CAMHS Youth Justice Specialist Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist to lead a dynamic Youth Justice team. This role involves overseeing complex clinical needs for young individuals facing dual challenges of mental health and offending behaviors. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with multi-agency teams to develop early intervention pathways and deliver high-quality mental health services. Join a dedicated workforce committed to making a significant difference in the lives of young people, while enjoying a range of benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Free Car Parking

27 Days Leave Plus Bank Holidays

Training and Development Opportunities

Generous NHS Pension

Flexible Working Opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with children/young people in offending behaviours.
• Advanced mental health assessment and treatment intervention skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level clinical decision-making for youth offenders.
• Lead clinical processes and manage complex risk cases.

Skills

Clinical Decision Making

Mental Health Assessment

Risk Management

Intervention Strategies

Multiagency Collaboration

Education

Degree in Health and Social Care

Post Graduate Diploma or Masters Level

Advanced Training in Therapeutic Modality

Job description

Band 8a

Main area Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist/AHP and Nursing Grade Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 327-25-313

Site: Evergreen House

Town: Cheltenham

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 13/05/2025 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission.

Job overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to lead our Youth Justice/offending team.

This postholder will also lead on the complex, missing and exploitation (CME) pathway and Not in Education, Employment or Training pathway (NEET).

The postholder will work as part of the multi-agency Youth Support Health Team, as lead practitioner with responsibility for the development and clinical delivery for mental health services and intervention for those young people who present with dual mental health and offending needs across CAMHS and Youth Support Team (YST).

Work closely and in collaboration with Operational Lead for Vulnerable Children Service (VCS).

Lead on developing the 'early intervention' pathway for young people coming into contact with the youth justice system.

Main duties of the job

1. Act autonomously to provide a high level of competency regarding complex clinical decision making, the assessment and management of clinical need, including high clinical risk cases for young people known to the Youth Support Team (YST) who engage in offending behaviours.
2. Demonstrate enhanced skills to lead clinical processes including the triage of referrals, interventions offered, discharges, complex risk management, and expert consultation to other agencies.
3. Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload within YST involving working with young people who have youth offending issues alongside other engagement/vulnerability factors.
4. Provide high quality and specialist written clinical/professional reports as part of routine clinical responsibilities.
5. Demonstrate enhanced competency to use complex and multi-stranded assessment information to arrive at a clinical judgement.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description.

Maintain a high degree of professionalism and clinical competency at all times.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in health and social care qualification e.g. RMN, OT, MHSW.
• Post Graduate diploma or further specialist training to a Masters level or equivalent level (Level 7).
• Post graduate training and experience in evidence based interventions for offending behaviour.
• Demonstrate current registration with professional body/organisation.
• Demonstrable post qualification experience in CAMHS or CAMHS related services.
• Advanced training in a therapeutic modality relevant to young people.
• Formal training in supervision.

Length and Nature of Experience

• Extensive experience and expertise regarding working with children/young people engaging in offending behaviours.
• Advanced experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment intervention.
• Considerable prior experience working as a senior practitioner within the speciality.
• Demonstrate expertise regarding multiagency therapeutic working including consultation and safeguarding.
• Prior leadership experience, and experience of service development.

Professional, Managerial, specialist knowledge

• Expert knowledge of evidenced based professional interventions as part of partnership working.
• Demonstrate expert professional consultancy and clinical leadership regarding service delivery of CAMHS practice.
• Specialist expertise regarding complex mental health issues and therapeutic approaches within childhood.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites.
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
• A broad range of training and development opportunities.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay if you work unsocial hours.
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.