planning crisis interventions, providing 7 day follow ups and appropriately safeguarding young people. You will work collaboratively to promote safety and support young people and their family/carers through face-to-face work, via the Crisis Line and by utilising technology. The post also involves liaison with other services and external agencies to ensure effective pathways of care.

This is an extremely rewarding but challenging role. You will be working as part of a team and you will need a high level of emotional resilience to support young people and families at times of distress. You may also be required to work alone at times and need to prioritise work to be flexible to meet the needs of the service. It is also essential that you have the ability to travel in order to attend assessments.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust