CAMHS Specialist Assessment Lead Practitioner

Derbyshirehealthcareft; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare team as a mental health nurse/practitioner in Derby, working with children and young people. You will conduct neuro-developmental assessments, provide high-quality assessments and improve mental health through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The role offers flexible working, ongoing training, and excellent benefits, including a generous leave policy and health-related opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Qualifications

• Experience of working in mental health.
• Experience of working with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Experience with children.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments to improve mental health of children and young people.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure evidence-based care.
• Provide supervision and training opportunities for clinical staff.

Skills

Mental Health

Assessment Skills

Communication

Education

Registered with a professional body

Additional qualifications relevant to the role

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced mental health nurse/practitioner, into the CAMHS Specialist Assessment team, working with children and young people up to the age of 18.

This team conducts all Neuro-developmental assessments for the CAMHS Service line using a range of recognised assessment tools. It would be preferential if the successful candidate is already trained in these tools, however training could be offered upon commencement if required.

The post is based in Derby City but referrals are received from across South Derbyshire. Assessments are conducted virtually and face to face dependant on individual need.

The Community Care Pathway works with children and young people with a range of mental health needs, including trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, neuro-developmental conditions and self harm.

Our CAMHS Specialist Assessment team offers a holistic Autism and/or ADHD assessment for children and young people with a comorbid mental health problem.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be supported to develop knowledge in completing and interpreting ND assessment tools including ADIR, ADOS, DAWBA, Qb and recognised screening tools.

Through robust supervision and training opportunities, we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CYP IAPT Service.

The team is supported by a Team Lead and an established leadership structure.

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

CAMHS have bases in Derby City, Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire.

You will receive clinical and managerial supervision.

We are looking for a suitably-experienced, qualified clinician, who will improve children and young peoples mental health, through providing highly specialist, clinical assessment within the CAMHS pathway.

In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families.

As a Lead Nurse / Practitioner the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care co-ordination and treatment.

They will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

There will be an emphasis upon working with complex-presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with a professional body
• additional qualifications relevant to the role

Experience

• Experience of working in mental health
• Experience of working with ND
• Experience of working with children

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.