CAMHS Practitioner - YOUnited Referral Hub

NHS; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service organization in Huntingdon seeks a dedicated professional to join their YOUnited Referral Hub team. This role focuses on supporting children and young people with emotional wellbeing needs, including triaging non-crisis referrals and conducting assessments. Candidates should have a relevant registered qualification and experience in CAMHS settings. The position offers a hybrid working model and a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment and treatment with children and families using evidence-based interventions.
• Post-qualification experience in CAMHS settings.
• Proficiency in at least one CAMHS therapeutic approach.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people in accessing mental health help.
• Triaging non-crisis referrals.
• Conduct assessments and therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Advanced interpersonal communication

Clinical risk assessment

Knowledge of therapeutic modalities

Education

Registered qualification in nursing, social work, or related field

Job description

Overview

Job summary

This post is fixed term for 6 months. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the YOUnited Referral Hub that supports access to help for children and young people with emotional wellbeing/mental health needs in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The role is based in Huntingdon with a hybrid working approach including working in base and working from home. You will need to travel to Huntingdon regularly. In addition, you will be expected to undertake one day per working clinically in one of the three CAMHS locality bases - Cambridge, Huntingdon or Peterborough - dependent on your home address.

Main duties of the job

• Join the YOUnited Referral Hub team, supporting children and young people in accessing the right help for their emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
• This role involves triaging non-crisis referrals and ensuring each case is directed to the most appropriate service.
• Determine whether referrals meet the threshold for specialist, secondary or primary care interventions using the i-thrive model framework.
• Provide signposting and advice for referrals that do not require an intervention to ensure that families and young people receive appropriate support.
• Work autonomously within your own professional guidelines and in line with the referral hub policies.
• Maintain a clinical focus, dedicating approximately 20% of the role to complete assessments and/or potential therapeutic interventions.

If you are a self-motivated, enthusiastic professional with excellent communication skills and a passion for improving outcomes for Children and Young People with emotional wellbeing issues, we look forward to hearing from you.

Details

Job locations

Kingfisher House, Kingfisher Way, Huntingdon, PE29 6FH

Pay scheme – Agenda for Change

Band – Band 6

Salary – £38,682 to £46,580 per year (pro rata)

Contract – Fixed term

Duration – 6 months

Working pattern – Full-time

Reference number – 310-CYPF-7470992

Job description and person specification contain full details of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

1. To work as a member of the CPFT YOUnited Team and wider partnership YOUnited Referral Hub, providing screening of referrals, information gathering and consultation to referring agencies, young people and their families and/or carers.
2. To utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young person’s mental health needs and how they would most appropriately be met.
3. To assess clinical risk based on information available and additional information gathered, and to prioritise accordingly.
4. To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and young people referred to the service.
5. To maintain awareness of the resources of the core, neuro-developmental and eating disorders pathways in main Community CAMHS, and the administrative systems for booking appointments in those teams.
6. To work alongside Community CAMHS to ensure that waiting time standards are met.
7. To contribute to the development of systems for managing referrals including screening, filtering, re-directing and fast tracking referrals as appropriate.
8. To follow the Standard Operating Procedures of the YOUnited Referral Hub team.
9. To network and develop partnerships with CAMH professionals and other professionals within Social Care, Education, Early Help services, General Practitioners, Child Health services, Health Promotion agencies and the Voluntary/Independent sector.
10. To work within the framework of legislation, guidance, policies and procedures relating to the Children’s Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
11. To maintain accurate and appropriate records of work undertaken.
12. To ensure that Trust policy in relation to confidentiality and consent is adhered to at all times.
13. To attend training opportunities to promote professional practice and skills development in line with professional body requirements.
14. To participate in the CAMHS on-call system as and when required.

Qualifications and experience

Education / Qualifications

• Essential: A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level: nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
• Desirable: Training in an evidence-based therapeutic intervention relevant to CAMHS (e.g., CBT, IPT, Systemic Therapy) and other relevant certificated training; evidence of ongoing CPD activity.

Experience

• Essential: Post-qualification experience in assessment and treatment with children, young people and families using evidence-based therapeutic intervention; experience in CAMHS settings; experience working with systems around the young person (e.g., family, schools).
• Desirable: Experience in achieving clinical targets, managing a clinical caseload, multi-agency/multi-disciplinary working, working within a multicultural framework, and triaging CAMHS referrals.

Skills & Abilities

• Essential: Advanced interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills; ability to conduct clinical risk assessments with young people in crisis; proficiency in at least one CAMHS therapeutic approach; ability to manage distress and maintain professional boundaries; ability to travel between sites and to service user homes when clinically necessary.
• Desirable: Ability to teach, train and supervise others; ability to work effectively as part of a team; good personal organisational skills.

Knowledge & Understanding

• Essential: Motivated towards personal and professional development; knowledge of clinical conditions and therapeutic modalities in CAMHS.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Trust and Local Safeguarding policies and community CAMHS pathways.

Other

• Essential: Respect for privacy and dignity; willingness to embrace integrated models and flexible approaches.

Other information

Disclosures and Barring Service Check – This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; a disclosure check will be required.

UK Registration – Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Notes – We reserve the right to close adverts early if we receive sufficient applications.